What did you do to your Trike this week?

[Rosy]

Mick, thanks for the update. Never knew that, WOW, that's great, learned something new today! Makes today a Great day!
Valve clearance done last year, good to go for a while.
My tech, Jim, who recently passed away, had a devise that could check the air filter to see if it needed replacing, I wonder if other shops have this method of seeing the air filter, or do they just change it if it needs it or not?
Thanks again for the info!

Rosy

 

[grimm]

In the past couple months: new plugs, new stator and new fuel regulator housing. This past week I just rode the shit out of it. lol

Grimm

 

[Mick]

Rosy for around $20.00 you can go to Amazon and buy one of those USB fiber optic cameras that hook into a laptop. I hear theyre great for looking at the air filters through the intake ducts. With mine Ive changed the filter twice ,each at 25,000 miles on it. And at 25,000 I could still go another 10,000. If you were a lot closer Id say bring her over.

 

[Rosy]

Thanks Mick, I had mine changed recently so I am not worried about it as of yet. I did write down when Honda recommends it should be done in my maintenance page.
You are correct in saying, get all maintenance work done, ride it till the cows come home.

Rosy

 

[Big0]

The trike had an oil change, New K & N filter for better flow.
The pipes had the baffles taken out, after that did a run to
Daytona and it started to stall out at the lights after highway
miles SO back to the shop and had a Power Commander
installed and what a world of difference. Am now ready to
hit the road friday heading to Sturgis. epper:

 

[Sully]

Added some rain proof covers on my GPS & XM radio.

 

[Rosy]

Big0, glad you got everything fixed and you are ready for your adventure. Have a great time and take pictures to show us.
Sully, you have the same rain pockets as I got for my equipment. Did you buy it at WallyWorld?
It works, because I gave gone through some rain and not a drop was in it.

Rosy

 

[brianl]

I had to replace one of the bulbs on one of my cornering lights. Went on a group ride down some really bumpy twisties. Vibration must ahve broken the filament. Also ordered the RAM Aqua box for my GPS. Tired of having it fall out of the "grip" holder when I hit a bump!

 

[Rosy]

WOW Brian, must have been really bumpy road to have that happen.
I use industrial type Velcro to hold my radio rain-proof cover and it hasn't come loose yet during any of our rides.
Have a good time on your vacation! We should be heading back to NH soon from NM.

Rosy

 

[Sully]

Big0, glad you got everything fixed and you are ready for your adventure. Have a great time and take pictures to show us.
Sully, you have the same rain pockets as I got for my equipment. Did you buy it at WallyWorld?
It works, because I gave gone through some rain and not a drop was in it.

Rosy

Hey Rosy, no I ordered them from Amazon. They have a hard backing mount that bolts to a Ram mount on the handlebar.

 

[Rosy]

You can see the Velcro just below the gray plastic piece. I also put another piece of Velcro on the gray plastic piece to make it more stable. works great.

Rosy

 

[Sully]

Yep, that works..:AllGood:

 

[Rosy]

Had to revert to doing the Velcro thing because my handlebars are full. I have a Kury mug holder on my left hand and a coffee cup holder on my right side.
Last year going to the NETT Rally, we got stuck in traffic and that Kury mug came in very handy with ice water in it. Save the day!

Rosy

 

[John Luciano]

Is your trike all back together?

 

[EnjoyingTheRyde]

Just added a tGlide Stuff lift!

 

[Rosy]

John, don't know, we are still in New Mexico and won't be home till next week. I assume the trike is fixed, unless they ran into problems, in which we should have had a phone call.
tGlide lift, please explain to us non Harley people, I assume it goes to a Harley trike? If you have pictures, please post.
Thanks.

Rosy

 

[EnjoyingTheRyde]

John, don't know, we are still in New Mexico and won't be home till next week. I assume the trike is fixed, unless they ran into problems, in which we should have had a phone call.
tGlide lift, please explain to us non Harley people, I assume it goes to a Harley trike? If you have pictures, please post.
Thanks.

Rosy

The tGlide lift is a replacement of the lower shock mount brackets on a TriGlide. It raises the shock 1.25". I didn't take any pictures but here is an internet photo.

 

[John Luciano]

Y do this ? You Had guys are always modifying something !

 

[EnjoyingTheRyde]

Y do this ? You Had guys are always modifying something !

Because I can...

 

[Rosy]

Will the lift kit help the ride for you and the passenger? More travel before it "bottoms out", by raising the shock? I also did that on my trike, had the shocks made stiffer so it wouldn't bottom out. It sure helped the ride.

Rosy

 

[Doug D.]

Last week, had the rear suspension clocked up a notch to stiffen it up and make the ride more palletable when carrying a passenger. The change also improved the cornering, which was an unexpected benefit.

This week, after riding the guts out of her last weekend, I adjusted the valves, set the points and put in a new speedo clutch.

 

[bikerbillone]

Had EBC brake pads installed on my RS on Wednesday. Seems to grab better, old ones were glazed over, maybe that was a problem.

 

[Rosy]

Now it will stop on a dime, correct!
Time to head home from NM and do PM on my Donkey Trailer to get it ready for the NETT Rally in two weeks. I am going to pack the bearings, try and do that every couple of years. It sits all winter long, so it isn't hard to pack them, that way it will be ready.
Also, while the "rug" and the backrest are off the seat, take the seat off and check my radio's output to see if I have one of the good ones which do not require AMP upgrade. If so, then I will put new front speakers to the winter time list to do, if I have a bad radio, then use the OEM speakers. If good, then a set of Polk 501s will get installed.
Hope you are having a great weekend, ride safe!

Rosy

 

[tom w]

installing a AIM 480Lb clutch spring. Will I need more air in the shocks ? (just kidding) been having a slipping problem about 3000 rpm . if Im running about 3000 rpm and get physical with it ,it slips. should finish this afternoon , and give it a try.

 

[Rosy]

Well, how is it! Still slipping? Hope not.
I wonder what Honda uses for spring pressure on the GL 1800s?

Rosy

 

[tom w]

got it done . clutch still easy enough to pull. it rained just before I finished so really testing it was out. but I did all I could with wet roads to get it to slip and couldn't . we have a bug spot ride this week end. I will know more after that.

BIG CAUTION!
the bolts on the retaining ring in a harley torque at 8 ft lbs. I broke one off and was lucky enough to be able to get it out with out much trouble.

 

[msocko3]

got it done . clutch still easy enough to pull. it rained just before I finished so really testing it was out. but I did all I could with wet roads to get it to slip and couldn't . we have a bug spot ride this week end. I will know more after that.

BIG CAUTION!
the bolts on the retaining ring in a harley torque at 8 ft lbs. I broke one off and was lucky enough to be able to get it out with out much trouble.

You have to watch the torque on those bolts, I had one strip on me at 100 in/lbs which is still short of the max torque on my 06 Ultra. I ended up replacing the inner clutch hub, which I then decided to change the clutch basket and primary gearing while I was at it.

 

[Rosy]

Well, made it back to NH from NM, 5000+ miles in our car today. Went to see how my baby is coming along and here is what I found! Hope the picture goes through.

Rosy

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More pictures.

 

[Rosy]

Here she is back together again. Need to order a new tail light assembly, corner cracked.

 

[DTR 11TG]

Hey Rosy, I like that light brown seat on black bike, but it looks a little lumpy! :xszpv: