Innovate and lead or join the herd, only thing I've followed in this life was a fine *** or a good run of blacktop. I have a log book so I'll know what the hell I did where on the shovel, avoids those WTF ? did I do here and why moments

 

I wish I had a kicker on all of my bikes. Just in case. I care not of any fad.

 

Kickers are great. Reminds me of days gone by.

 

Call Kurt Kleiv at Forever Two Wheels out in California he'll make some pipes for you.

 

I was wishing for a kicker the day my starter relay crapped out.

 

Best advise I ever had was from an old Angel who taught me how to work on my pan the right way. He said "Their opinion has no effect on ur life, so tell'um to FO, and do what you want. Life's just to fkn short." He had to be in his 80's and road a UL...rather well I might add...he was a character and I miss him.

 

My mentor was my dad and his brother (uncle).
Dad rode because he couldn’t afford a car. But scrounged up enough for one when we were born.
My unvle grew up with a rich family. Had it all. A farm with pigs. Huge house. 11 kids. And he raced.
All this took place in Italy.
Moved here in in 69 with the fam. Dad did good.
When I moved out the house, I bought my first bike. Was a Yam twin 400
Then a kz1100. Got tired of crashing and hittin cagers so I started road raicing in the eighties.
61 now fighting cancer and I still ride. Kristy rides too. Heaven is when we’re
out and about. Trips ar a bit shirter today. But we get out when ever God lets us

 

If you spend ~20 bucks you can install a pushbutton solenoid end cover in a few minutes. This completely bypasses the stock relay/handlebar switch/wiring which remains usable. The cheap ones work fine. I've used a variety on personal and customer bikes. Do a visual inspection of the starter contacts while you're there. Those are cheap and easy to replace and a usual cause of starter replacements by those who don't know about them. IMO every Denso starter on a Harley should have on so mine do.

BTW you can pop the starter relay cover off with a pocket knife and actuate it by hand (make SURE your're in neutral!) if it doesn't click. You can also pull the relay and jump the connection (most of those Bosch style relays have a pinout diagram on the bottom or side). You can bring the relay to a local auto store who can match it to a replacement (hundreds of millions of them are used in cars and trucks). If your relay socket needs replacement those are cheap too.