I was thinking the same thing Bigdog. Looks to me like a single gal jug a 93 octane would ride for days/weeks no problem IMHO. Love what you've done BD for the whole D/S community btw..(thread jack..sorry)
Hey BigDog, did you have any issues with the rack rubbing on the top of the fender? Mine may just be extra close because I tilted the front of my rack up to clear the mounts for my panniers. I might put a small piece of rubber inbetween the 5/16" bolt and the black plastic piece of the tail just to keep it from rubbing. The good thing is it keeps the plastic rack from vibrating up and down (which may lead to fatigue/cracking).
Made some side-racks today. Just got to get them painted. Not sure if I want to go soft luggage, aluminium or plastic. Used 5/8" and 1/2" soft round stock. Solid round stock was pretty easy to work with and I think it will be stout enough without being overly heavy. Did work on a higher windshield setup too, using a piece of aluminium sheet and a powerbronce windshield that I had handy. Had to brace it with some aluminium bar to the mounts of the Cycras. Works like a charm, no buffeting, keeps the pressure off my chest and head even at good clip
Started building an aluminium 1.25 gal aux. fuel tank with the help of the local welding shop, that will mount on top of the luggage rack, plumbed into the bikes fuel tank. 4.75 total gal will get me easy the 250 mile fuel range that I need for my planned trip to South America. Crashbars and a skid-plate are on the planning board too.
I'll be very interested in seeing that fuel tank. I sure wish the original was about that much bigger.
Got the rack painted with with 2 coats of primer, 2 coats of black semigloss and two coats of clear yesterday and re-installed it this morning for a drive to our local military surplus store. Came back with a set of plastic ammo cans for 25mm shells. Kinda smallish, but they fit the Terra well and you can't beat the $25 price.
Got a little time in on these and added the crossbar and a badge. Next photo will be the finished product...or as BigDog would say "The whole enchilada"!
Thanks! Yes tig...and it is frustrating because I am not getting any better.. Bending the tubing with a JD2 model 32 bender....fabulous tool!
Fab, you are putting us all to shame! Stop it! Any more and I won't be able to sleep at night.... "Fab"ulous job!
Thanks Ken...So, I guess you like it! I was not sure how the badge would go over with you guys. When I am riding, people are always looking at the side of the bike trying to see what it is. The factory markings are not so noticeable, so I thought I would sticka good size logo out there. I put the cut out we used for the kick stand template on there to make it clear what I was up to. Mrs. Fab came into the shop and said "isn't that a Harley logo". She was right, it does look scary like a Harley logo until you put the Husky crown on it.
I really like it, including the logo. As for the color, if you could get the red "right", it would really look sharp! However, you'd definitely not be in Stealth mode that way. Black is always good, and you can't go wrong. We are all waiting to see what you do. And, we are all waiting on our own bars from other suppliers, and waiting, and waiting.....
I think your water bottle holder is a little low and likely to get lost as soon as you go over a bump... You need to make a jig for these so that you can sell them to the rest of us.
