DanielBlack
XS650 Junkie
Electrical exploration still continues when I get the chance, but today I've got more exciting things to report.
Ten months ago I purchased a newly manufactured Craven luggage rack from the UK. Craven didn't have a specific fitting kit for the XS so the plan had been for a colleague of mine with skills and tools to fabricate some simple brackets. Well, one thing led to another and the project sat undone. Until today.
With a bike I can pretty much count on, temps keeping to double digits, and a mutual day off I finally made the 45 mile ride out to his place.
Note: Up until now, 40 miles was the outer edge of max daily mileage for me. Today's 90 felt great except the last 10 or so in bumper-to-bumper.
Back to my colleague: this is the guy who first whispered 'XS650' in my ear. He test rode Stella for me given that I'd never ridden anything more than 170cc and 200# before. It was his nod that put her on the trailer. He's also the guy I mentioned whose father had a circus act with motorcycle riding dogs. Today I saw proof!
I'll have to get a glamour shot for you all, but here's the business end of things. Nothing cut, nothing welded. Everything easily bolted on. I've got some cleaning up to do, paint, matching hardware all around, etc., but she's solidly mounted. No shake, nor shimmy.
Ten months ago I purchased a newly manufactured Craven luggage rack from the UK. Craven didn't have a specific fitting kit for the XS so the plan had been for a colleague of mine with skills and tools to fabricate some simple brackets. Well, one thing led to another and the project sat undone. Until today.
With a bike I can pretty much count on, temps keeping to double digits, and a mutual day off I finally made the 45 mile ride out to his place.
Note: Up until now, 40 miles was the outer edge of max daily mileage for me. Today's 90 felt great except the last 10 or so in bumper-to-bumper.
Back to my colleague: this is the guy who first whispered 'XS650' in my ear. He test rode Stella for me given that I'd never ridden anything more than 170cc and 200# before. It was his nod that put her on the trailer. He's also the guy I mentioned whose father had a circus act with motorcycle riding dogs. Today I saw proof!
I'll have to get a glamour shot for you all, but here's the business end of things. Nothing cut, nothing welded. Everything easily bolted on. I've got some cleaning up to do, paint, matching hardware all around, etc., but she's solidly mounted. No shake, nor shimmy.
