Today's Mod List..

[Gonzo1970]

Well, its going to be in the Upper 40's today.. Time to break out the Christmas Presents!

Today's mods are going to include:

Chrome:
Shaft Cover
Shaft Bolt Cover
Swingarm Cover
Swingarm Pivot Cover
Lay-down License Plate w/Chrome LED

Engine:
Pair Valve Removal
Glen's Permanent A/F Tool
Doug's Air Intake Installed (Triangle Steel Mesh)

:icon_caff Cant wait to get off work! :icon_danc


Anyhow... any last/quick tips?


-Gonz

[wanderingbear]

Sounds like a 2 day job if you don't rush, take your time so they turn out right. Pics when you're done goes without saying.

[Marty W]

Very nice sounds like you will have a fun time.
Just make sure and take pics to post!:choppersm

[Gonzo1970]

Sounds like a 2 day job if you don't rush, take your time so they turn out right. Pics when you're done goes without saying.


2 Days? Really? Well, it will be 50 degrees tomorrow as well. Hoped to get it done in a day (6-7 hours) to ride tomorrow. But yeah, I hear ya.. I always tend to take my time and do it right the first time.

Oh, and forgot Scar Mod in there as well.. :D

-Gonz

[wanderingbear]

2 Days? Really? Well, it will be 50 degrees tomorrow as well. Hoped to get it done in a day (6-7 hours) to ride tomorrow. But yeah, I hear ya.. I always tend to take my time and do it right the first time.

Oh, and forgot Scar Mod in there as well.. :D

-Gonz
It could go great and get done in 1 day, I just hate to rush to get it done in X amount of time and wind up redoing something because I rushed. That's the point I was trying to make, deadlines can cause mistakes. Good luck my friend. Get off this thing and get to work.

[kenko]

Sounds great. I'm planning to do the same thing tomorrow. Gonna take some stuff over to wanderingbear's house and try out his new bike jack he got from Harbor Freight a couple of weeks ago. :mosh:

[jconrad2]

Don't forget the pics, especially of the new Bling

[BeefyBeefo]

Sweet! Gotta love doin' the mods! :mosh:

Good luck. :cheers:

[doug48317]

Sounds like you need to come down with a sudden case of Monday'itis and go home sick :icon_buil

[Gonzo1970]

I'M GOIN IN!!!!


http://vtxcafe.com/picture.php?albumid=1206&pictureid=8212


If I'm not back in 6 hours, send Beer and Strippers!!!

:D

-Gonz

[Big-X]

Have fun....

My only suggestion would be to do the pair removal FIRST and make sure the bike runs good....THEN do the other carb work. If you do all the work at once and something goes wrong it will be a PITA to figure out where/what went wrong.

[Gonzo1970]

Lay Down License Plate

Before
http://vtxcafe.com/picture.php?albumid=1206&pictureid=8215

After
http://vtxcafe.com/picture.php?albumid=1206&pictureid=8216
(That is an LED Bar at the top.. it lights up the license plate nicely)



Left Side

Before
http://vtxcafe.com/picture.php?albumid=1206&pictureid=8217

After
http://vtxcafe.com/picture.php?albumid=1206&pictureid=8218

Shaft Cover, Shaft Bolt cover, SwingArm Pivot cover... Dont mind the fingerprints.

Right Side

Before
http://vtxcafe.com/picture.php?albumid=1206&pictureid=8219

After
http://vtxcafe.com/picture.php?albumid=1206&pictureid=8220

SwingArm Cover, SwingArm Pivot Cover


And the biggie:

http://vtxcafe.com/picture.php?albumid=1206&pictureid=8221

http://vtxcafe.com/picture.php?albumid=1206&pictureid=8222


PAIR Valves Removed, SCAR Mod Completed, Glenn's Permanent A/F tool peeking out underneath..

Runs... OMG.. Completely different bike from a Throttle Response aspect.. You crack that throttle, she doesnt just move.. she Jumps.

2 Shims, 2 1/2 Out.. not a whole lot of changing from there.. idled it down just a little, it was high... but she just purrrrrs...

-Gonz

[jconrad2]

Great Job Gonz

I think you have too much chrome, tell ya what, don't feel bad just take a few pieces off and send them to me and I will take care of them for ya :bleh:

[Gonzo1970]

Special Thanks to Bassdude404, doug48317, ozzyman, Jconrad2, Beefy, and sda... they know what they helped with one way or another.

Thanks everyone!

-Gonz

I think you have too much chrome

Too much.... is never enough.... :D

Thanks!

-Gonz

[Big-X]

Damn...you done already???

That was FAST! Good work.

[FlyDiveRide]

You work fast! Looks great, nice work.

[BeefyBeefo]

That was definitely really fast! Good work!!!! :mosh:
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[Bassdude404]

Plate bracket makes a noticeable difference, don't it??....

[sda]

looking sweet

[Gonzo1970]

Yeah... I am mechanically inclined... give me a small block, and Ill do wonders... but Bikes, Im just not... Used to yet..

It helps when you have a garage, with all the necessary tools handy..

I think the license plate took longer than anything, as I had to dremel the chrome frame a little to fit the LED strip.. and I lost a spark plug wire... somehow...

-Gonz

Explanation on spark plug wire:

I took off the Front Left Spark Plug Cover.. annnnnd there wasnt a wire there.

Im thinking... huh... well look at that.. what kinda Jap Chit is this? I'm lookin on the cover for some idiotic thingamajig.. nothing...

I come on here, Beefy, sda, and JConrad are in chat.. Im like.. Uhm... is there SUPPOSED to be a spark plug wire Front Left? LOL

It was laying in front of the Jug, between the highway bars and the jug. I have no idea how it got there. Sure as chit wasnt connected.. Only thing I can think of is they replaced the Fan and I rode it home (2 blocks) and didnt notice anything... Or, I completely spaced taking it off and moving it... *shrugs*

-Gonz

[wanderingbear]

Fine job and quick too, yea being a wrench comes in handy. I was gone for 3 hours picking up my lift after I called HF and asking when it was due in. It's been sitting in the back room for a week, NO ONE CALLED ME!!!!! When I aske why all I got was we've been havong a sale, when aren't they? I got it together tonight so it's ready for Kenko in the morning, I'll take some pics with the bike on it.

[thegreencantina]

Hey Gonzo... you should post a link to where you got that chrome.

[doug48317]

The mods look great Gonz, nice quick work on installing all that :cheers:

[jstar61]

Looks great...good to see it all came together for you.

[kenko]

Damn...you done already???

That was FAST! Good work.

NO $HIT! Couldn't have drank very many beers in that short amount of time. :hmm2:

I got it together tonight so it's ready for Kenko in the morning, I'll take some pics with the bike on it.

Can't hardly wait bear, we've got a day of work ahead of us. I'm bringing the camera also so we can take plenty of pics. :mosh:

[wanderingbear]

NO $HIT! Couldn't have drank very many beers in that short amount of time. :hmm2:



Can't hardly wait bear, we've got a day of work ahead of us. I'm bringing the camera also so we can take plenty of pics. :mosh:
Mo Beers when working Alan:nono: I'm waiting on you my friend, You get to pop a cherry today.

[Gonzo1970]

Hey Gonzo... you should post a link to where you got that chrome.

Got it for christmas... I believe they got it from Dennis Kirk? Thats where I steered them, but not absolutely sure.


NO $HIT! Couldn't have drank very many beers in that short amount of time.


Speaking of Beers..

With what I said above:

If Im not back in 6 hours, send beer and strippers! :D

The more I think about it, the more I should have NOT completed it so fast.. I mean... I KNOW someone here woulda came to the rescue...

:D

-Gonz