jmlcolorado
Well-known member
It appears I'm long overdue for an update. Good news is some progress is being made again.
Final handle bars installed, speedo mounted, jocky shift nearly completed, forward controls partially completed. So here it goes:
Let's start off with a fun photo op I stumbled across during a "clean shop" night
Buddy bought a lift, so I'm using it for now. I'll tell you I'll be visiting HF to pick one of these bad boys up the moment this one goes home!
Right side forward control. I'm utilizing the factory engine guards as they are triangulated to the frame which provides plenty of support. Don't have this one mounted quite yet.
Left side forward control mount. You can see 3 chrome bars which were the engine guards. The center bar I drilled and inserted 3/4" bar stock, threaded 2" deep. This is the main support for the forward. The bar stock is welded to a plate, and the plate is welded to the two other bars. The chrome forward is then bolted to the plate.
Here you can see the plate. The center hole is the threaded hole into the engine guard tube. Bottom hole is just a through bolt, then the top hole is a through hole for the foot peg. The top ear will also have another bolt with a decorative washer to clean it up since this giant hole won't be used. It was obviously for a bushing for the foot shifter but that's not used.
Here's a shot of the bars and speedo mount.
For the speedo mount, I'm using the factory mount on the top tripple tree. Just two 1/4" holes, but the mount is solid enough to prevent vibration while riding.
A shot from under the speedo mount.
The two small gauges left and right are for the seats air bags. Two bags, so two gauges. The compressor will be mounted under the swingarm. Compressor system is off a goldwing. Each bag has a dedicated switch and gauge because if they were both off one air line, when you turn, you'd loose pressure out of one bag and that air would transfer to the other bag. Being a bike that leans, this is exacerbated. But you guys already know that
Final handle bars installed, speedo mounted, jocky shift nearly completed, forward controls partially completed. So here it goes:
Let's start off with a fun photo op I stumbled across during a "clean shop" night
Buddy bought a lift, so I'm using it for now. I'll tell you I'll be visiting HF to pick one of these bad boys up the moment this one goes home!
Right side forward control. I'm utilizing the factory engine guards as they are triangulated to the frame which provides plenty of support. Don't have this one mounted quite yet.
Left side forward control mount. You can see 3 chrome bars which were the engine guards. The center bar I drilled and inserted 3/4" bar stock, threaded 2" deep. This is the main support for the forward. The bar stock is welded to a plate, and the plate is welded to the two other bars. The chrome forward is then bolted to the plate.
Here you can see the plate. The center hole is the threaded hole into the engine guard tube. Bottom hole is just a through bolt, then the top hole is a through hole for the foot peg. The top ear will also have another bolt with a decorative washer to clean it up since this giant hole won't be used. It was obviously for a bushing for the foot shifter but that's not used.
Here's a shot of the bars and speedo mount.
For the speedo mount, I'm using the factory mount on the top tripple tree. Just two 1/4" holes, but the mount is solid enough to prevent vibration while riding.
A shot from under the speedo mount.
The two small gauges left and right are for the seats air bags. Two bags, so two gauges. The compressor will be mounted under the swingarm. Compressor system is off a goldwing. Each bag has a dedicated switch and gauge because if they were both off one air line, when you turn, you'd loose pressure out of one bag and that air would transfer to the other bag. Being a bike that leans, this is exacerbated. But you guys already know that
