Because of you Steve I put a spit fire windscreen on my bike. Made a world of difference when riding in the winter. Needless to say it does not look bad and is a good fit. Kurt
Cool! This was my second trip to Colorado and I didn't have it the first time. We are are notorious for getting lost and ending up 150-200 miles from the house at 4pm and have to slab it back. That windscreen made all of the difference in the world and I actually don't mind the looks of it either.
May I suggest a tip for you. I drilled 2 holes in each lower corner of the windscreen. I'm sure as you notice that as you ride the screen bouces and vibrates a lot on the mounts. With the 2 holes drilled I mount the lower screen to the wind deflector above the head light with screws and plastic and rubber washers and wing nuts. It made the screen very solid with no vibration and you can still do a quick removal when you want. It also keeps the stock screen mount from coming loose as you ride on trails. Even with the 2 lower mount points you can still loosen the upper screen mounts and tilt and adjust the screen to a point. Even with lock tight in the mount crews on the stock mounts, when trail riding, it managed to shake itself loose.....not anymore!!!!!! Kurt
I don't get it..... Does this look better than stock? Better than the standard mods? (Clarke tank etc) Who looks at the bike? Only when I'm working on mine do I look at it... and others only get to look at it when helping me get it back upright or when stopping for a break, but we're usually checking out the view, and the mechanical condition, not the artistic lines of the bikes... :huh Aesthetics are about the last of the priorities I'm concerned about for my dirt bike.
This must be what I missed. It was great on the 20 min. ride out to the mountains. But it didn't quite make it to the top of the first ridge; I had to take it off and carry it out in three pieces!
Good idea. Yeah, when on trails mine kept coming loose so I finally used Gorilla tape on the wing nuts to keep them from backing out for a temporary fix.
Agreed, Mine would come loose after a few min's on the trail. With the lower screen mounted to the head light upper fairing it stays put now. In the summer I take it off. Don't really have to but I like the fresh air in the summer. Really makes riding at high speed nice though. Our upper bodies act like a wall moving against the wind with out it. But to each his own. Kurt
I'd say there's not a pair of our bikes exactly the same. It's all about what "you" like and what works for "you". Some are about looks, some are about function, some are about both. I like mine, but there are plenty here I like more or better and I plan on using some of those ideas in the future too.
I saw that picture and thought wtf. :huh I figured I'd post it for kicks... Function first is how I think... That mod probably has no benefits and just adds things to break... What I want is the custom tank kubiak built.
Yes sir, it does get to be a pain in the butt to have to stop and tighten them all the time. I also added a 2 1 inch plastic spacers between the windscreen and the fairing. This allows a little bit of air to come up from behind the windscreen. Kurt
Love mine.... Mine are over Cycra's and the other bike has Acerbis Hand-guards. They work well with both... with slight modifications.
I dont get it either. Although... I did put CRF fenders on my bike purely for aesthetics, so I shouldn't get to slinging too much judgement around
I'm thinking of possibly sticking an aftermarket header on my xrl to go with my big gun muffler and Daves mods/desnorkeled/desmogged/uni filter. I live and ride at 5000ft and up. I'm currently running a 58 pilot and 155 main jet, and the bike runs great. Plug color is good, maybe slightly rich with a dark tan/light chocolate color. I'm wondering if I could just stick the header on, or would it make a big enough difference I'd need to jet up some more? Thanks in advance for any and all feedback
Put the header on and see. One thing at a time. The header may not change jetting much, if any. Put it on and do a few plug chops. It should be pretty close.
I ride at elevations from 4,600-9,200 feet above sea level. Here's my bike's configuration. Dave's carburetor modifications Airbox snorkel removed Uni air filter No-Toil Evolution air filter oil FMF Hi-Flo Exhaust Header Stock muffler Pilot Jet: size 55 Main Jet: size 155 My bike's configuration is similar to yours. Also, the altitudes at which I ride are very similar to yours. I'm pleased to report my bike starts and runs superbly at all elevations. I don't think installing an aftermarket exhaust header will make much difference with your jetting. Install the header and see how things work out. If necessary, any tweaking you might need to do with the carburetor jets will be minor. Spud
