flyingbrick 9,459 Posted February 23 Author Report Share Posted February 23 You'll be fine mate I'd be very surprised if owning a harley is grounds for dismissal. 3 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Roman 14,709 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 Well it is if you dont make it to work 2 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post flyingbrick 9,459 Posted May 9 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted May 9 Got my cast off 1.5 weeks ago and have had bike out for half an hour since then. Have been pretty cautious as after 12 weeks restrained there was very poor muscle control and it felt super super fragile, but grip strength is improving very rapidly. We know this, but god damn shits amazing. In general I don't speed, but like acceleration and the sense of unlimited power- and this thing delivers for sure. Also very easy to see why these end up with huge kms on them compared to most 600-100cc superbikes-so easy to live with and manage. Big trip coming up and so of course i had to make the acquisition of a luggage rack far harder than usual. I had time on my hands and like a challenge, plus thought I could make something a little more aesthetically Drew outline in cad and printed/test fit then made alterations. Had a good friend cut from alloy. Ended up being done from much thicker aluminium than originally planned but this gave me the confidence to get a bit artistic with the design and weight removal. Then got a tiney router bit with tiny 4mm guide bearing and ran it over both sides to cut a sweet chamfer. Its had a fair bit of finish sanding/filing since these pics to remove hard edges, but now want to DIY anodise it dark grey/black. Its turned out pretty good so far I think. Swaps between aero hump/passenger seat/rack in a few seconds just with a key (all other racks use bolts, but they do allow a pillion where as mine doesn't, and they are also big square things with no real thought given to design) Also started it last weekend and had a really loud and alarming clutch rattle. Shut it off pretty quickly, opened up the clutch and ended up loctiting and torqueing all of the fasteners (this particular year omited factory loctite and loose bolts there is a problem) Sounds gone now but research tells me that these things are renowned for having rattles there due to their variable clutch torque limiting shit being pretty sloppy. Anyway, until next time Bye. 16 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flyingbrick 9,459 Posted May 10 Author Report Share Posted May 10 Installed some Oxford heated grips- the grips and controller/wiring is all quite nice but the included tube of superglue is a complete waste of time as both grips came loose before I'd left the drive. These are not like regular grips and have a hard plastic inner sleeve which does not shrink against the bars like usual. I pulled the grips off again, roughed up the bars and plastic sleeve, then glued in place with a thick smear of liquid nails. Completely the wrong application for that glue but it seems to stick like shit to anything and everything, and the grips sure don't feel like they are ever going to move now. Let's hope the glue doesn't soften with heat.. Lol. The controller has some voltage sensing thing too. Its connected direct to the battery but will not operate unless the motor is running. Guessing they need a minimum of 13v or something to turn on. This is a great feature because I'd say they could drain a battery pretty quick if the motor wasn't going. Check out the huge factory bar end weights which screw into the solid aluminium bars. They entire handlebar plate thing is also rubber isolated-lots of consideration given to comfort and one of the many reasons they are a bit tubby. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anglia4 1,919 Posted May 10 Report Share Posted May 10 I had to liquid nails the grips onto my last bike too to get them to stay. I was glad I sold the bike before ever having to replace the grips... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flyingbrick 9,459 Posted May 11 Author Report Share Posted May 11 1 hour ago, anglia4 said: I had to liquid nails the grips onto my last bike too to get them to stay. I was glad I sold the bike before ever having to replace the grips... Yeah I'm just happy I found something to stick them down securely. The Inner sleeve is a shit greasy plastic that the superglue had zero adhesion to. It just flakes off. I think I'd have died of old age before these grips will need replacing from wear, knock on wood lolololol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jessemk2 1,228 Posted Thursday at 01:09 Report Share Posted Thursday at 01:09 On my dirt bikes I glue and wire tie them on. They can still twist from holy shit hope this isn't going to end bad (holding on for dear life) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tortron 67,386 Posted Thursday at 02:06 Report Share Posted Thursday at 02:06 54 minutes ago, jessemk2 said: On my dirt bikes I glue and wire tie them on. They can still twist from holy shit hope this isn't going to end bad (holding on for dear life) they have like a double wall construction so tie wireing them on doesnt really work, they are way thicker than normal grips 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BLIZZO 2,576 Posted Thursday at 07:22 Report Share Posted Thursday at 07:22 yea the oxford ones aren't that thick but i too had trouble with the superglue. i listened to the internet and used gorilla glue as its rated for heaps of heat and expands as it dries so makes a real tight fit. just need to cut them off when the wear. The sportbike ones that you have are the same as mine, they do actually wear quite quick but all the other designs were too long for my bike. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flyingbrick 9,459 Posted Thursday at 08:52 Author Report Share Posted Thursday at 08:52 6 hours ago, tortron said: they have like a double wall construction so tie wireing them on doesnt really work, they are way thicker than normal grips I did see a comment from someone that these have a groove for tie wire, but I think I may have used that groove as a cut guide when I trimmed the ends off. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tortron 67,386 Posted Thursday at 09:00 Report Share Posted Thursday at 09:00 The ones i have dont have, but slightly different model. The glue is a known issue 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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