Getting ready for Workin'

I have been tracking my new bars and stuff and it looks like it is coming tomorrow so in preparation of the new bars I did some work to get the front end ready.  Plus I like to go through stuff once before hand (take it apart and put it back together again) that way I know how it all works and no surprises.  Also it allows me to figure stuff out before so when I am actually doing the work, I don't get stuck...which I can't stand.

Go those bars coming and the single speedo housing from a fellow CC member.  Thinking about starting a build thread on CC as well or at least writing a How-To about removing signals.

Took Off the Signals

So now that I have my manual I decided to clean things up a bit.  I wanted to keep my hand controls because if (and when) Johnny Law pulls me over for not havin signals, I just want to go home, hook up the old ones, drive over to the CHP and get them to sign off on the fix it ticket and pay my $25, and take them off again.  So I decided to unhook the signals wires from the Deutsch connectors.

Bought this stuff from the hardware store




Took off the seat to get to the wires and connectors

Unscrewed the rear signal from the back fender


















Located the Deutcsh connector or the rear signals (found it from my manual)

 


















Unplugged wires had to open connector and then released the pin


Routed out the wires and out comes the signal all in one piece

 Did the same for the right side one

Now on to the front, unscrewed the signal from the handlebar controls

Opened up the head light bucket and found the front connectors

Located where the wires connected via das manual

Opened it up and disconnected by releasing the pins

Routed it out from behind the headlight and off it came!

Oh yes!  I now had open holes that needed to be covered so I covered them with a small piece of electrical tape so's not to compromise the integrity of the connector.

And there they all are

Put the head light back together

And BOOM, no more ugly signals hanging down from the bars

or from the rear (it looks dirty cause there is a coat of wax on there) and I put the chrome bolts in

That's what I did today...got some stuff on order should come later this week...handlebars, grips, and a new speedo housing.  Weather is getting hotter and I wanna get this stuff done.  Also thinking about custom painting my helmet.....it's not so hard (famous last words).

Got My Manual

in the mail.

Its the original service manual from '96.

Was a bit tricky to find, but finally found it and for a great price ta-boot (Thank you friendly British person).

Ha!   Now its really on....

Long Night in the Valley

It started as a Benefit/Dice party and ended as me a couple more sheets to the wind than I was planning on....

It was at this point I stopped taking pics, oh ya, the guy in the wheel chair, that was who the raffle and stuff was for.

I have been getting ready to do some work on the bike, its a bit disassembled in the garage right now so pics of that to come

There Was a Party Pt. 2

Welp, here are the rest