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Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2016
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From: South Florida (Ft Myers area)
What laydown plate bracket is that?
Cruiser
Joined: May 2018
Posts: 178
Likes: 47
From: montecello
Bikers choice curved laydown plate , got it on amazon its for the older low riders but as you can see it works
Last edited by XXTHESANDMANXX; May 23, 2019 at 08:05 PM.
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Joined: May 2016
Posts: 52
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From: Cumming, GA
I am running the cobra el diablo 2-1 in black and my buddy has the bassani road rage III. The bassani was an easier install and seems more heavy duty but its almost 2x the $. I prefer the way the cobra sounds once installed and he had to cut his heat shield due to brake pedal interference. Not a big deal but shouldn't have to for 1k pipe. IMHO is the bassani is a higher quality overall plus its stainless but the cobra has worked great for me plus i got that and a PV tuner for about the same $.
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 309
Likes: 186
It could be that the pullback or buckhorn handlebars are out of style. They were very popular in the seventies. They need to be adjusted low for a good wrist angle. It's less like riding a dirt bike and more like reaching out to shake someone's hand. That said they are optimised for people with a short reach. I'm in the process of installing Biltwell Moto Bars.
Just got back from a 3K mile trip. Biggest thing that irritated me was the gas cap, I "corrected" it. Now I need a new one. Seating position needs to be a tad higher and a tad further back. Otherwise I was delighted with the peg position. Better for the rear to be a little soft and low than a little hard and high, handling-wise. Too much pre-load gives it a shimmy on the highway and a bounce in the twisties, I'd be careful about a longer shock back there without doing something with the front. Love the Michelins, I'll cheerfully replace em when needed (and it's getting close). I was *this close* to buying new bars mid-trip before I put em low, now I'm wondering if it'll be worth the money to fix them. If I mod the seat I'll probably have to. FInally figured out how to adjust the brake pedal, that was a blessing. More miles I put on the thing the more I like it. Engine has smoothed out, the whine has faded into the background, shifter is like butter. Great bike.
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Road Master
Joined: Aug 2018
Posts: 965
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From: NoVa
I am running the cobra el diablo 2-1 in black and my buddy has the bassani road rage III. The bassani was an easier install and seems more heavy duty but its almost 2x the $. I prefer the way the cobra sounds once installed and he had to cut his heat shield due to brake pedal interference. Not a big deal but shouldn't have to for 1k pipe. IMHO is the bassani is a higher quality overall plus its stainless but the cobra has worked great for me plus i got that and a PV tuner for about the same $.
The other pipe I like is the Vance and Hines Pro Pipe. No one ever talks about it, but I like the longer exhaust as it will exit past my saddlebags, puts the sound further away from my ears and my passenger's ears, and it's just easier to get both good power and manageable noise levels out of a larger volume muffler.
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Joined: Feb 2009
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From: Cleveland Zoo
The other pipe I like is the Vance and Hines Pro Pipe. No one ever talks about it, but I like the longer exhaust as it will exit past my saddlebags, puts the sound further away from my ears and my passenger's ears, and it's just easier to get both good power and manageable noise levels out of a larger volume muffler.