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Oh man, why'd ya have to pick those days I'm leaving for Montana on the 8th Beartooth, Chief Joseph and Glacier are calling for me . I would have liked the opportunity to repay you for your generosity. I hope those other varmits are able to show you some Michigan hospitality. Safe ride Jeff

It's really the only explanation for the symptoms. Most likely is either at the fairing mount bracket or steering stop. Did you add any screws that may have pierced a wire?

Pinched wire somewhere?

Damn!!! I was at one today on the bike, forgot all about the target 😕

Of course you can, don't matter what you ride .

I never really liked them till after Carbon One got T-boned on the trike several years ago, when I saw the way all his belongings were spread out all over the field where his bike came to rest, I changed my mind on using the Star tour pack liner. I now keep my electronic and other items I don't want lost in there. I also use 1 saddle bag liner to keep all my foul weather gear in.

The extended swing arm is to help keep the front wheel down on hard acceleration.

The lightest model is 1080 pounds empty.

Glad you're still here, where else could I have gone for dem awesome rum balls?!

I took my first ride on my darkside tire today, I must say I'm pleasantly surprised, I like the way the bike rides with it, corners & brakes well. Rode home from work in the rain and it stuck like glue. Tried a little hard braking in the rain , you'd need to be deliberate to lock it up! For the most part I couldn't tell anything was different other than it slightly following a few imperfections in the road surface, nothing scary though. Where it really shined was in wet road braking and grip, 5 stars on that! BF Goodrich 155\80-15 TA Radial I think I'm gonna be another convert to the darkside.. PS Jeff the bottle is on it's way back to you.

So sorry to hear this. Jeannie & I offer our sincere condolences.

Not to worry Jeff, the doc's have done this many times before and to them it's no different than doing an oil change on the bike. Will they be installing nitrous system while in there?

Bummer,,, Randy, the damage is already done to the car. Jacking the tree off of it would be a risky job unless you have a front end loader or crane, TREES ARE HEAVY!!! Cut most of the weight off before trying to get the car out. We just had a tree come down in the neighborhood and cut the attached garage in half, taking out 2 cars with it. Took two cranes to lift the tree! Be safe dealing with this.

Head south and east, the farther you go the better the roads get. Trips, taking unknown back roads are the most fun. Stop along the way and talk to local riders, you'll find good routes this way.

Beaded, installed, 40 psi for break in period. first ride in the morning .

Mounted up & ready to install. http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/16/18698fb760f466f90c26549a9492b13d.jpg

Me too, easy as pie. Socket was $7 at AutoZone

I had put off doing the swing arm service fearing it was a big involved job, turned out to not be such a big deal once the tire is removed. Glad I checked it as there was barely any grease left on the bearings. The worst part of the job was having to drive to the parts store for a 30mm / 1 3/16" socket.

My thoughts exactly till I saw those triple cut fins

@Kirby . When you say clean & polish do you mean to sand all the machining ridges smooth in the bead area? Or just clean and shiny?

No offence taken. Others that read this thread may not know. I have wrestled with getting the shaft into the u-joint before, I found that a coat hanger thru the inspection hole aids alignment by hooking and holding the u-joint. I've never gone as far as to remove the swing arm but I will this time. At 75K miles it needs visual inspection and re-greasing. I want to be sure everything is 100% before I go to the darkside. Montana awaits me next month. I placed an order with Summit Racing for my darkside tire and windshield wiper at 7:30 Thursday evening and the wipers were at my door less than 12 hours later, the tire is already at the local UPS depot reday for delivery on monday! Totally amazing how fast their shipping is.

I am getting ready to check the swing arm and looking at the factory service manual it say's to remove the rear fender, is that really necessary to service the swing arm?

Let us know when you're coming to town , we'll try and get a little meet & eat together.

Take 2 days in the museum, there's a lot to see, especially if you are a detail looker. Greenfield village is worth seeing too. There is a lot of history tucked into the village.

Thanks for the mounting tip Steve, I Do have a few different choices of shops to do the mounting.