Remodeled my Wing with some New Goodies

Apr 8, 2011
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Have a whole Album of photos if you need more... where to start, how about a New Windshield Wiper by Peer Clear, have a momentary push pad and a Toggle off/on - Added a clear piece of door edge to the top of the F4+4 to keep the rain & wiper water leaving to the outside and it worked great this past weekend , Added hand wings under the mirrors, Added Upper & Lower Baker Wings and Trike Wings, Removed my Roadsmith Wing Guards and changed their position to more centered and at the same time changed all fluids to synthetic Mobil 1 Racing 4T 10W40 with the longer Purolator ML16817 oil filter, Valvoline Synthetic Dot 4 Brake Fluid drained all three wheels and Clutch System. Works like new... soo smooth!!

Next was a foot adjustment to gain more options... lots of folks have said the Kuryakyn Heel Toe Shifter will not work with a trike kit / partially right, you need a little adjustment for it. When mounting it requires a 3 degree spacer you will notice in the photo and longer S/S bolts to secure it all. So while I was engineering this I found also that Kuryakyn has a new floorboard although its not listed for GL1800's but it is really cool, a floorboard that folds-up out of the way... requires some little splined adapters and yes they work also, at least for 265# and shrinking.. I can now state that the Roadsmith Yellow Stuff brake pads they are now using are the best you can do for stopping power, only require about half the effort once broken in.. squeal the rears anytime now... Great!!

If you require other info on any of my installed goodies just ask, or how I did something, always here to help!!

Now for photos....

I got all my pinstripe retouched and added the eagles, not to graphic just tasteful in the right colors!!
 

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Looks Great. Excellent work.
I like the floorboard. Does it raise the shift lever having the heel toe shifter?

This is the first time I have seen a wiper on a motorcycle.
I would think that it would throw the water to the sides of the windshield. How did it do?
 
Where did you get the spacer for the heal toe shifter. I have a heal toe shifter sitting on my work bench but don't want to take a saw to my boards to let it fit. Is the spacer for the shifter really called a 3 degree spacer or did spell check rename it for you?
Also what is the new length of the mounting bolts?
Thanks for the help.
steve
 
Does not make the lever higher, same height. Can still get my toe under if I need to.

Peer Clear has made bike windshield wipers for years. http://www.peerclear.com/

Works just like your car wiper, either single pass or off / on, there's a video on the site.. pretty cool and does not impede vision and with the piece of edge trim it runs off to the sides. Not in your face...
 
Where did you get the spacer for the heal toe shifter. I have a heal toe shifter sitting on my work bench but don't want to take a saw to my boards to let it fit. Is the spacer for the shifter really called a 3 degree spacer or did spell check rename it for you?
Also what is the new length of the mounting bolts?
Thanks for the help.
steve

Spacer was made by me to match the stock one that came off in design. I had a small block of aluminum that I cut it out of. It started at 1/2" and is beveled by 3 degrees from one end to the other. The holes are oversize to allow the plate to move. I believe I found 1 1/2" bolts and cut them to fit... one side was a little deeper on mine. It will also need to be releaved where the large nut is for recess. Think my aluminum came originally from the wrecking yard.

If you don't have aluminum I also made my pattern out of Red Oak, it will work fine as its a very hard wood that once dry and sealed will not soak up water... it really fit better than the aluminum!!
 
Great mods and great-looking trike. I also want to thank you again for your suggestions on how to set up the rear brake on my Champion so that it stops better. The Yellowstuff pads and big brake lever pad did the trick!
 
Here's some photo's and part numbers so you can locate the parts if your interested:

Brake Pedal is by Add-On Accessories - #18393-545B 1Bolt mount to stock brake pedal

Kuryakyn - Splined Adaptors for Floorboards - #8808

Kuryakyn - 5 Position Folding FloorBoards - #4351 10.9 x 9.9 x 4.1 inches Fold-up 5 mounting positions

Kuryakyn - Heel Toe Shifter - #4039 Will need to make an adapter, 3 degrees offset to clear bodywork

Peer Clear - windshield wiper - See above for link...
 

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Thanks, took a while but well worth it...


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