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"DIY MODS" and TRICKS to SAVE $$$$$$
- Thread starter Priya <33
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my latest in a never ending battle i did the stock 2to 1 exhaust mod, moved licens plate,& took 2 - 5/16" bolts & drilled a 3/16"hole in each one that was the hard part got 2 red leds one in each bolt went to autozone & got2 cig lighter skulls took them off lighter plug & glued them to bolts then installed in grabbar where licensplate mount was plus 99 more leds on bike need about 20 more to finish it up as far as leds anyway
Anyone else been Fed up with removing the saddle bag to check the air in the rear shocks? Well I was so while out in the barn yesterday sitting there and looking at 1 ½” of rain coming down I decided to address this issue… Found a 3” piece of a chrome bracket and drilled a 3/8 hole in one end to slide onto the mounting stud for the removalable backrest mounting point and in the other end I drilled another hole to relocate the air valve to the bracket.
Now all I need to do is pop the lid on the bag, attach my air pump and presto… No future paint chips to worry about, or cuss words needed to perform such a simple task made difficult by overpaid engineers. And the best part! Didn’t cost me a dime!
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa248/No-Tyme/DIY1.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa248/No-Tyme/DIY2.jpg
(Can't figure out how you get you photos right in the post...)
Now all I need to do is pop the lid on the bag, attach my air pump and presto… No future paint chips to worry about, or cuss words needed to perform such a simple task made difficult by overpaid engineers. And the best part! Didn’t cost me a dime!
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa248/No-Tyme/DIY1.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa248/No-Tyme/DIY2.jpg
(Can't figure out how you get you photos right in the post...)
mussolini_linguini
New member
This is driving me nuts... How do you get them photos in the post???
It makes life a little easier and now I don’t have to worry about putting a chip in the bags in the process of removing them.
I did the Stebil air horn install where the horn in hidden inside the cowbell covering of the original horn cause its Stealth looking and surprises many, especially the cagers.
I also didn’t like the way the rear of my windshield bags looked from the front of my ride, between the windshield and the bags because you could never get in there and clean. I also noticed that a friends 3 pouch system seem to pull away from the shield on the ends either from weight in the pouches or from the sun, so I installed a Memphis Shade with the graduating tint which is an almost a perfect match with the windshield pouch’s contour and between the shield and pouches I put Velcro to help hold the bags against the shield. So far so good after 1 year…
I originally wanted to put the shock air valve under the battery facing forward but I didn’t want to drill a hole and there didn’t seem to be a lot of space in there anyway. Rerouting air lins and having to install longer ones turned me against that idea.
Hence I chose the mounting above because I keep my pump in the left bag and I have to pop the top to get top the pump anyways. Hey guys easy mod, well worth the effort and no chance to damage the bags.
I did the Stebil air horn install where the horn in hidden inside the cowbell covering of the original horn cause its Stealth looking and surprises many, especially the cagers.
I also didn’t like the way the rear of my windshield bags looked from the front of my ride, between the windshield and the bags because you could never get in there and clean. I also noticed that a friends 3 pouch system seem to pull away from the shield on the ends either from weight in the pouches or from the sun, so I installed a Memphis Shade with the graduating tint which is an almost a perfect match with the windshield pouch’s contour and between the shield and pouches I put Velcro to help hold the bags against the shield. So far so good after 1 year…
I originally wanted to put the shock air valve under the battery facing forward but I didn’t want to drill a hole and there didn’t seem to be a lot of space in there anyway. Rerouting air lins and having to install longer ones turned me against that idea.
Hence I chose the mounting above because I keep my pump in the left bag and I have to pop the top to get top the pump anyways. Hey guys easy mod, well worth the effort and no chance to damage the bags.
Mythical Tales
New member
On my 06 the valve is just below the top edge of the bag when opened and with my fat fingers I can't get the pump line screwed onto the valve... No room unless you maybe have a 90 degree head on the end of the pump...