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diamond jim Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1425 North Alabama Gender:	Speedo visor and airbox covers 02/23/09 at 11:57:17 These are a few things that I picked up at the Chrome Shop on my Atlanta trip this weekend. Speedo visor. The speedo visor is actually a light visor for $4. It took about 3 minutes with a dremel to make it fit perfect. And new 18 wheeler wheel covers for the airbox at $4.50 each.
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SimonTuffGuy Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline i like to thump... ;) Posts: 1159 Central PA Gender:	Re: Speedo visor and airbox covers Reply #1 - 02/23/09 at 11:59:11 Ohhh.... I really like those air filter covers! Nice job dude!
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diamond jim Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1425 North Alabama Gender:	Re: Speedo visor and airbox covers Reply #2 - 02/23/09 at 12:05:01 SimonTuffGuy wrote on 02/23/09 at 11:59:11: Ohhh.... I really like those air filter covers! Nice job dude! Thanks. The toughest part was installing them without any obvious bolts or screws showing.
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SimonTuffGuy Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline i like to thump... ;) Posts: 1159 Central PA Gender:	Re: Speedo visor and airbox covers Reply #3 - 02/23/09 at 12:08:14 Are those the turn signal mounts you have way up there at the top? Are you going to pull them eventually? And... what's the process for pulling them? Removing the plate there with the bars and then pulling them off?
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Reply #4 - 02/23/09 at 12:28:47

I'm not gonna leave them on like that. I want to raise my headlight some more. I've also been looking for a teardrop headlight. Either way I might use the clamps for support for the headlight. If I end up not using them then I'll pull them off. I've read that you can raise the front end, loosen the fork tube clamps, slide them down some and slide the turn signal clamps off. Others have broken then off I guess by wedging something in the space in the clamp and muscling it.

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Gamma742 YaBB Newbies Offline 2003 Suzuki Savage LS650 Posts: 41 San Diego, CA Gender:	Re: Speedo visor and airbox covers Reply #5 - 02/23/09 at 19:43:18 SimonTuffGuy wrote on 02/23/09 at 11:59:11: Ohhh.... I really like those air filter covers! Nice job dude! I like em' too!!! Thanks for postin' some better pics of em'.
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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: Speedo visor and airbox covers Reply #6 - 02/24/09 at 00:36:17 Very, very nice work! Looks great!
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Toymaker Serious Thumper Offline Dragon Rider Posts: 1534 Granite Falls, NC Gender:	Re: Speedo visor and airbox covers Reply #7 - 02/24/09 at 02:25:24 I want to do that too...show me how oh master of modding.... T
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Reply #8 - 02/24/09 at 04:48:09

Ha ha. Funny. I'm just a guy that tries 3-4 versions of every mod til it evolves into something I like. That's why I got good at finding low cost stuff. I end up buying a couple of different things for the same mods! Many of you talented modders out there would get it right the first time.

Here's the speedo visor I used:

http://prostores1.megawebservers.com/eastcoasttruckstuff_com/-strse-274/Unite...

Here's a pair of hub covers almost like the ones I used for the air filter side covers. Hub covers come in this size ( 8 9/16") and a slightly smaller size of a little over 7" (which are the ones I've got I just couldn't find a pic of them online).
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HUB-CAP,-REAR-CHROME-FOR-MACK-4400-REAR-END,-P...

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I once had a mohawk Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 68 Gender:	Re: Speedo visor and airbox covers Reply #9 - 02/24/09 at 06:28:11 Very, very, very nice. Jason
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diamond jim Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1425 North Alabama Gender:	Re: Speedo visor and airbox covers Reply #10 - 02/24/09 at 06:47:39 Thanks. I just noticed that you can see me in the cover. I was sitting down.
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SimonTuffGuy Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline i like to thump... ;) Posts: 1159 Central PA Gender:	Re: Speedo visor and airbox covers Reply #11 - 02/24/09 at 07:13:16 So - How are you holding the covers on? Weld a nut on the inside?
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I once had a mohawk Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 68 Gender:	Re: Speedo visor and airbox covers Reply #12 - 02/24/09 at 07:15:15 I have noticed in several of your post you state that you moved the headlight up. How?
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Reply #13 - 02/24/09 at 07:33:58

I once had a mohawk wrote on 02/24/09 at 07:15:15:

I have noticed in several of your post you state that you moved the headlight up. How?

I used a peice of 1" steel square tubing as a spacer between the headlight base and the bottom fork clamp where the headlight bolts on. I drilled holes for the bolts and had to get 1" longer bolts.

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Re: Speedo visor and airbox covers
Reply #14 - 02/24/09 at 09:43:12

diamond jim wrote on 02/24/09 at 04:48:09:

Here's a pair of hub covers almost like the ones I used for the air filter side covers. Hub covers come in this size ( 8 9/16") and a slightly smaller size of a little over 7" (which are the ones I've got I just couldn't find a pic of them online).
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HUB-CAP,-REAR-CHROME-FOR-MACK-4400-REAR-END,-P...
http://d1002727.dotsterhost.com/images/TRUXMARTPICTURES/PRODUCTS/GG20070.GIF

"HUB CAP, REAR CHROME FOR MACK 4400 REAR END, PAIR"
I'm not so sure that will fit my rear..... Wink

But I like the look on the Bike.

T. Mack

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