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Road Master
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Long Island N.Y.
Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 523
Likes: 1
From: kingston ontario
lost my intake cover so i made a new one
riding down the road i hit another bird (thought it was the third in 2 weeks) wasnt till i pulled into my yard and watched my air filter rolling away from me that i realized it was not in fact a bird i hit.
went looking for material to make a new cover and saw a paint can lid... a small hole, nut and washer and tada! i had an original intake cover :-) (wish i had a picture of it).
then came the saw blade... mentioned it was the runner up to the paint can lid and next thing i know one friend is rooting through his garage for a blade and another one is grabbing the spray paint :-) guess they really liked the idea. ended up sanding that paint off and painting it to match the sissybar i made a while ago.
went looking for material to make a new cover and saw a paint can lid... a small hole, nut and washer and tada! i had an original intake cover :-) (wish i had a picture of it).
then came the saw blade... mentioned it was the runner up to the paint can lid and next thing i know one friend is rooting through his garage for a blade and another one is grabbing the spray paint :-) guess they really liked the idea. ended up sanding that paint off and painting it to match the sissybar i made a while ago.
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 189
Likes: 7
From: Wantagh, ny
riding down the road i hit another bird (thought it was the third in 2 weeks) wasnt till i pulled into my yard and watched my air filter rolling away from me that i realized it was not in fact a bird i hit.
went looking for material to make a new cover and saw a paint can lid... a small hole, nut and washer and tada! i had an original intake cover :-) (wish i had a picture of it).
then came the saw blade... mentioned it was the runner up to the paint can lid and next thing i know one friend is rooting through his garage for a blade and another one is grabbing the spray paint :-) guess they really liked the idea. ended up sanding that paint off and painting it to match the sissybar i made a while ago.
went looking for material to make a new cover and saw a paint can lid... a small hole, nut and washer and tada! i had an original intake cover :-) (wish i had a picture of it).
then came the saw blade... mentioned it was the runner up to the paint can lid and next thing i know one friend is rooting through his garage for a blade and another one is grabbing the spray paint :-) guess they really liked the idea. ended up sanding that paint off and painting it to match the sissybar i made a while ago.
does your knee get close to the teeth?
sometimes my knee hits the a/c on my fatboy(stock football)
dont wanna rip my leg open if i hit a big bump.
Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 523
Likes: 1
From: kingston ontario
it is a pretty low profile filter i have, my leg can touch it but im not really on the teeth.
only one pair of jeans catches the teeth but they are kinda baggy/loose and already had a small hole right there... all my other pants dont catch at all.
i have no issues with this riding the bike (even on bumpy roads ) but make no mistake if i go down that blade will not be my friend
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Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 523
Likes: 1
From: kingston ontario
this blade didnt have carbide teeth and was already dull from use, the wire cup on my grinder helped to round the edges a bit