DIY Cheap Mods
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From: virginia
got a pic of this?
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From: Rochester, NY
Its a real shocker when your staring to go into a turn at only a couple of miles an hour and the engine drops stone dead on you.
I found out that a Harley is a really heavy bike when its trying its damnedest to fall down on you unexpectedly.
Not to mention its embarrassing as hell trying to look like you know what your doing and nothing is working until you figure out how you screwed up.
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From: ohio
Stock FXSTC muffler mod
Wanted slash cut pipes but something different, so I cut the stock pipes and baffles, wrapped a layer of the baffle material around the baffle with acouple of hose clamps, sounds alittle louder and better, bike has more power, looks better. Together with cutting out the majority of the back side of the stock air filter, added a K&N and now getting 58-59 mpg hwy and loving it. didn't get it remapped either, thinking about it though. Also painted derby cover with tint base paint and added pinstriped eagle which was $3 on line from a sign shop
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From: Newcastle, Ca.
I bought the larger size of benways bag. A steal at ~$20. Very well made, great quality.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=ATVPDKIKX0DER
http://www.amazon.com/Raider-BCS-916...=pd_sim_auto_3
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=ATVPDKIKX0DER
http://www.amazon.com/Raider-BCS-916...=pd_sim_auto_3
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From: BC
Couldn't stand the chrome trips anymore and until I can afford to replace them I painted em up with this - no prep and bonds to hard to bond surfaces ie; plastic, metal etc... http://www.krylon.com/products/fusion_for_plastic/
45 min of taping and a couple pieces of vapour barrier I had lying around = black trips - (and I hit my marker mounts at the same time)
45 min of taping and a couple pieces of vapour barrier I had lying around = black trips - (and I hit my marker mounts at the same time)
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From: elko nevada
not so much of a cheap mod on a factory bike, but this is one of my favorites when building a new bike...
old extension cord the dog chewed up= good strong orange casing for running wires threw the frame on a new build.
old extension cord the dog chewed up= good strong orange casing for running wires threw the frame on a new build.
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From: Calgary
Canadian tire sells a paint by VHT called wrinkle black.
My buddy and I have removed our primary's, cam covers, tranny covers, rear fender supports etc.... 3 nice even coats and 20 minutes in the oven at 200 degrees and it's holding up as well a friends factory night train winkle black
My buddy and I have removed our primary's, cam covers, tranny covers, rear fender supports etc.... 3 nice even coats and 20 minutes in the oven at 200 degrees and it's holding up as well a friends factory night train winkle black
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From: Rochester, NY
Midgard, your a brave man painting bike parts that way.
Not sure I would have the guts or patience to do that much of the bike without taking everything apart first.
Nice job, I like it.
ta2dup, that might be a good way to bundle and protect wires being threaded through handlebars.
But I would not recommend leaving it anywhere on the bike after its done the job.
While even the best extension cord covering made today is very good at its job.
Its just not designed to handle long term exposure to water, gas, oil, engine heat and occasional road salt a bike will see.
JCP88, While using Very High Temp paint for engine parts is old news.
The idea of using an oven to bake it on (poor man's powdercoat?) other parts that don't get hot is very clever.
I'm just not sure my wife would think its so clever if she went to make dinner and found a bunch of bike parts stinking up her oven.
Not sure I would have the guts or patience to do that much of the bike without taking everything apart first.
Nice job, I like it.
ta2dup, that might be a good way to bundle and protect wires being threaded through handlebars.
But I would not recommend leaving it anywhere on the bike after its done the job.
While even the best extension cord covering made today is very good at its job.
Its just not designed to handle long term exposure to water, gas, oil, engine heat and occasional road salt a bike will see.
JCP88, While using Very High Temp paint for engine parts is old news.
The idea of using an oven to bake it on (poor man's powdercoat?) other parts that don't get hot is very clever.
I'm just not sure my wife would think its so clever if she went to make dinner and found a bunch of bike parts stinking up her oven.