What did you do to Your Tri-Glide Today?

[KJB]

Just got back from two weeks in Daytona, stayed across the road from the ocean. You would not believe the damn salt problems. Rusted tail pipe and gen tail pipe on my motorhome just as am example. I put new windshield wipers on before the trip and the "new" bolts and nuts are rusted to hell and back in just two weeks, chrome license plate trim ruined. Thank god I put the trike in the trailer every night. Will start today to wash everything top to bottom. Never again will I stay that close to the sea, we stay in Myrtle Beach five or six months a year but not that close and never a problem. The Daytona bike week was bigger than Myrtle Beach bike week but I like Myrtle Beach better.

So what did I do to my trike today...clean clean clean...

I often wondered about that salty sea air and what it does to toys. On our way to SW Florida we visited friends who were in a beach RV park in Destin for the month of February. I didn't say anything to my friends because they were committed to staying the whole month but I would have been concerned about the corrosive effect of the Gulf sea air. I think cars are protected better from a corrosion standpoint than toys are.

 

[JetDoc]

Yeah. The really aggravating thing about that is I've got about $10 grand worth of tools sitting in my garage from when I worked as an airline mechanic. I've even got a set of Whitworth tools for working on old British airplanes (and motorcycles), but nothing I had would fit the new Harley parts.

Maybe that's why I stopped working on airplanes and went to driving truck for the last 5 years. The only tools required are a brain and a set of keys, and I could do most of the work while sitting down.

 

[Trent]

Another rainy day in North Idaho. I tried to install my new "Genuine Harley" highway pegs this morning and found I didn't have the right tools for the job. Had to go visit my local Ace Hardware store to find an allen wrench that would fit the big screws at the ends of the peg mounting kit. Who knew that Genuine Harley parts would need metric tools to install... :xzqxz:

I ran into that too and found it confusing. When my Bud with a Honda VTX would bring his bike over for us to tinker on, he would bring all his metric tools with him. Except for the ones we usually ended up needing. Got tired of messing with that so I bought a big pile of metric crap to have handy. Now when I tinker on my TG, if a tool does not fit just right, I try the metric,, and it often fits better. It is a head shaker that ya gotta have 3 times as many tools, and 2 separate tool boxes, laying around to work on a Harley.

 

[RickDeVon]

Miss Mysterious gets new lights front and rear...Custom Dynamics front turn signals...Spoiler and Fascia with LED tail and stop...

 

[rhino 2]

Put brake pads Front and Rear, EBC- Double HH...

 

[scuba1954]

Finished up with all the Willy Shiny Chrome. Fork lowers and uppers, wheel spacers, polished rotors and chrome wheels with rear baby moons.

 

[Steve on 3]

Miss Mysterious gets new lights front and rear...Custom Dynamics front turn signals...Spoiler and Fascia with LED tail and stop...

Rick,

Have you had the chance to try the Custom dynamics at night? I bought them in Daytona and put them on with clear lenses but haven't tried them at night. How much do thye help with the LED darkspots? BTW I like your taste in Trikes...

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Finished up with all the Willy Shiny Chrome. Fork lowers and uppers, wheel spacers, polished rotors and chrome wheels with rear baby moons.

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Another great looking trike...The baby moons rock. Good job Mike

 

[MHHillman]

nice ride

I gassed her up and then took her to Cave creek AZ for the Start of AZ bIke week

 

[RickDeVon]

Rick,

Have you had the chance to try the Custom dynamics at night? I bought them in Daytona and put them on with clear lenses but haven't tried them at night. How much do thye help with the LED darkspots? BTW I like your taste in Trikes...

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Another great looking trike...The baby moons rock. Good job Mike

I have to agree they look great...Willy is getting my Street Glide wheel and the chrome Freewheeler will go on the rear...

 

[DK Custom Products]

Last week or so we've had some warm weather and I've been riding the Softail or the Sporty.

Today it was raining when I headed out to the shop, so got the TG out for the first ride in a week or so.

Also, started making the list of things to get taken care of before we start on some of our Spring & Summer travels.

1. Mary is working at improving her custom backrest.

2. Put my slip-ons (need to get them ceramic coated first) and Stage I air cleaner back on

3. Build some scoops for the Oil Bud cooler (the water pump blocks most of the flow of air to it) to get more air passing across it.

4. Need a new front tire, and I think that after years of reading, and talking with guys that have done it, I'm going to give a shot at putting a rear tire (reversed) up front.

5. I have a safety hinge for the TP I need to install.

6. ???? Still working on the list.

Kevin

 

[RickDeVon]

FWH that will take a lot of work off you and keep a lot of road grime off the wheels...

 

[WindyOne]

Scheduled my 2+2 KhromeWerks bar install at the dealers. He's not sure if he will need new cables or not but is going to order them just in case. Price is good and I can have it next day. Crossing another off my list.

 

[RickDeVon]

Scheduled my 2+2 KhromeWerks bar install at the dealers. He's not sure if he will need new cables or not but is going to order them just in case. Price is good and I can have it next day. Crossing another off my list.

Please post pictures at different angles of the bars when finished...

 

[scuba1954]

Had my trike pin stripped.

Just had my trike pinstriped. Now I am ready for the summer! This pics are not big enough to see, I will try and make another post.

 

[scuba1954]

Larger pics of my pinstripping



Inner fairing pics, more to follow.

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Side shots, last pics to come show the rear.

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[Gorilla]

Nice very NICE

 

[Zammy]

Wow, that is really sharp Scuba, I like it.

 

[scuba1954]

Thanks!

 

[DK Custom Products]

Took the TG back to the dealership yesterday for them to complete the warranty work that was not completed last time it was there.


We finished testing the one-off slip-ons we made...pretty happy with the results. They're going to get a coating of some high heat black finish, then have the custom billet end caps put on. Then they'll be going back on the TG when it gets back from the dealership.

Kevin

 

[Trike Mid Step]

Hey Fuzzy, Nice Graphics. TomThumbUp

 

[RcSuD]

Warm days are finally here. It's been a long winter. Uncovered my big red turd, polished it from top to bottom, shiny as Rudolph's nose. Get insurance tomorrow and hit the road!!

 

[DK Custom Products]

Got it back from the dealership yesterday. Did a little work on it this weekend.

Have some appointments in Little Rock over the next 3 days, so will be taking off in the morning.

Will be a good test run for the air scoops I fashioned for the oil bud oil cooler. WHY air scoops? The water pump on the waterheads effectively blocks most of the air that would normally flow over the oil bud. The scoops are my last effort to get some significant cooling out of that oil cooler. If it doesn't work, I will be removing it and installing a Jagg.

This trip will also be a good test for the tune I got from Fuzzy. The little I've used it so far has been very impressive.

Kevin

 

[RcSuD]

Got my insurance, took it straight to my Harley dealer for a stage 1 upgrade, (Screamin Eagle, Vance and Hines), and put my first 100 miles of the year on it.