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I have raked trees on my raider but its produced that way. Love them....they are supposedly a big reason why the Raider handles so much better than your typical HD.
I know that demon cycle used to have HD raked trees for a reasonable price.
I just bought a cheap one ($10) for the Left side off ebay. Then bought a generic waterproof switches for main power, and kill switch from speedway motors for the center and right side.
I refuse to give Pirelli any money since they are the same company as Metzeler. Back in '08 the yamaha raider was sold with reverse tread (a manufacturing error). The Metz 210mm 808 tire was recalled everywhere but the USA. It basically made the high torque raider feel like it was on ice...
The spring seems good. I need a screwdriver to get it on. Maybe i'll order a new one just in case. Brakes aren't something I want failing on me or especially my wife since its her bike.
After my top end rebuild which I used an Athena Gasket kit, I installed the Athena thick carb boot gaskets. First problem...because they were so thick it made my carb support brackets not fit...fixed that with some washers to space them out. But I ended up with an air leak. The motor RPM...
Forgot to mention...keep an eye on JP cycles sales. Those digital guard dog units go on sale often for like $90-100.
Also if your looking to go even cheaper digital guard dog had a different unit that they used to to a parts shortage after the Japanese Tsunami in 2011. If you call them they...
I do at least once a year. Most of the time the metal is exposed if I bother to fix it.
I've also had some very bad powder coated products for my jeep. I once bought a hinge kit and during a single evening in Duluth Minnesota the whole kit rusted to crap. I installed it, went to bed, got up...
I've done the HD thing, the buell thing as well as a variety of metrics. Never seen a more judgmental group than the HD guys...what's funny is that it has never been the older guys (that WWII-NAM era guys). The older guys are all thumbs up for the xs650 bobber and my '08 Raider. The bobber...
Powdercoating is cheaper but the problem is what to do when you get that inevitable rock chip. With paint you can repair the chip. With Powdercoating you can't repair the damage other than try and find a paint match and pray it sticks.
I got mine via a trade in services but my painter (who owns a paint supply shop) told me it would have cost $400 just in materials at most shops plus their time so he figured a $1000 total. He had some left over BMW match paint (super durable stuff) from painting his sons car so we did the...
After putting the motor back in the setting of the forward controls was off. Must have been dragging because after a short 1-2 mile cruise at 30mph I noticed them smoking rode a block home and they froze in the driveway. I stuck a fan on them and they unfroze in about 2 min.
Readjusted the...
So what is considered safe temperatures on the xs650
Engine temp?
Brake Temps? Reason I ask is I had a brake overheat and seize so I've been checking it a lot recently. on an 84 degree day I had 124 degrees today when I stopped riding.
Look just above my rear shocks.
Those are tiny little mirrored turn signals from a R1. on an R1 they are embedded into the fairing. All I had to do do was make a very low profile L bracket that mounts to a shock bolt and then 3m tape them on. They work great, are fairly visible when they...