cbxtacy wrote:Larry and Don you don't know how lucky you are. To have days when you don't ride because of the weather. I'll probably re-do the bracket on the first cold/rainy day. Might take years.
Yeah - I'm about 150 miles farther south latitude than San Diego so I only have to wait 'til about the middle of December. Then I get about a 6 week 'break' where I don't have to mow the grass and I put the hardtop on the convertible. Come the end of January, it's back to mowing and driving topless again. We can still ride all year . . . . but when it does rain in December/January, it gets a bit chilly for riding - Some years we go all winter without a freeze
I want to get the valve cover on the X chromed . . . . but it's either buy a second one, have it done and then swap it out or wait 'til January and do the only one I have which is on the bike
The Red '79 with all the 1100F parts and ProLink forks you posted the pictures of for Dave last month is the Katrina Bike he built for me and I've not seen any need for a steering dampener on it so far - Between Dave and I, we've put about 1,000 miles on it since he got it finished. I had a box stock silver '79 before the storm and the difference in handing between that bike and the red one I have now is almost night and day . . . . I would never have guessed that the forks, wheels, swingarm and shocks could make such a difference and yet have a basically 'stock' looking bike - Mine feels as safe and stable with 2 up as my old bike did solo
I've been carefully following this thread since the beginning because it covers many of the same issues Dave and I have discussed at length when 'designing' my bike. For anyone contemplating the upgrade, '79 and '80 model bikes should have all come with the 39mm forks from the factory . . . . and the Intercepter bars offer a much more comfortable riding position than the sportkit bars do - One more 'advantage' in my book
Don