Topic: another birth in the making... (Read 6064 times)

sblair · « **on:** September 05, 2008, 07:56:00 PM »

Well after all the delays and another one these last couple days my Silver SERG will be here at 9:30 tomorrow morning!!! I will go down for the birth and then they will PDA it and I'll ride it home tomorrow afternoon....the long way! Will finally quit drooling over everyone else's here that was kind enough to share pics and post remarks

I will post pics but it already looks like we have it covered. How bout one of me with a sh!t eating grin........

Sierramadre · « **Reply #1 on:** September 05, 2008, 08:17:56 PM »

Awesome. You're gonna love it. Be sure they check the air pressure in the rear shocks. Mine was delivered with zero which explained the rough ride at first.

planenut · « **Reply #2 on:** September 05, 2008, 10:30:02 PM »

SBB · « **Reply #3 on:** September 05, 2008, 10:34:14 PM »

Quote from: sblair on September 05, 2008, 07:56:00 PM

Well after all the delays and another one these last couple days my Silver SERG will be here at 9:30 tomorrow morning!!! I will go down for the birth and then they will PDA it and I'll ride it home tomorrow afternoon....the long way! Will finally quit drooling over everyone else's here that was kind enough to share pics and post remarks I will post pics but it already looks like we have it covered. How bout one of me with a sh!t eating grin........

Congrats sblair!

Give us all the details Saturday!

HogDude · « **Reply #4 on:** September 05, 2008, 10:42:48 PM »

Congrats... try to get a couple of hrs. sleep.

Guilty · « **Reply #5 on:** September 06, 2008, 12:02:45 AM »

Who said that we have enough pictures? Enjoy your ride tomorrow and post some pics of your first ride.

sblair · « **Reply #6 on:** September 06, 2008, 02:20:00 PM »

Out of the womb

sblair · « **Reply #7 on:** September 06, 2008, 02:20:47 PM »

Shedding the protection

sblair · « **Reply #8 on:** September 06, 2008, 02:21:44 PM »

out in the sun

sblair · « **Reply #9 on:** September 06, 2008, 02:23:00 PM »

Last one this morning. More to come when I pick her up this afternoon.

sblair · « **Reply #10 on:** September 06, 2008, 02:23:36 PM »

OK, 1 more.....

Buy early · « **Reply #11 on:** September 06, 2008, 06:21:02 PM »

beautiful bike! Hope you've enjoyed riding it home by now. Ride safe!

planenut · « **Reply #12 on:** September 06, 2008, 09:39:35 PM »

thanks for the pics keep them comming

good luck

safe riding

jon

sblair · « **Reply #13 on:** September 06, 2008, 11:11:38 PM »

Here are some from picking it up

sblair · « **Reply #14 on:** September 06, 2008, 11:12:25 PM »

Thanks buyearly and planenut!

HogDude · « **Reply #15 on:** September 06, 2008, 11:15:06 PM »

Looks great !

Enjoy

sblair · « **Reply #16 on:** September 06, 2008, 11:16:12 PM »

one more for the night. Went for a short ride then pulled it in the garage and pulled off all the reflectors. Just scoured the rear one with a util knofe and then broke it off. On the others I heated them up with a hot gun and then used fishing wire attached to 2 bolts and sheared them off. Finished it off with goof off on a rag and wax.

sblair · « **Reply #17 on:** September 06, 2008, 11:23:37 PM »

A ride report for the short trip. It handles much better than my 06 RG. Feels light and responsive. Like others have reported, the throttle is sensitive. The ride is a little stiffer than my other one but I did not check shock pressure. The seat is pretty damn firm probably because its a low profile. I am 5'6" and I sit on it flat footed with no room to spare. The handlebars feel normal to me but then again I'm used to my other RG's standard bars which I tilted forward just a bit so for me my arms are slightly bent. Just a couple miles and I'm over 50. Tomorrow I'll be out there so I'll report more. Need to take the jeep back to the dealer..all my parts are here except the tour pack and lock.

Guilty · « **Reply #18 on:** September 07, 2008, 12:04:36 AM »

Beautiful...enjoy the ride!

sblair · « **Reply #19 on:** September 07, 2008, 07:01:56 AM »

Thanks Guilty! Same to you on your new orange SERG!

customryder · « **Reply #20 on:** September 07, 2008, 10:52:01 AM »

Congrats! post more pic!

just-us-6 · « **Reply #21 on:** September 08, 2008, 02:36:59 PM »

Congrats on the new ride, It looks great!

miker · « **Reply #22 on:** September 08, 2008, 02:44:57 PM »

Oh yeah! Fine job, best of luck, classy silver bike...

Hugh Janis · « **Reply #23 on:** September 08, 2008, 03:06:50 PM »

THAT, my friend is a sweet looking ride! Thanks for the pics and report. Congratulations on the bike!

amigo Jorge · « **Reply #24 on:** September 08, 2008, 04:18:53 PM »

Congrats for the new bike....it looks great

sblair · « **Reply #25 on:** September 08, 2008, 06:02:25 PM »

Here's a pic with the new docking hardware for the rack or tourpack. Very easy to install!

sblair · « **Reply #26 on:** September 08, 2008, 06:03:38 PM »

And here's one of the rider backrest,

sblair · « **Reply #27 on:** September 08, 2008, 06:05:06 PM »

Did I tell you I really love the rear end...but then again I'm a butt man through and through!

Fired00d · « **Reply #28 on:** September 08, 2008, 06:13:18 PM »

Quote from: sblair on September 08, 2008, 06:05:06 PM

Did I tell you I really love the rear end...but then again I'm a butt man through and through!

Just thinking out loud here... Wonder how a frenched in license plate w/self illumination (so you wouldn't have to have that light sticking out) would look on the rear fender? I think that would really clean up the fender of that bike. The more and more I look, the more and more I'm liking the rear on the SERG (not that I ever disliked it).

Ride Safe,
Fired00d

sblair · « **Reply #29 on:** September 08, 2008, 06:17:53 PM »

So I've got over 250 miles on her and thought I'd update on a couple things. First off, someone previousle in another thread complained about intake noise and starving for air. NOPE, it's a hi flow intake and it sounds just like all my other vehicles when you romp on it and it starts sucking air. The seat is still hard and the wife complained... The suspension is quite different from previous models and you need to run more air. Typically on my other RG I run 14 psi with the wife and tour pack. On this one just with the wife it feels like its bottoming out. I pumped it up to 20 today and it felt much better than yesterday. I'll put the wife on it later and see how that does. This bike is more like a ferrari. Suspension is very tight but it likes to go fast in the corners.
Now for the KW 12" windshield. At 70 I can start to feel the helmet buffet. I'm only 5'6" so some of you taller folks beware. There is some wind noise.. more than with my Clearview on the other RG but no where near what it was on the Dyna. Have not made up my mind about the KW. Still open for other suggestions.
One last thing, and I will post it separately also is when I was installing the docking kit for the tour pack, I was also going to install the antenna relocation kit. Well, its not going to work in its present state. The supplied bracket will work on everything but the SERG. The L tail light is in the way. So I sat there and contemplated for a few minutes.

SBB · « **Reply #30 on:** September 08, 2008, 06:20:26 PM »

Quote from: Fired00d on September 08, 2008, 06:13:18 PM

Just thinking out loud here... Wonder how a frenched in license plate w/self illumination (so you wouldn't have to have that light sticking out) would look on the rear fender? I think that would really clean up the fender of that bike. The more and more I look, the more and more I'm liking the rear on the SERG (not that I ever disliked it).

Ride Safe,
Fired00d

Hows this for what your looking for dOOd?

sblair · « **Reply #31 on:** September 08, 2008, 06:21:05 PM »

Well, you need the rest of the hardware but so I just bent the existing bracket ever so slightly so the antenna adapter will screw on and I re-adjusted the original connector to get a couple more threads on top. The only issue with this is you will have to pull out the L saddlebag to connect it when you put on the tour pack.

sblair · « **Reply #32 on:** September 08, 2008, 06:34:05 PM »

d00d;
It would look really awesome if we could just figure out how not to screw up the paint. I have not looked into it to read the details. Might have to check it out....

Fired00d · « **Reply #33 on:** September 08, 2008, 06:40:06 PM »

Quote from: Silver-Black on September 08, 2008, 06:20:26 PM

Hows this for what your looking for dOOd?

Something like that I think might really clean up the back of the SERG.

Ride Safe,
Fired00d

sblair · « **Reply #34 on:** September 08, 2008, 06:43:14 PM »

you know it might be alright but...I really hate the french!

Fired00d · « **Reply #35 on:** September 08, 2008, 06:44:56 PM »

Quote from: sblair on September 08, 2008, 06:43:14 PM

you know it might be alright but...I really hate the french!

You can call it something else then.

Ride Safe,
Fired00d

MikeD · « **Reply #36 on:** September 08, 2008, 08:33:54 PM »

Quote from: sblair on September 08, 2008, 06:02:25 PM

Here's a pic with the new docking hardware for the rack or tourpack. Very easy to install!

Didn't you have to bend it up?

sblair · « **Reply #37 on:** September 08, 2008, 11:41:58 PM »

Mike;
Bend what up? The docking kit went on picture perfect. The ant mount I bent the lower horizontal part down just a hair and now the ant leans to the left slightly in preparation for the adapter you need to install to hook up the ant cable coming from the tour pack.

MikeD · « **Reply #38 on:** September 09, 2008, 06:32:05 AM »

Ok, I get it now. I did see that there was an antenna relocation kit that I turned down when I bought the mounting hardware, only because I want a ghost antenna.

GregKhougaz · « **Reply #39 on:** September 09, 2008, 12:06:41 PM »

Sblair, Beautiful bike and congratulations! Yours too, MikeD. The rest of us keep waiting....

MikeD is right. Why do the antenna relocation when you can put a powered antenna inside the fairing? Ghost Antenna: Dakota Digital P/N: DS-250034, about $68, The HD Antenna Relocation Kit P/N 76556-09 is the same price and does not help your reception.... Nor does it help the appearance. Just thinkin' out loud, so to speak. I used this on my 04 RG and it worked great. Since you do have to remove the fairing, a pair of J&M speakers is about a 200% improvement for another $109. Both are a very easy install.

sblair · « **Reply #40 on:** September 09, 2008, 04:34:41 PM »

HMMM, thanks for the great info. I'll have to check into these mods!

MikeD · « **Reply #41 on:** September 09, 2008, 06:06:01 PM »

Quote from: GregKhougaz on September 09, 2008, 12:06:41 PM

Sblair, Beautiful bike and congratulations! Yours too, MikeD. The rest of us keep waiting....

MikeD is right. Why do the antenna relocation when you can put a powered antenna inside the fairing? Ghost Antenna: Dakota Digital P/N: DS-250034, about $68, The HD Antenna Relocation Kit P/N 76556-09 is the same price and does not help your reception.... Nor does it help the appearance. Just thinkin' out loud, so to speak. I used this on my 04 RG and it worked great. Since you do have to remove the fairing, a pair of J&M speakers is about a 200% improvement for another $109. Both are a very easy install.

Yea, I'm going for the whole thing when the tour pack comes in. I'm gonna do the hidden antenna, and hawg wired speakers / amp.

sblair · « **Reply #42 on:** September 10, 2008, 04:00:38 PM »

Well, I just bought the J&M's and pulling the trigger on the Dakota Digital. I'll send the relocation kit back and keep the tour pack clean. Thanks for the info.... now what about pipes and a download?

?? and I have this little rash.........

GregKhougaz · « **Reply #43 on:** September 10, 2008, 04:34:32 PM »

Don't touch it! The rash, that is.

Greaseball · « **Reply #44 on:** September 10, 2008, 09:15:29 PM »

Quote from: sblair on September 10, 2008, 04:00:38 PM

and I have this little rash.........

Can we get back to trashing the French??

sblair · « **Reply #45 on:** September 12, 2008, 04:28:26 PM »

LOL... While flying to Libya...ooops my nuke let go and we are right over France!!! bummer.

bribe36 · « **Reply #46 on:** September 27, 2008, 11:59:44 PM »

Great looking bike, enjoy

Smiler · « **Reply #47 on:** September 28, 2008, 02:53:08 PM »

That's a beautiful bike, does anyone have a yellow version?

sblair · « **Reply #48 on:** September 29, 2008, 09:55:18 PM »

I think 1 person has picked a yellow one up. Have not seen any pics yet. More yellow ones should be hitting the dealers any time!!!

miker · « **Reply #49 on:** September 29, 2008, 10:25:20 PM »

Congratulations...Sweet and classy ride there !

MikeD · « **Reply #50 on:** September 30, 2008, 06:18:56 AM »

Quote from: sblair on September 29, 2008, 09:55:18 PM

I think 1 person has picked a yellow one up. Have not seen any pics yet. More yellow ones should be hitting the dealers any time!!!

Definitely interested in seeing the yellow, especially outside. The yellow pearl has always been a great color.

ccr · « **Reply #51 on:** September 30, 2008, 06:47:41 AM »

Looking fantastic. Seeing MikeD's RG this last weekend makes you enjoy it even more. Great looking bike. Congratulations.

Smiler · « **Reply #52 on:** September 30, 2008, 04:38:36 PM »

Quote from: sblair on September 29, 2008, 09:55:18 PM

I think 1 person has picked a yellow one up. Have not seen any pics yet. More yellow ones should be hitting the dealers any time!!!

Come on my old love, at this stage I shouldn't really need to ask......

FLSTFI Dave · « **Reply #53 on:** October 03, 2008, 11:31:40 AM »

Great looking Sliver SERG

I have yet to see one in person, I bet it looks better than the pics.

I saw a Orange one at the Tunder Beach rally, and it looks better in person than the pics.

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