Done a few things on my bike since I last posted. Added a rear rack and put my saddle bag over it. I use the bike to get my mail at the post office and the rack and bags come in real handy.
I also installed a couple nice mirrors. I always like to know if something is comming up behind me. Another thing I did for safety sake is to reinforce both my front and rear fender tabs using JB weld. Seems to be holding up real well and will hopefully keep the fenders from cracking at the tabs now that they are reinforced. I will however keep an eye on them since I have read a few horror stories over the last couple years regarding fenders braking loose and causing accidents.
One thing that always annyed me on my last bike was that if I was on the bike and wanted to operate the choke...I was always fumbling to find it. I painted that little choke handle bright yellow and I can now see it very well even when I am sitting on the bike.
I also added an LED headlight and an LED taillight. The LEDs are very efficient and are suppose to run around 150 hours on new batteries. I will probably get some rechargbles for it. I fly RC and have the chargers to do lipo's..so I may convert them over to lipo's for even more time between charges. My old bike had the chrome bullet style headlight with the wheel generator. It worked very well and my generator held up good over time contrary to several folks who said theres didn't last no time. My problem with the generator light is when you come to a complete stop and have no lights. I tried running mine off the white wire and it did work, but you could tell it was robbing fire and I had to retune the engine to compensate and still the engine didn't run near as strong....so I went back to using the wheel generator. On this bike I just decided to avoid that system all together and just go with a light system that uses its own battery supply that I can recharge.
My next upgrades will be springer forks and I also need to get some front brakes on this bike. I just putt around and the coaster brakes work ok, but I really don't want to count on one single coaster brake if I really need to get stopped in a hurry. I also intend to install the long poo poo exaust that puts the muffler at the rear of the bike. My last bike had the long muffler and it really made for a quiet ride. It puts the noise behind you and any fumes back behind you instead of sitting right on top of the noise and fumes.
Another investment will probably be a better seat. My stock seat actually wouldn't be that bad if I was a few pounds lighter. I am 6'2" and weigh around 240lbs..so I tend to bottom out the springs when I hit a good bump. I had to order a different seat for my last bike as well and will probasbly get one like I had on it. The springs and cushioning were much better suited for a bigger guy like me.
I get some more done on it after what I have already done....I will post some more pics.
