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Title: My collection of rusty gold Post by ToesNose on 09/24/13 at 06:39:57 Well I've been starting to stock pile up parts for the winter, but since it was a rainy day this past Saturday I couldn't wait and installed the 13.5" progressive shocks and cut down the belt guard mounts to fit it. What a difference in cornering! Definitely doesn't track as well straight, but makes the twisties much more pleasurable :) I love that chrome rear fender with the big round tail light, can't wait to get that puppy mounted ;) http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy206/bcrx2/20130924_090830_zps5d2f4ab4.jpg?t=1380028178 |
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Title: Re: My collection of rusty gold Post by Serowbot on 09/24/13 at 08:48:51 All your gold,.. is silver... Nice... Really like that horn......vintage Harley?... :-?... |
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Title: Re: My collection of rusty gold Post by Dave on 09/24/13 at 09:13:14 Hey.....You stole my gas tank! |
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Title: Re: My collection of rusty gold Post by Serowbot on 09/24/13 at 09:19:57 No Dave,... I can still see your gas tank... He stole your fenders!... ;D... |
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Title: Re: My collection of rusty gold Post by Dave on 09/24/13 at 09:22:40 Yea.....I intend to do something about that front fender. When I get caught in the rain it throws a thin line of spray up in the air....and it comes back right in the center of my face shield. On the Dragon Run rain event we went through construction zone while the roads were wet, and I had a brown stripe of North Carolina clay down the center of my face shield! |
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Title: Re: My collection of rusty gold Post by Serowbot on 09/24/13 at 09:55:05 Dave!... He stole yer' shocks, too!... :-?... |
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Title: Re: My collection of rusty gold Post by ToesNose on 09/24/13 at 14:30:12 Yea the horn is a vintage HD reproduction, I got it used for $20 including shipping not a bad deal. The rear fender with the taillight was a great score at $19!!! :D And I found a guy off another forum that sells the rear sets with linkage for $119, they aren't anything fancy but they are nicely made. |
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Title: Re: My collection of rusty gold Post by kimchris1 on 09/25/13 at 09:44:25 He stole my bike... ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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Title: Re: My collection of rusty gold Post by Yonuh Adisi FSO on 09/25/13 at 15:02:38 1C272A3D2C203B3D262E233C4F0 wrote:
Hey Dave, I found that if you tie a bandana across the forks above your front tire that it will defuse the water spray. I tried it when I had the FireLizard and it worked rather well. |
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Title: Re: My collection of rusty gold Post by LANCER on 09/26/13 at 04:17:24 New fangled "Selective Watershed Fender" http://images1.snapfish.com/232323232%7Ffp%3B54%3Enu%3D323%3A%3E639%3E697%3EWSNRCG%3D3668%3C%3A92%3B9339nu0mrj |
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Title: Re: My collection of rusty gold Post by ToesNose on 09/26/13 at 04:31:42 Very street fighter looking Lancer, does "Selective" actually mean that you get wet? ;D LOL |
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Title: Re: My collection of rusty gold Post by OldSport on 09/26/13 at 10:30:30 Looks like you are on your way. Dropping the front 2 inches seemed to make the biggest handling change for me. RYCA says trail is 4.75 in. after the modifications. I used laser levels and mine measures closer to 4 inches now. I am measuring using the steer tube angle. I really do like those tanks! |
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Title: Re: My collection of rusty gold Post by LANCER on 09/26/13 at 19:16:27 142F25330E2F3325400 wrote:
Have not ridden in the rain with it yet, so not sure. I have the RYCA Progressive springs but don't like the shorter travel and much harder ride. I'm going back to the stock springs, drill out the fluid holes a bit and go up to 20 wt oil. I've read about this mod a number of times and want to try it. |
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Title: Re: My collection of rusty gold Post by WD on 09/26/13 at 21:31:46 20 weight oil? Pfff... needs at least 40 weight, I'm likely to try GL1 85W once mine is going again, since a springer is way outside of my current budget. |
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Title: Re: My collection of rusty gold Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/26/13 at 23:38:43 363B34393F28686D5A0 wrote:
Lookslike something to mount fender sections to.,. |
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Title: Re: My collection of rusty gold Post by LANCER on 09/28/13 at 04:53:02 4F5C180 wrote:
I've used 20 wt fork oil in my stock forks before and liked the FEEL of it. Did you use 80 wt in your forks ? If so, what was the difference in FEEL ? Drilling out the holes in the damper rods will be a new step but I want to try it to see what difference will be. I have spare rods so can return to stock if I don't like the change. |
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Title: Re: My collection of rusty gold Post by verslagen1 on 09/28/13 at 07:44:33 707D727F796E2E2B1C0 wrote:
If you like the higher wt. oil, then you want more damping. Drilling out the holes will reduce damping, thus needing even thicker oil. I'd like to get my hands on a cartridge emulator. |
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Title: Re: My collection of rusty gold Post by LANCER on 09/28/13 at 08:44:13 617265647B7670727926170 wrote:
If you like the higher wt. oil, then you want more damping. Drilling out the holes will reduce damping, thus needing even thicker oil. I'd like to get my hands on a cartridge emulator.[/quote] YEP...emulator; I want to try as well. Q ? does drilling just decrease dampening or will it increase responsiveness as well ? |
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Title: Re: My collection of rusty gold Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/28/13 at 09:13:57 http://www.racetech.com/page/title/Emulators Nowq, when someone come up with adjustable carb jets Ill be a Great MeeeeKanik! |
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Title: Re: My collection of rusty gold Post by LANCER on 09/28/13 at 10:30:22 6A757374696E5F6F5F67757932000 wrote:
For the mid-high throttle range that is called a "Dial-a-jet". |
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Title: Re: My collection of rusty gold Post by verslagen1 on 09/28/13 at 10:49:00 6F626D6066713134030 wrote:
I don't know what the difference between the two would be. dampening will slow the slider motion down in our case motion up is the same as down. |
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Title: Re: My collection of rusty gold Post by verslagen1 on 09/28/13 at 10:53:12 312E282F32350434043C2E22695B0 wrote:
see that knob on top... can you guess what's that for? http://s1.hubimg.com/u/3261268_f260.jpg |
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Title: Re: My collection of rusty gold Post by WD on 09/28/13 at 13:29:51 But you can only get those for real carbs... not the craptastic paperweights that our bikes are shipped with. Haven't put 85W in the Savage, have used it in several other metrics and Harleys over the years. I LOATHE hydraulic forks, squishy, brake diving, head shaking pieces of scrap metal. I'm 7/8 and change tempted to load my Savage fork legs with cement. The beat to death Betor/Ceriani CL77 (Honda 305 Scrambler) fork on my CL72 (248cc Scrambler) ex-TT racer is at least twice as stiff as the Savage fork. And the CL fork is worn out... >:( I'd buy a springer if I could justify it, the 5 gallon bucket of GL-1 85wt was found under a foot of dust in the garage. You've seen my place... |
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Title: Re: My collection of rusty gold Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/28/13 at 14:50:18 No, Versy,, I had Nooo Ideer! Dudn matter now,, Mines Gone,, prolly couldnt afford it innyhoo.. |
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