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[Twolanerider]

I think if you're not going to ride the bike for extended periods of time, the indoor cover is a great deal even in an over the top garage like yours

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Completely agree.  That's why there's a cover on the little Bushtec.  It won't move often.  Here, fortunately, both bikes move often enough any cover would a redundant nuisance.  In your circumstance with LD I'd do the same thing though.  Some nice soft cover to make the beast happy.

[porthole]

My comment was referring strictly to the CVO supplied cover.

For a cover I like the "dust cover" (I think Exigent) that just drapes over the bike and hangs open.

Easy to throw over and allows the bike to breathe while keeping dust to a minimun.

[CVO2FIXUP]

 I would really like to see how your saddle bag chip repair turned out!!  Would love to see a pick of the repair. Cheers.

[Twolanerider]

I would really like to see how your saddle bag chip repair turned out!!  Would love to see a pick of the repair. Cheers.

Well........   Never really did much with.  Had some matching touch up paint that blotted in to the big missing area.  But it's a six foot repair.  Get close and the spot is easily seen.  It's a big chip down to the fiberglass that is beyond a fix with just touch up.  Too thick to blend smooth. 

Knew I shouldn't have sold the extra spares I'd accumulated during the build process.  But, hey, a couple guys needed parts worse than my little chip concern.  So it's all good.  Someday will find another bag.  Not worried.

[porthole]

How did you chip the bag? How big?

I let a trailer door swing into my right side bag, took a divot out down to the ABS the size of a square quarter.
No touching up that - repaint.

The painter used that bag to try out the match when I had the paint work done, and he didn't charge for the that part.

[Twolanerider]

How did you chip the bag? How big?

I let a trailer door swing into my right side bag, took a divot out down to the ABS the size of a square quarter.
No touching up that - repaint.

The painter used that bag to try out the match when I had the paint work done, and he didn't charge for the that part.

When the bike was literally just completed had stopped somewhere and a kid parked adjacent spun tires as pulled away.  Tossed a stone against it.  About a quarter sized divot.  There's a pic back there ^ somewhere.

[porthole]

Feel for ya.

Nothing beats the look on Spyder's face at the 06 GTG though, when the Flying V formation of bikes started up - and his was in the back  (mine too)

[Twolanerider]

The SERK became a project again this afternoon.  For about a half hour.  Finally scored a bargain on the speedo/tach instrument I'd wanted for this bike.  Had seen them on eBay and elsewhere.  But never cheap.  So here's the 08 SERK's speedo installed in the bike.  Took almost as long to figure out how to set the clock as it did to install the instrument.

[Twolanerider]

Just got back from a nice little 90 minute ride.  Had to test drive the new speedo/tach.  So many things might be somehow misaligned after its installation it just pays to be safe and test things out. 

Ok, so it's all bullchit.  It was instead a glorious 75 degree afternoon with broken skies and I had 90 minutes to kill.  Love riding this bike.  Tight, runs out like it's on rails and is just a fun ride.  Sometimes hand built really does mean something .

[Buy early]

The SERK became a project again this afternoon.  For about a half hour.  Finally scored a bargain on the speedo/tach instrument I'd wanted for this bike.  Had seen them on eBay and elsewhere.  But never cheap.  So here's the 08 SERK's speedo installed in the bike.  Took almost as long to figure out how to set the clock as it did to install the instrument.

Nice mod twolane! Do you set the odo to current miles or does it start over at 0?

[Twolanerider]

Nice mod twolane! Do you set the odo to current miles or does it start over at 0?

It was an eBay score.  Brand new instrument but pre-set for whomever ordered it and didn't use it.  The bike has about 6500 on it since assembly and this speedo came to me showing 4300.  Close enough.

The old spun aluminum speedo only gauge that was in there had only an A trip set.  This one has A and B and displays the clock in the odometer hole if switched there also.  It even has some fourth display that comes up in the odometer hole and I've got no idea what it is ! 

The things I wanted all work swimmingly though so it's all good.

[FLSTFI Dave]

Sounds like a great addition, and ride.

[Twolanerider]

Somewhere deep in the bowels of this thread my buddy Brian Webb had said a slideshow was a good idea.  All the pics within the thread are a bit spread out to tell the visual story in any kind of order and without interruption.  So here goes:

http://s1012.photobucket.com/user/twolanerider/slideshow/FLHRSEI

Didn't take the time for anything fancy.  Just pics.  But they'll scroll through and show a bike growing.

[porthole]

Nice way to reminisce the project, especially since it is now up to 63 pages.

So, looking back brings up a question or 2,3,4 ...............

Scratch anything?

Forget anything?

Ah chit moments?

Alternator (which one)

How did the pc hold up with the the fasteners?

How about the finish and durability between the outside and self PC process?

Color match issues?

How many changes along the way, like the rear foot peg bar?

And it still is probably the best "non radical" project on this site.

 


Plus it is red!

[Twolanerider]

Interesting.....   Here goes:




Scratch anything?   Not during the assembly.  Always assumed it would finally happen.  But managed without.  Then on the first or second day it was out a rock got thrown against a saddlebag from a spinning tire and put a quarter sized divot in the left saddlebag.

Forget anything?  Not really.  It was a long term enough project with enough forethought that I had a chance to decide a lot.  Some things actually had options at assembly so I could pick as it went together.  But it is still pretty much as it was planned.  Only thing that has changed since the initial completion is the saddle and the only thing that was used at completion that I knew I'd change later was the engine.  Scored that complete 88" and had landing fixation.  Just wanted to finish it at that point so knew I'd be improving the engine to a moderately hot 98" sometime later on.


Ah chit moments?  Only one during assembly.  The powder coat process had deformed the headlight nacelles.  Probably the heat from the baking.  Took a lot of on-and-off and strapping and reforming and general body and fender work to get that fit good enough.

Alternator (which one)  Went with the 06 and up three phase.

How did the pc hold up with the the fasteners?  No problems there fortunately.  Tapped all the holes to avoid unnecessary stresses.  Even the things that have been on and off more than once haven't had an issue.  The power coat shop did a very good job and it's given no issues so far.

How about the finish and durability between the outside and self PC process?  All the powder coating was done by the powder coat shop.  It's a two stage job with the red under a clear.  Finish feels almost as smooth as good paint, it takes wax well and I expect it be very durable over time.

Color match issues?   Lot of time was spent chasing the powder color.  After baking with the clear it's a very good match to the dark red in the bike.  I'm quite pleased there.

How many changes along the way, like the rear foot peg bar?  Had originally planned to have what would be the final engine built for assembly but then scored that complete engine and said to hell with it.  Wanted to ride it.  That's the big detour.  Had different handlebars to select from.  Also had the Lindby rear crash bars that I planned to use to match the front.  They wouldn't fit around the FatCats.  So even though I'm not wild about having no rear crash bars the bike didn't get them as the stock bars would look bad with the Lindby up front.

And it still is probably the best "non radical" project on this site.    Thanks.

 


Plus it is red![/size]   Oh yeah, way red !