extrememarine
Well-known member
Congrats and glad to see you're able to get back in the saddle already (I'm jealous!). Hopefully winter will break early this spring so we can get on the road before June...
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That's exactly what got me looking for leftover 2008s in dealers. I saw photos of the 2009 from the bike show in another thread and wasn't too excited about it. It's not often that you get to save money by getting something you like better .The '08 is better looking than the '09 IMO (too much black), good choice!
Dude,The bike is stripped down even more now. The wiring for the Motty AFR tuner has been temporarily laid to determine routing and positioning of the tuner itself. Look for more details on that in a new thread soon (I'll wait until the wiring is complete and I've verified that it's working). The exhaust system has been removed so I can test fit the Holeshot headers and determine where I want the wideband O2 sensor to be mounted. I'll be getting a sensor bung welded to the headers and getting them ceramic coated.
Tomorrow, my Audiovox cruise control should arrive so I can start testing different placement options. I need to stock up on shrink tubing and wire looms before I can get the electrical stuff done.
He looks so vulnerable:
Good idea. I hadn't thought about it, but that would be a good farkle to add while the bike is completely naked. Now I have to decide if I want to deal with the installation inconveniences of a Nautilus, or go for the simplicity of something like the FIAMM Freeway Blasters.Dude,
Nice Ride!!! Watch for the fucktards out there; they seem to want to go after us bike guys. Are you considering a horn upgrade??
Good idea. I hadn't thought about it, but that would be a good farkle to add while the bike is completely naked. Now I have to decide if I want to deal with the installation inconveniences of a Nautilus, or go for the simplicity of something like the FIAMM Freeway Blasters.Dude,
Nice Ride!!! Watch for the fucktards out there; they seem to want to go after us bike guys. Are you considering a horn upgrade??
For me, riding gear was covered under accessories, so make sure you have enough accessory coverage to cover a decent portion of you farkles AND your riding gear. You can gamble a bit and assume that not EVERYTHING will be damaged. In my case, my Zumo, stem mount, K&N air filter and some smaller items were recoverable.How did you get Progessive to cover you gear. I have their bike insurance but I don't recall the policy stating anything about gear.
Thanks for the help
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That's what I decided. I already ordered a wiring harness from FJRandy. NAPA has the FIAMMs in NAPA packaging for about $13 each. I'll probably pick them up on the way home today.I would keep it simple and go with the FIAMM's; Absolutley adequate, beats my sorry ass Honda Civic's horn hands down!!! STAY SAFE!
A service manual, basic tools and some patience is all you need to dig in the first time. Taking the plastic off is a bit intimidating the first time, but once you see how everything fits together, it can be done pretty quickly. A long winter also helps, because there's no pressure to get it finished quicklyOk now I feel like a total pussy. You would have thought I was doing brain surgury with the time it took me to work out how to remove panel A and then take the battery out for storage.
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Hmm, gotta look in the book of man-laws.This is the first time I've stripped a bike down this much, and I'm finding it very pleasant to work on the bike in this state. It's also nice to work on a brand new, completely clean bike (is it gay if it's clean but has less than 100 miles on it?).
When mounted, a clamp will be squeezing the end of pipe in the opposite direction than what caused it to split. Wouldn't that be enough to keep it from splitting more?Is it worth it to drill a small hole at the base of the split to keep it from getting worse?
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