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Tourer
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 493
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Shifter Rod
Born out of my rod breaking while in Sturgis (bungy held till I got home)
First I needed a really long rod because I extended my own forwards by 3 inches. I did order rod ends from custom chrome ($30.00), then I bought a 5/16 plated steel rod at ace hardware ($5.25). Used a 5/16x24 tap and treaded the rod about an inch on each end of the ~15 inch cut piece.
Polished the rod with an SOS pad. Inserted it in a drill grabbed it with the pad and spin with the drill. Looks almost like stainless now.
Put the rod ends on and mount on the bike.....
First I needed a really long rod because I extended my own forwards by 3 inches. I did order rod ends from custom chrome ($30.00), then I bought a 5/16 plated steel rod at ace hardware ($5.25). Used a 5/16x24 tap and treaded the rod about an inch on each end of the ~15 inch cut piece.
Polished the rod with an SOS pad. Inserted it in a drill grabbed it with the pad and spin with the drill. Looks almost like stainless now.
Put the rod ends on and mount on the bike.....
Last edited by soldierbot; Apr 2, 2021 at 07:46 AM.
Tourer
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 493
Likes: 2
Idiot Light Relocation
My Bike had the hood over the light with the idiot lights on the hood. I relocated my headlight several months back and wanted to have my N and Oil light as a minimum.
First I took the lights out of the hood and out of the retaining bracket.
After I had the lights down to individual lights I drilled a hole in my dash just below my mount screws. (5/16 hole I think) Then I discovered the light housing was too long to sit flush.
I used a 7/16 stainless tube ($10.25 ace hardware) and a tubing cutter and cut a 1/2 inch piece to use as a bushing stand off.
Put it all togather and a dab of atv on the inside to seal from water and to hold it in place.
First I took the lights out of the hood and out of the retaining bracket.
After I had the lights down to individual lights I drilled a hole in my dash just below my mount screws. (5/16 hole I think) Then I discovered the light housing was too long to sit flush.
I used a 7/16 stainless tube ($10.25 ace hardware) and a tubing cutter and cut a 1/2 inch piece to use as a bushing stand off.
Put it all togather and a dab of atv on the inside to seal from water and to hold it in place.
Last edited by soldierbot; Apr 2, 2021 at 07:46 AM.
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Joined: May 2006
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From: the 50s & the 60s
Good job on the indicator lights and the control rod Outlaw.
Two more good postings well described.
mud
Two more good postings well described.
mud
Born out of my rod breaking while in Sturgis (bungy held till I got home)
First I needed a really long rod because I extended my own forwards by 3 inches.
I did order rod ends from custom chrome ($30.00),
then I bought a 5/16 plated steel rod at ace hardware ($5.25).
Used a 5/16x24 tap and treaded the rod about an inch on each end of the ~15 inch cut piece.
Polished the rod with an SOS pad.
Inserted it in a drill grabbed it with the pad and spin with the drill. Looks almost like stainless now.
Put the rod ends on and mount on the bike.....
First I needed a really long rod because I extended my own forwards by 3 inches.
I did order rod ends from custom chrome ($30.00),
then I bought a 5/16 plated steel rod at ace hardware ($5.25).
Used a 5/16x24 tap and treaded the rod about an inch on each end of the ~15 inch cut piece.
Polished the rod with an SOS pad.
Inserted it in a drill grabbed it with the pad and spin with the drill. Looks almost like stainless now.
Put the rod ends on and mount on the bike.....
6th Gear
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 11
Likes: 0
Another "paint your air cleaner black" mod
Okay, let me first qualify this by saying that I am not an expert at this. All I wanted to do was to give my stock air cleaner a little different look without breaking the bank. Even if I end up re-doing it or going for something different, I think I'll enjoy this new look for a while.
More pics and some step-by-step here:
Air Cleaner Mod
More pics and some step-by-step here:
Air Cleaner Mod
Road Captain
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 658
Likes: 2
From: Aldergrove BC, Canada
Non-Detachable bags, made detachable
Hopefully what I am after is on this thread, I am a lousy searcher, but I think I saw a modifications to a set of bags that required a support to be mounted to the inside--plexiglass?, I am to cheap to buy demountable bags frm the MOCO, I once modified a set of Sportster bags to be detachable, but old timers is quickly catching up and I have lost the way to do it.
Any help--directions appreciated
a PM appreciated brenan2875@shaw.ca
Any help--directions appreciated
a PM appreciated brenan2875@shaw.ca
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