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Monkeymans mods
I don't have a blog so I thought I'd start a thread chronicling the modifications I'll do to my Nomad. I can't leave anything alone. If a peanut butter sandwich could be modified, improved or altered, I'd do it. :)
The bike was purchased with a light bar (F&S?) and some "frugal" highway pegs (hate to say "cheap"). The first thing I absolutely had to do was remove the Vista Cruise. I'll add some Kuryakyn ISO grips and Throttle Bosses this winter. Next, I removed the side reflectors from the license plate. I know reflectors are good but they just look...out of place. Eventually, I'll lay the plate down probably using Gadgets trick if I can buzz the reflector off and find a good way to light it up.
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Today, I started on solo'ing it out. I removed the back rest and rear seat. I hope a rear fender rack will hide those bolts.
![]() I cleaned up all the hidden spots behind the bags and under the seat. When I remove the seat (for future mods), I'll clean there, too.
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Monkeyman, good luck with the mods. I think it will be kind of neat to watch your progress over the next few months.
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You'll like the solo set up. I did that to mine also!
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If you removed the cold idle solenoids, that vista cruise would come in handy.
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Here's how you mod a vista cruise, Note the engine is off the vista cruise is locked ON, other wise you wouldn't see it.
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I really like the solo look.
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More info, Mac?
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I took my rear seat off also. I installed a Mustang fender bib, because I already had saddlebag chaps installed. I'm plannining to buy a lay down tag holder from www.motosport.com.
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Monkeyman, whats wrong with the vista cruise and how much do you want for the highway pegs... In my case, something is better than nothing (even if they are frugal)...
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I just think the Vista Cruise looks ugly and out of place. I'll keep the highway pegs on for now. This winter I'll get a set of Kuryakyn pegs then these (as well as a bunch of other OEM stuff) will be up for grabs.
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Here's my new lay down plate. I bought mine off of eBay for less than $30. It's for a HD so it involved a bit of modification. I had to drill out the mounting holes in the plate as well as trim a bit off the bottom of the rubber stand off. It's a bit crooked as it needs a bit more grinding on the plate. (Doing it all with a Dremel and broke the bit.)
BTW, the bike has now tasted my blood. We are one. ![]()
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Blood Sisters... ;)
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The mods are small now due to lack of funds but the big projects will be this winter.
Todays mod is a grip change. I bought a used set of Avon grips from jp58 this week. (Great doing business with him.) Today I installed them. The official instructions said to wrap some sort of double sided sticky tape around the left bar then stick the grip to that. Per Mr. 58, I used some clear silicone. We'll see if it lasts. I tried to remove the left end cap (per Mr. Gadget) so I could reuse them to cover the motor mount bolts but completely destroyed it (and cut a slit in my thumb aswell) so I'll just have to move on to plan B when I get around to covering them. I followed the destructions off Mr. Gadgets site so I was able to keep my left grip more or less intact. I have no idea what I'll ever use it for but it went in the toolbox anyway. The wrist rest is a pain to mount without a LONG screwdriver but if you're good at making something out of nothing like me, you can do it. (I put a long phillips drill bit in a socket attached to a socket/screwdriver handle...bit wobbly but it worked as the screw is on the inside of the grip. I knew this set up before I bought the grips. Not as handy as the ISOs but doable.) Anyway, the pics tell the story so here they are. ![]() ![]() ![]() I'm letting the silicone cure for 24 hours in the closed garage on an 82 degree day so it should be as good as it'll get by tomorrow morning. If I can twist the grip off, I'll try something else.
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