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[Twolanerider]

Then The Kid got this odd look of dissatisfaction on her face.  Thought there was some issue yet to be explained.  New seat discomfort, wedgie, just didn't know.

[Twolanerider]

Then suddenly it became obvious.  She popped up front.  Just tired of being a BSR I guess.  Already planning for the day she rides her own.

[Twolanerider]

Twistin' the throttle and throwin the head back!

[Twolanerider]

This almost brought me to tears.  She'd just suddenly popped back down in the seat and threw her head to the mirror.  Then she said "oh no Uncle Donnie, it's the police to give me a ticket!"

[Twolanerider]

Apparently the threat of losing points didn't bother her too much.  Because after that it was right back up on the pegs.

[spydglide]

Great pics TwoLane.  Gosh, she's really grown up.  Won't be long and she will be 'up front'.       har!  spyder

[Twolanerider]

Great pics TwoLane.  Gosh, she's really grown up.  Won't be long and she will be 'up front'.       har!  spyder

Tell me about it....


Compare this from today when she turned six


to this from November 05 when was 2 1/2.  The more things change the more they've stayed the same.

[ice6900]

thats the first time i^v e seen ur bike Don, looks pretty smart with all the extra red touches, air cleaner cover n red leather seat n so.....

[Gone Fishin']

thats the first time i^v e seen ur bike Don, looks pretty smart with all the extra red touches, air cleaner cover n red leather seat n so.....

Yeah, but you see, he took these pictures only from one side. So we can't see if he has any good hinges on the Tourpak.

Ride safely,
Louis

[Twolanerider]

Yeah, but you see, he took these pictures only from one side. So we can't see if he has any good hinges on the Tourpak.

Ride safely,
Louis

Hinge envy is such a sad thing .   

Of course it's got hinges!  What, you think I don't have the OCD.  All four freaking tour paks I own have the frakking hinges on them.  I'm a nut.  I can't help myself that way .

[Gone Fishin']

Hinge envy is such a sad thing .  

Of course it's got hinges!  What, you think I don't have the OCD.  All four freaking tour paks I own have the frakking hinges on them.  I'm a nut.  I can't help myself that way .

Now I feel much better.

Ride safely,
Louis

[Twolanerider]

Earlier in this thread showed the King Tour Pak I scored on eBay for the classic red SERG.  It was such a good deal too.  Complete Ultra type King Tour Pak with all the hardware, a liner and a light inside for $350.00.  Beware of good deals .

It got the chrome trim for the Ultra lights, the chrome trim for the side lights, a lid organizer and my one spare classic SERG Tour Pak emblem.  All that was nearly the cost of the tour pak.  Ooops.

Fortunately the detachable rack was a good eBay score.  But still had to get the big Corbin backrest with upholstery to match the saddle.  And that was nearly the original cost of the tour pak again.  Ooops²  .

But there were still the damned holes where the speaker pods had originally been.  So a bare set of pods from the aftermarket for a hundred bucks, another $50 to Corbin for more material to match the saddle and another $60 to an old auto upholstery shop and the speaker pod mounting holes are adequately covered.  All tolled just about the original cost of the tour pak itself again.  Ooops³  .

All this because a six year old likes the big backrest and the big tour pak.  And because the Corbin backrest wraps around so far if she goes to sleep I don't have to freak out. 

The speaker pods are lined with upholstery felt and are now storage pods for Nintendo DS, iPod, cell phones, charger cords or whatever the hell else gets stuck there.  Got a couple of PJ57's Electra Glide glove box doors coming that will actually fit the pods quite well.  So they will get doors before they're done.

[Twolanerider]

Open wide and say "ahhhh."

[Highjagger]

That looks really damn professional high class - and safety too.

[Twolanerider]

Got a PM earlier asking something about this thread and the bike on commenting on its evolution.  I owe a thanks to the writer as it caused me to go back through it and re-remember how good a bike it has been and how much I've enjoyed it.  

After the things mentioned in this thread the only other changes/upgrades that have been done were the wheels and chrome brakes and the change to the 02 and newer swingarm.  It's been a wonderful bike that has been really well enjoyed.  Relative to my own tastes it looks great.  It's comfortable.  And it runs out like a champ.  

The old girl has only failed me once; when the ECM and the cam sensor concurrently took a dump about 250 miles from home.  But even that wasn't a big deal and the bike got me home the same day.  

Still have a set of the Progressive Monotubes to go in the front legs.  But that'll be the extent of her "winter project" this year.  She's not a diva, just likes to be ridden.  And I enjoy riding her quite a lot.  

The other bike too of course.  But not all bikes we ever have for awhile give us that "special feeling" of comradeship that is sometimes shared with a really well matched ride.  This bike wasn't that way when I brought it home now a little over two years ago.  It was almost bone stock then.  Looked good.  But needed dialed in.  Took a year and change to really make it mine.  The last year has been nothing but excellent riding though.  

Nice bike .