Got the baffles cut and installed the new V&H exhaust yesterday. Things were going pretty good until I realized I DIDN’T order new flanges! Getting the old ones off added an extra hour or so. Still, I got a pretty good deal on the pipes, $875 From BIOHAZARD CYCLES. Even came with a new K9 mounting bracket & all the bolts. I had already ordered a new bracket & bolts so I could have everything chromed. Also, when I installed the Arlen Ness Oil Pressure Gauge, the oil line was about 6" too long. I went to several shops trying to get a new one made but none had Fittings that worked. Finally found a cycle shop in Germany that specifically made one for the 117/Arlen Ness Gauge. Got it installed as well. Found a Cycle Shop in Brunswick, GA. that has a DYNO. I'm planning on taking it there this Saturday. I'll have to drop it off and pick it up the following Saturday. Shop owner said he wasn't sure it would fit on the DYNO but he could re-jet and tune it off the machine. By the time I get it back I'll be ready to install the fenders. Then a final clean/polish. Last stop, Ceramic Coating! It's possible I could wrap things up in 4-6 weeks.
I may have a leak on the front Master cylinder, saw a few drops of fluid twice. It's possible that that the cylinder wall was scratched when they removed everything for chrome. It wasn't leaking before, and I put a new kit in it. Next, I plan to send two sets of Grips to a machine shop in Kentucky. A stock BIG DOG grip set, an Accutronix Tribal grip set, and a new set of plastic grip inserts. I want the shop to fabricate a set of Tribals to the Big Dog specs and allow for the plastic inserts to prevent any metal to metal rattle. I can do that later...I'd really like to wrap things up.
Later, I still have to send the bike back to the paint shop for him to install my Inner Primary & everything inside. I decided that because there is so much dust in his shop, and I've done many hours of cleaning & polishing that I want the Coating done first.
