So tonight I started putting on all the goodies that I've accumulated in the last couple of months.

Here's what she looked like before I started to get her "dressed"



First was to install the Memphis Slims Windshield and mounts. Was fairly straight forward. Took all of about 15 min to install both the mounts and the shield. (The shield seems a little shorter than I was expecting (15"), but my other shield in mind was just a flyscreen, so I'm sure this will provide much better coverage)



Next was the first piece of lugguge, the fork bag. 2 minutes max to get this baby on...  





Now it's time to put on the Saddleman bags & brackets. Upon removal of the sissy bar, I found that the oversized tire was rubbing on one of the bolts even before putting the brackets on. Only rubbed a small portion of the tire, so I will have to make sure I switch to the button head bolt for the problem bolt. Also will have to move the signals since these bags are pretty substantial.



Since I've got it on the stand, and I'm stuck at this point (need to get bolts/pvc/screws) I think I'll tackle putting on that Dyna muffler too.  

Here's the stock muffler pulled off, as you can see, it looks like there was an exhaust leak where the header connects to the muffler all along..  





Here's the new one next to the old one, notice the difference in the shape...the Harley is straight and the Suzuki has a bend. Gonna have to get a short adapter pipe from the muffler shop this week to get it put back together. It looks like if I get a piece of pipe with about a 10^o bend and about 5 1/4"- 5 1/2" long, I should be able to use the stock muffler bracket, then I will just need to get a new heat shield to hide the adapter pipe.



And one last shot of where the pipe used to be...



If anyone has any suggestions regarding the pipe, I would appreciate them, otherwise I will try and see what the muffler shop can do if I bring in those measurements and the Harley pipe this week.

As soon as it warms up and they clean the sand off the roads again I will be giving it the test run, so I'm gonna have to look over Lancer's post about jetting again and see what I will need to make her purr...  

When I went with the Harley muff I rode up to Midas with the bike and muffler. I forget exactly, but for no more than $20.00, they had made an adapter pipe, welded it to the header, welded a bolt to the back of the muff to line up with the stock mounting bar and put everything back together. In my case, without a pipe bender and not being able to weld, it was money well spent. And it probably gave them something to talk about for a few days.

That was almost three years ago and everything is still hanging in there where it belongs. I think, however, that the muff is getting louder so it's probably getting about time to swap it out with the other of the pair I bought at the Harley take-off sale back then for $20.00. The only thing I need to do now is figure out how to get a bolt onto the second muffler. I still don't weld and they miffed be a bit when they wouldn't do the muffler on a shuttle bus I converted to an RV. It's just they do such nice work at reasonable prices.

Jack

Well, I had the morning off, so I scurried around picking up the misc parts I still needed to put her back together. First stop was the muffler shop where I took in the Harley muffler, but not the header. Guy was surprised about the size and didn't think he had anything, but low and behold he comes back with a piece of scrap about 6" long that will work. I asked him about bending it and he said that it would take out the flange type shape needed to put it on the header, so he couldn't do it. I guess I will have to coerce it back and see what I can come up with.  (Cost $0.00)

Next stop, Lowe's for pvc, misc bolts & screws. Tried 1/2" pvc conduit last night and the ID is too small, so I picked up some 3/4" pvc conduit which looks like might be a hair too big, but I can always shim it to make them work. Picked up some shorter screws for attaching the lights to the pvc as well (so they won't crush the wires). Tried to find some mushroom allen head bolts to replace the "problem bolts" that will attach the saddlebag brackets, but they don't carry anything like that. After some hemming & hawing about a few different options, found some phillips head screws that were the same size as the bolt, but had the mushroom like head I was looking for. Also had to pick up some longer bolts for the front ones that attach the bag brackets and some new bolts to try and attach the muffler.  (Cost $7.89)

Off to the next store, Fastenal, for an extra exhaust clamp. Sad to find out they only sell them in a 10 pack (I only need 1 more). Instead I go to Checker Auto and pick up an exhaust clamp there and I think I'm all ready.  (Cost $1.37)

Now, when am I going to find the time to put it back together  
Hopefully in the next night or two, then I will have to run it and see what my options are for rejetting the carb.

By the way, I picked up all the add ons from ebay and saved a bundle. For a total of about $145 [retail would have been about $530] I think that I have made a huge difference it the way this bike looks. Now, if the weather will hurry and warm up I'll be able to get back out and enjoy it again.

Saddlebag Brackets ($28.94) [retail is $90]
Saddleman Bags ($31.12) [retail is approx $130]
Fork Bag ($17.00) [seller said he paid $60 last year]
Memphis Slims Windshield ($20.99) [retail $142]
Memphis Fats/Slims Mount ($35.00) [retail $105]
Dyna Muffler ($0.00 - included from PO when purchased) [don't even want to know the retail...lol]

Lookin' good EJID!

LostArtist wrote on 01/11/10 at 15:26:46:


Patience on ebay was the way to go. Missed several auctions by $5 or less, but that's why it took a couple of months to get the things that I wanted too. And winter deals for bike parts seem to be pretty good  

i didn't use any muffler joint or anything, i stuffed a mountain dew can between to the pipe and muffler to make it tight lol

and then i made a bracket to work with the brackets on the sporty muffler, no welding, just some bolts, a header bracket from an 1800 vtx that i sawed in half, and a drill  

the one i have doesn't fit snug unless i spin it on, and it only fits snug with all the harley writing pointin up lol oh well, gotta sacrifice for loud...and cheap!! lol

LANCER wrote on 01/28/10 at 16:41:35:


I did the same with my Mustang seat.  Bid on a few, let 'em go when it gets too high...  Patience can be a real b!tch sometimes, but does usually pay off!