Replaced my totaled bike

[extrememarine]

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...

-wr

 

[Dblhelix]

Congrats on the new ride dude! Read your story, pics etc on the wreck/saga, unbelievable. Glad to see your are on the mend and inspired to RIDE. The '08 is better looking than the '09 IMO (too much black), good choice! Enjoy the bike and ride safe.

 

[UselessPickles]

The '08 is better looking than the '09 IMO (too much black), good choice!

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 .

 

[FJR-Voltron]

:clapping: Welcome back :clapping:

Yeah, it sounds like Detroit is much like Vegas when it comes to hit and runs... Everyone knows that nothing will happen to you flee from the scene, hence everyone seems to do it!! I was rear-ended in my car by a dumb-chick who after hitting me, backed up and left the scene. I got out my car and watched her nonchalantly drive away from the scene :angry2:

 

[UselessPickles]

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:

 

[Dave in NJ]

Congrats on the new bike and that's a great list of farkles - good luck with all!

 

[For the Joy of Riding]

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:

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??

 

[UselessPickles]

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.

 

[For the Joy of Riding]

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.

I would keep it simple and go with the FIAMM's; Absolutley adequate, beats my sorry *** Honda Civic's horn hands down!!! STAY SAFE!

 

[Hiller]

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

M

 

[UselessPickles]

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

M

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.

You should, of course, talk to progressive and verify that riding gear is covered as an accessory on your policy.

 

[UselessPickles]

I would keep it simple and go with the FIAMM's; Absolutley adequate, beats my sorry *** Honda Civic's horn hands down!!! STAY SAFE!

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.

 

[StewFJR]

Ok now I feel like a total *****. 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.

:dribble:

Great to see your back on a bike. Your story convinced me to tade in the jeans for some tourmaster armored pants.

Take care

 

[UselessPickles]

Ok now I feel like a total *****. 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.
:dribble:

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 quickly

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?).

 

[zorkler]

Good luck on your new ride . ON the insurance coverage i have geico and had no added coverage and they cover my helmet ,gloves and jacket also the aftermarket cans .

 

[Checkswrecks]

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?).

Hmm, gotta look in the book of man-laws.

Maybe only if it stays that way after the first or second rideable day?

 

[UselessPickles]

I made a little more progress today, but not much. I test fitted the Holeshot headers to choose the location for the oxygen sensor bung (needed for a wideband O2 sensor for the Motty AFR tuner). I've now dropped the headers off to get the bung welded on and to get them ceramic coated. I'll post pics when I get the pipes back in about a month. I missed the last batch of ceramic coating by about 2 days, so now they won't get coated until they collect a few more parts to make it worthwhile to do another batch.

I also stopped at a muffler shop to get the pipes for my Remus Hexacones expanded to fit on the Holeshot headers. Good news is that they'll fit now. Bad news is that it did not expand evenly and it started to split. I think there's still plenty of un-split pipe to make a good connection. Some high-temp silicone will ensure that it'll be a good connection. Now I need to find a larger band clamp to mount the pipes onto the headers, because the clamps that came with the Hexacones no longer fit.

Otherwise, limited time and freezing cold temperatures have been preventing me from working on the final placement and wiring of the Motty AFR tuner and Audiovox Cruise control.

 

[UselessPickles]

I got my Motty AFR Tuner installed now. I have to put the stock exhaust system back on (new pipes are out for ceramic coating) and wait for the roads to be clear of snow before I can do a test ride to make sure it's working. I was at least able to connect it to my laptop and verify that it is receiving power from the bike and some basic signals like engine temperature and throttle position. Here's a couple pics for now. Look for a separate and more detailed thread about my Motty experience in the future after I've gotten a chance to ride the bike a bit.

I had to trim some parts of the tray to allow the Motty to sit flat. I also each of the wires to length before tapping into the ECU wiring. It's not the prettiest wiring, but everything seems to be solidly connected. I had to resort to electrical tape in a few cases where I had problems with the shrink tube not fitting over my somewhat sloppy soldering.

 

[TFC]

Is it worth it to drill a small hole at the base of the split to keep it from getting worse?

 

[UselessPickles]

Is it worth it to drill a small hole at the base of the split to keep it from getting worse?

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?