Let the mods begin....

dewey405 · 05-14-2012, 07:27 AM

Started getting my back pay from the Navy so I have officially commenced on the mod trail! Ordered my bully fuel processor and airkit today as well as a wompus rack. Buying some fiberglass tonight to strengthen the Mutazu DMY trunk and then on the next installment ordering my reckless fairing and got a guy here to paint the fairing AND the trunk 2 tone for $450. Going DS this evening and getting some odds and ends today too

Cannot wait!

mrtelefoneman1 · 05-14-2012, 08:15 AM

Sounds like you have a plan Dewey. Of course, pics are a must when she is all done.

mobandy78 · 05-14-2012, 11:48 AM

Sounds great D! Good luck getting it all set up. And, as already stated... show us some pics as you go along so we can see your progress.

tazfl · 05-15-2012, 03:08 PM

mods are always fun, look forward to seeing the finished product, have the camera standing by.

AlabamaNomadRider · 05-16-2012, 04:50 AM

Extra money is always a good thing. Congratulations and let the mods begin. Let us see when finished.

dewey405 · 05-16-2012, 12:44 PM

Yup, it is amazing how quickly extra money disappears, lol. Now I am just waiting, and waiting and holy crap is it here yet?!

dewey405 · 05-16-2012, 10:06 PM

Whew, horn installed; wiring for lighting is in, just needs to be connected. Now to wait for my darn airkit and bully controller, neither of which have been shipped yet according to sites. Got my DS tire in, aligned and brakes reinstalled. Man it was so much easier to take everything off, lol.

BTW, anyone figured a cheaper alternative to the slip-on exhaust gaskets?? 25.99 a pop!!! Had an exhaust leak so they were needed but wow what a kick in the crotch!

dewey405 · 05-17-2012, 09:45 PM

First mods done

Running lights

Close up

WOLO Bad Boy

Wiring and side view, left side

Right side, horn relay

Just in case it was missed, my fuse block that makes this all happen

dewey405 · 05-18-2012, 09:31 AM

Not sure how I feel about the ds tire...feels kinda squirrelly, gonna give it 500 miles unless I just feel really unsafe.

tazfl · 05-18-2012, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by dewey405

Not sure how I feel about the ds tire...feels kinda squirrelly, gonna give it 500 miles unless I just feel really unsafe.

dewey, by your statement "DS Tire" I'm assuming your talking about a car tire. I can't offer advice since i don't run a car tire on my bike...but... I can tell you that from everything I've read on forum about car tires (and thats a bunch) getting the air pressure right is critical to how the tire handles. Everyone says you have to adjust the pressure until you get it right, evidently theres a magic number that you have to find. from what i seem to remember that number is right around 30psi but I'm not posative on that. remember comments that it has to be lower so the tire can "flex or roll" a little.

dewey405 · 05-18-2012, 11:53 AM

yeah but from everything I have read I should stay at ~40 for the first 500 miles or so to break it in. Realized on my way home that I never put the dynabeads in so that may have something to do with it, fixing that this afternoon.

dewey405 · 05-18-2012, 05:03 PM

dammit I can't tell if it the tire, something is loose or if it is normal but when I roll on the throttle and roll off real quick right around the front pully for the drive system it 'lurches' and clunks. Now I know this isn't normal riding but I noticed it on a heavy roll on and can duplicate it almost every time now. Please tell me this is normal, lol.

traveler · 05-20-2012, 08:23 PM

Hey Dewy , Idont think its the tire & I started my sp5000 at 32 psi and havent touched it . absolutely love the tire . no unusual cluncks on mine afterwards. so maybe something didnt bolt back up right. hope you get it fixed soon .

dewey405 · 05-21-2012, 11:50 AM

Wow, super impressed with Thunder Mfg, bought and paid early last monday, they didn't process the payment until Wednesday and I am being told it will ship SOMETIME this week. They REALLY need some competition for the 1700's.

dewey405 · 05-25-2012, 09:35 AM

Installed Thunder airkit that lets me keep the stock look and a bully fuel processor. The bully is fickle about where to ground it I have found, the ground I have been using isn't good enough for it I guess. Of course I didn't get pics because I installed it right before bed last night so I can ride it in today so when I get back in there this weekend I will get them done.

05-14-2012, 07:27 AM	#1
dewey405 Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Moore, OK Posts: 384	Let the mods begin.... Started getting my back pay from the Navy so I have officially commenced on the mod trail! Ordered my bully fuel processor and airkit today as well as a wompus rack. Buying some fiberglass tonight to strengthen the Mutazu DMY trunk and then on the next installment ordering my reckless fairing and got a guy here to paint the fairing AND the trunk 2 tone for $450. Going DS this evening and getting some odds and ends today too Cannot wait! __________________ 2012 Nomad 1700 VBA #02021 VROC #34848 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-14-2012, 11:48 AM	#3
mobandy78 Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Owasso, OK Posts: 1,485	Sounds great D! Good luck getting it all set up. And, as already stated... show us some pics as you go along so we can see your progress. __________________ Matt "Mo" Moore Owasso, Oklahoma VBA #1250 2005 Nomad 1600 - Darkside "There is no normal life, there's just life. So get on with it." - Doc Holiday
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05-16-2012, 04:50 AM	#5
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	Extra money is always a good thing. Congratulations and let the mods begin. Let us see when finished. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-16-2012, 12:44 PM	#6
dewey405 Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Moore, OK Posts: 384	Yup, it is amazing how quickly extra money disappears, lol. Now I am just waiting, and waiting and holy crap is it here yet?! __________________ 2012 Nomad 1700 VBA #02021 VROC #34848
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05-16-2012, 10:06 PM	#7
dewey405 Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Moore, OK Posts: 384	Whew, horn installed; wiring for lighting is in, just needs to be connected. Now to wait for my darn airkit and bully controller, neither of which have been shipped yet according to sites. Got my DS tire in, aligned and brakes reinstalled. Man it was so much easier to take everything off, lol. BTW, anyone figured a cheaper alternative to the slip-on exhaust gaskets?? 25.99 a pop!!! Had an exhaust leak so they were needed but wow what a kick in the crotch! __________________ 2012 Nomad 1700 VBA #02021 VROC #34848 Last edited by dewey405; 05-16-2012 at 10:17 PM.
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05-14-2012, 08:15 AM	#2
mrtelefoneman1 Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Zanesville, OH Posts: 315	Sounds like you have a plan Dewey. Of course, pics are a must when she is all done.
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05-15-2012, 03:08 PM	#4
tazfl Advanced Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 742	mods are always fun, look forward to seeing the finished product, have the camera standing by.
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05-17-2012, 09:45 PM	#8
dewey405 Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Moore, OK Posts: 384	First mods done Running lights Close up WOLO Bad Boy Wiring and side view, left side Right side, horn relay Just in case it was missed, my fuse block that makes this all happen __________________ 2012 Nomad 1700 VBA #02021 VROC #34848
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05-18-2012, 09:31 AM	#9
dewey405 Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Moore, OK Posts: 384	Not sure how I feel about the ds tire...feels kinda squirrelly, gonna give it 500 miles unless I just feel really unsafe. __________________ 2012 Nomad 1700 VBA #02021 VROC #34848
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05-18-2012, 11:53 AM	#11
dewey405 Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Moore, OK Posts: 384	yeah but from everything I have read I should stay at ~40 for the first 500 miles or so to break it in. Realized on my way home that I never put the dynabeads in so that may have something to do with it, fixing that this afternoon. __________________ 2012 Nomad 1700 VBA #02021 VROC #34848
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05-18-2012, 05:03 PM	#12
dewey405 Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Moore, OK Posts: 384	dammit I can't tell if it the tire, something is loose or if it is normal but when I roll on the throttle and roll off real quick right around the front pully for the drive system it 'lurches' and clunks. Now I know this isn't normal riding but I noticed it on a heavy roll on and can duplicate it almost every time now. Please tell me this is normal, lol. __________________ 2012 Nomad 1700 VBA #02021 VROC #34848
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05-20-2012, 08:23 PM	#13
traveler Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sand Mt. Alabama Posts: 187	Hey Dewy , Idont think its the tire & I started my sp5000 at 32 psi and havent touched it . absolutely love the tire . no unusual cluncks on mine afterwards. so maybe something didnt bolt back up right. hope you get it fixed soon . __________________ Cherish each day that our God has made. Our freedoms are not free! I give thanks to those that pay it for me ! 2002 1500 biege/biege ( Darksider) phattII risers / HD ultra trunk Member #0855
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05-21-2012, 11:50 AM	#14
dewey405 Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Moore, OK Posts: 384	Wow, super impressed with Thunder Mfg, bought and paid early last monday, they didn't process the payment until Wednesday and I am being told it will ship SOMETIME this week. They REALLY need some competition for the 1700's. __________________ 2012 Nomad 1700 VBA #02021 VROC #34848
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05-25-2012, 09:35 AM	#15
dewey405 Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Moore, OK Posts: 384	Installed Thunder airkit that lets me keep the stock look and a bully fuel processor. The bully is fickle about where to ground it I have found, the ground I have been using isn't good enough for it I guess. Of course I didn't get pics because I installed it right before bed last night so I can ride it in today so when I get back in there this weekend I will get them done. __________________ 2012 Nomad 1700 VBA #02021 VROC #34848
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