Time to give this thread a bump!

Any photo's of the finished project?

 

Thanks for bumping this thread! The past few weeks have been busy, and the next few weeks will be busy - I can honestly say I'm getting as much out of this summer as possible!

So far, the bike is completed. All the mods that I started in this thread have been fully completed...even with some slight delays due to COVID-19. I've set my sights upon engine work now and hope to get that done this fall. It'll be some variation of a Fuel Moto 128" build.

I did run into one issue - a check engine light. I figured it was because of the bar swap, speedo replacement, etc. I checked the codes, and there were three that I couldn't clear - P1510, P2122, P2138. It didn't take very long to figure out I had some issue going on with my twist grip sensor. I was all set to order a replacement, and I thought I'd go check the connection under the speedo housing.

it turns out the terminal housing on the TGS was fine, no issues but I happened to notice in the terminal housing on the bike-side of the twist grip sensor harness, there was one pin that I noticed was slightly recessed compared to the others. No big deal, it's unseated from the factory, I'll just seat the pin and call it good. Not so fast...

For some reason, the terminal housing was no good and the pin wouldn't lock in place. Luckily, I had a TGS extension from my Magnum kit that I didn't need, so I used a sewing needle to remove the bike-side terminal housing from the extension, then removed the housing from the bike harness, moving one pin at a time to the new housing so as to keep them in order. Let me tell you how much fun that was! Haha. There's not much room in that nacelle housing to work with the smallest connector/pins with my big ol' bear paws.

Anyway, got it put back together, cleared the codes, and all was well. Fired the bike up to let it idle for a bit, throttle response was great, no issues. Checked diagnostics and the codes were still clear and the check engine light is gone!

The weird thing is, I've ridden it before I fixed it and didn't have any issues. The TGS has redundant sensors, and once one is failed the codes and CEL come on.

What a fluke. I didn't touch the bike side of it at all, except to reconnect the TGS. I really don't think the pin was ever properly seated from the factory. Oh well, it was an easy fix that didn't cost me anything, and I'm satisfied to have solved it myself.

Anyway, for now it's time to burn fuel - I love how this bike rides, the M8 is smooth and I have to say that the rider cockpit is so calm and peaceful. No turbulent air, no buffeting, no anything.

Here a few pictures of the project wrapped up. Soon I'll work on getting pictures of it in some more scenic locations, but these should do for now.

 

What an awesome build, thanks for sharing ! Hope you are getting lots a miles on it now.

 

Looks absolutely phenomenal. Nice job!

 

beautiful bike my friend. doing the work is a hobby in itself. wish i had the patience for that. hats off to ya. she,ll be getting some looks at the local bike nights

 

Looks great!

 

Fantastic build!

 

Found this thread late, but still glad I did. VERY nice custom work on your machine. I'm particularly interested as I've been contemplating a new 2020 RG Limited and going the custom route. Thanks for the inspiring images and story-line.

 

Beautiful ride! Well done.

 

Sharing some pictures from in the wild... Managed to get in about 840 miles this weekend, bringing me to 1021 total. Time to do the 1k service.

Anyway, here are the pictures - These were taken in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. You'll have to excuse the dirt - it rained every day. Have to say, the factory aiming of the headlight is absolute bullsh!t. Riding over Wolf Creek Pass, in the dark, in the rain, was quite a treat. As soon as I get it cleaned and detailed, I'll be adjusting the headlight to proper specs in the service manual. Other than that, this bike is fantastic.