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Message started by nervekiler on 04/15/08 at 11:43:11

Title: did a little work
Post by nervekiler on 04/15/08 at 11:43:11

so at work yesterday it was really boring at work. so i got to pull the bike in and do a bit of wrenching and oogling.

replaced my stock ugly damaged and loud stock pipe for a hd takeoff i got online. the stock one had been banged up by the PO and then savage greg unpacked some of the steelwool crap that had been stuffed in there.. it was LOUD. way loud and had some exhuast leaks and looked ugly.
http://a719.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/52/l_4f799e82c8a41660a855d01d73c5bd5e.jpg
the new HD pipe looks better and sounds really nice. a nice deep tone and very much quiter. stilll has a little grunt to it at WOT but very quiet. makes a weird whistling sound just off of idle.. ill get the thing welded to the pipe here locally at a shop just so i can be sure theres no leak where i had bolted it up.

also relocated that electronic thing on the rear fender thats normally under the seat. i forgot what it is called but i wanted to clean the fender up so i can chop it a bit.
http://a730.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/99/l_deb50e803937591caaad7ab53e13f051.jpg
i put the peice on the right side of the battery in that chrome case. pretty easy to locate there just had to cut into the electrical tape and reroute a few wires under the seat. no cutting needed.
im not sure if itll overheat in there but didnt wanna cut to extend wires to locate it down by the muffler like i seen savagegreg has his. thatll be another project another day.
http://a341.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/91/l_7c8c928d025dbe40e4eadb51946ed10c.jpg

also took apart the pillion seat. i didnt like how my bike looks so ugly with that seat sticking up HIGHER than my big ugly stock front seat. so i cut about half the foam out and then re-wrapped it at work. very easy to do and makes my seat look more streamlined. i only took off about one and a half inches but i like how it looked.. and it was easy to do and required me buying no extra parts. cheap easy mod. i dont have any good pics of it before and after.. but its just a little peice of mine for me. soon ill end up junking the seat but for now this cured my curiousity

Title: Re: did a little work
Post by Jonny_Chicago on 04/15/08 at 12:04:36

Hey, thats a great idea relocating the voltage regulator/rectifier. I put mine under the seat (worry of over heating), but maybe I will try the chrome cover. Good thinking!

Title: Re: did a little work
Post by Paladin. on 04/15/08 at 12:06:59

Leave the chrome cover off and it'll run far cooler than in the stock position.

Title: Re: did a little work
Post by keithert on 04/15/08 at 12:22:33

Cut some holes in the side of the chrome cover for cooling. Won't be too noticeable. Great idea for the location.

Title: Re: did a little work
Post by Prophet_10 on 04/15/08 at 14:01:25

2C222E332F223533470 wrote:

Cut some holes in the side of the chrome cover for cooling. Won't be too noticeable. Great idea for the location.

Right, or just drill a few holes on both sides of the cover to let air pass through.

So, nervekiler, how did you attach it to the tool box? Or is it just hanging in that picture?

-Matt

Title: Re: did a little work
Post by nervekiler on 04/15/08 at 14:21:26

i used snap velcro. did not want to do screws becuase the battery is behind there.

snap velcro is like a heavy duty velcro. if you clean the surface real good and use a heat gun you can get a great bond that will last a long time.

Title: Re: did a little work
Post by superior on 04/15/08 at 14:45:44

Good thinking...looks clean. Can't wait to see what the fend mod comes out like. Keep us posted