With the new year comes new lists. Referencing previous lists and inventorying the parts I’ve already purchased, here we go:
Bike Maintenance (Mandatory)
Current odometer reading (approximate): 42,300
- Oil and filter change
- Clean and oil air filters
- Double check valve clearances
- New tires front and rear
Planned Bike Modifications
- Thunderbird Sport dual disc front wheel upgrade (install cross-over brakeline and right caliper)
- Install and try out Speedmaster handlebars and pullback risers (powder-coat black if they work okay)
- New 5 3/4″ billet headlight
- New LED turn signals, (run-turn-stop module for rear)
- New Brakelight with LED bulb
- New Speedmaster front fender
- New Bobbed rear fender (with new wiring harness)
- New Customized tank with monza gas cap and shaved dash
- New Custom Paint
- Black exhaust wrap for header pipes
- D&D mufflers, ceramic-coated black if I like the sound
- Drilled out Stock mufflers if I don’t like the D&Ds
- Design and fab new quick-release luggage rack that uses Easybracket posts (possibly two different size racks)
- Veypor gauge unit (need to order wiring harness)
For Sale
- Triumph Tall Sissybar with luggage rack, includes Easybracket posts for use with sissybar $250/best
- Modified harley hard saddle bags with EasyBracket hardware and extra latch $200/best
For Sale (later)
- Triumph Tacho kit
- Triumph rear fender rack
- Phantom pad (sell as soon as luggage rack(s) are done)
Unresolved issues
- replacing 4 warning lights from shaved dash
Future
- Steel braided control cables
- Internal handlebar wiring
- BCC custom low profile seat (local riding only), used
- Make new battery bracket out of extra stock bracket
- Modify stock “George Foreman Grill” sprocket cover with new design
- Design and fab new inserts for footboards, possibly powder-coat boards black
- Replace cheap fog lights with nicer (PIAA?)