Saturday, April 16, 2011

Previous Owner Shenanigans and General Repair, Part 1

Like any second-hand mode of transportation, it has a few issues.  I'll use these next posts to comment generally on its condition.  I've already dealt with a few, so I won't have action-shots of those, but we'll see.

Part 1: Turn Signals
When I first saw the bike, it didn't have any front signals, and only one of the rear signals was working.  The rear signals are Kuryakyn bullet style, so they look pretty cool, but they're single filament, which means no running lights.  I may eventually change them, but after I bought it, I had Backroads put a matching set on the front, although the ones in front are slightly bigger.  They fixed it so the signals were all working as well.  The wiring job isn't that great, but I'm not sure theres a better way to do it.  Also, the front signals are placed at the top part of the forks, and I'm not sure I like them there, but it seems like the wires weren't long enough to put them on the bottom.  Again, I'm not thrilled, but from anything more than a foot away, they look really good.  In the pic, you can see the wire coming from the right-hand signal.  It just looks cheesey.

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