I am a Harley Mech !!!

[Thom]

Sorry i goofed , i met to say 2 gen Mech. you know it is hard to tell the dif. just got done lowering Mike's aka Skyking 2 gen and it was lot's of fun ! it was lots of fun getting to the front forks than trying to get the the tree down the 1 in. but we got it done ! took a large malet and some pry bars but it is done ! installing the longer dog bones and rear brake relocator was a lot easyer , a little trick do not raise the rear tire off the ground , makes it a lot easyer , only took me a hour to figger that out . the last thing we did was change the kick stand , what a pain in the . why not make the bolt a 1/2 in shorter ?

anyway its all done and looks darn good ! Mike said it rides good too

he proved it by riding with no hand for a short way and of course i proved to him that 1st gens are faster and a lot easier to work on !

i want to thank JerryW for all the info and help , with out him i could

not have done it !

THOM -------- the idiot who thought he was a mech.

Edited July 5, 2009 by Thom

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If Jerry can do it, then anyone can!!!

[Jerry W]

EEEEEEEEEEEasy there Forest. Just when someone thought I know what I was talking about.

 

Thom, the easiest way to change the kickstand is to drop the left floorboard. There are two allen head bolts holding it on and the shifting linkage is attached to the floorboard. When you drop the floorboard, the linkage goes with it and the kickstand bolt is easily accessable. I was thinking I told Mike that, maybe not.

 

 

If Jerry can do it, then anyone can!!!

[Thom]

Jerry , yep you did , but i can't do it the rite way , i removed the 2 allen bolts that held the shifter in and the shifter rod moved out of the way but the bolt would not clear the ex pipe and the motor but a firm pull on the ex pipe and some good old Navy words and got enough room .

Thom

[SkyKing]

I cannot express how powerful the fraternity of VentureRider.org is when it comes to guys who bond together in sharing information, fellowship and even hard to get parts.

 

I want to thank Jerry W. in Amarillo, Thom in Rockport, Rick Butler in Wylie and out of state participant BlackPearl (Big Tony) for all of the above. Friday and yesterday (July 4th), all the parts and labor came together when my 2000 Venture MM Limited was LOWERED.

 

The front end, rear end, spacers on the handle bars, shortened kickstand and Rick's modified front and rear seats were installed. Guys, the bike rides different and met the expectations posted previously on this site.

 

Thom worked his ass off. He was gracious to offer his garage, tools and mechanical skills and experience to get the projects done using pictures and instructions from Jerry W.

Last night.....hours after finishing.....we took our ladies to the beach on our bikes and watched a terrific fireworks show. What a way to end the project.

 

This was a team effort and results are rewarding. The Palimino runs great on the road....tracks true and very responsive at lower speeds. I can tell a major difference in how the bike sits. It is easier to get on and off as well as it is for my passenger. I have more solid footing when stopped and other benefits that I am sure will come to light later.

 

There are some other projects in the future...... a better windshield, passing lights, more rear lighting, beefed up stereo system, etc.. But right now, I am looking forward to spending countless hours and miles on my revised machine.

 

Thanks again to the great folks listed above and others who have posted comments and information gleaned from this site.

 

Fraternally,

Mike

SkyKing