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Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Got some very weird stares from my neighborhood Harley rider as I worked on the mufflers of my bike... don't know what he was thinking. He offered to let my use his motorcycle lift. Told him 'No - quicker this way.
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Iron Butt
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| Love it, I clean my wheels the same way and my neighbors who are primarily H-D riders think I'm nuts too! I think they are just envious of the ability to lay the bike over without damaging anything! |
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Midlothian, Va. | Nozzledog - 2011-02-07 9:46 PM Got some very weird stares from my neighborhood Harley rider as I worked on the mufflers of my bike... don't know what he was thinking. He offered to let my use his motorcycle lift. Told him 'No - quicker this way.Is that the new model no spill cup I've been hearing about?
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA | no, just a Kruzer Kaddy. works like a charm mounted behind the bars.
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Bay of Gigs, WA | Huh. I got to admit, that never occurred to me as a way to clean my wheels. I mean, I knew I had a rear one under there somewhere, but I don't think I've ever actually, you know, SEEN it under all that plastic. What a novel idea!
BTW-Are those SHAMWOW'S? Man, those things are good for everything!!! |
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| They look more like the wife's kitchen curtains. O.o |
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Mt. Vernon, WASH. | NOZZLEDOG
Show me how you mounted that trunk rack on the backrest. I picked one up from a guy and have been trying to figure out how the bolt the rack to my pax backrest. |
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA | They are foam floormats, like you would find in a gym. |
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA | SYNSTR,
I don't know if that would work. I have an OEM backrest that has the holes for a rack already.
I think CycleOps makes something.
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Mt. Vernon, WASH. | My backrest is a factory stocker too, I didn't realize that the factory even made brackets, I've been trying to figure out how to carve a couple out of CRES. The brackets aren't shown in the accessories catalog and when I asked @ the dealers parts counter, the sound of crickets was deafining |
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA | The backrest I have is the one the mounts to where the trunk bolts in. Not the one that slips in the seat. The two pillars coming up each have two holes that the rack bolts to. |
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Bay of Gigs, WA | Can you rotate the tires to clean them with the bike in that position? I mean, are they unloaded enough to turn them? And do fluids want to escape? I've been lucky not to test the rollover preventers, or whatever they're called yet. |
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Spfld, IL but temp Bay area, CA | That is ingenius--never thought of it but just purchased some used billet wheels and once they are installed I will be using this method to clean my wheels |
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LaPorte,Tx. | One thing to remember about using the TOP a lot. When putting the bike back up you will be using the handle bar for leverage this will put stess on the rubber handle bar mount bushings. If you do it a lot, it could cause these bushings to become some what deformed which will give a feeling of looseness. |
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Quad Cities, IL | Funny thing is...I never really concerned myself much with cleaning the wheels, at least not more than I can do with the hose. |
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seattle, wa | Here's what I did to my pass backrest. I don't like the looks of it, but I do like the luggage rack. I cut the backrest off just above the mounting holes for the rack. Lemme see if I can add a pic.
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North Orange County CA | ; - 2011-02-08 3:25 PM
One thing to remember about using the TOP a lot. When putting the bike back up you will be using the handle bar for leverage this will put stess on the rubber handle bar mount bushings. If you do it a lot, it could cause these bushings to become some what deformed which will give a feeling of looseness.
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Another issue to keep in mind is that the fuel tank may leak if you lay it down on its right side.
Especially if you still have the old style gas cap or have managed to deform the filler neck. If you're one of those vision owners who smell gasoline vapors after a re-fuel then this may not a good idea.
You're also going to cause Victory's lawyers to have them put a big "safe lifting technique" decal on the tank.
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA | I never have enough gas in mine to notice. I always fill up before a ride instead of after. |
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Goldsboro, NC | SYNSTR - 2011-02-08 12:05 PM
My backrest is a factory stocker too, I didn't realize that the factory even made brackets, I've been trying to figure out how to carve a couple out of CRES. The brackets aren't shown in the accessories catalog and when I asked @ the dealers parts counter, the sound of crickets was deafiningCRES? CRS is cold rolled steel. What the hell is CRES?
I'm an engineer.... it bugs me I don't know a material. |
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Puddle Jumper
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| Corrosion resistant steel. |
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Iron Butt
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Mt. Vernon, WASH. | CRES is Stainless Steel, I'm thinking, based on my aviation structures background on 304. It works fairly easily, files/polishes nicely and it's the same stuff very high end bar-b-ques are made of so it doesn't stain or fingerprint easily and is very resistant to everyday thumps and bumps.
RWILLY,
Thanks a lot for all your help on and off line in helping me figure this out, the picture you posted showed me what I wanted to know, plus letting me know just how very proud the factory is of their brackets (like $400.00!!).
So, now as we return to the tag board, pencil, and 6 inch scale------------------ |
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seattle, wa | No trouble at all. I think I need to get a ride in today, it's beautiful outside. |
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Mt. Vernon, WASH. | And the weather is about to hit the dumper for the weekend and all next week with rain and cooler temps- |
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| If you lay the bike down on its side. (I pit wood under the tip overs). Take a floor jack put a small board on the pad for protection and place it under the front of the swing arm. Just lift a couple of inches and both wheels spin easily. |
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Bay of Gigs, WA | BRILLIANT!
I imagine I could do the down side at the same time and only lay the scoot over on it's left, thereby lessening chances of fluid loss, too. I haven't seen any used billet wheels on the internet yet, for the vision. Do other Vic wheels interchange? The only sore spot with me is this thing needs a chrome front wheel, at least, to keep up with the HD blingboys a little bit.
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