| Author | Message | ||
     Bueller_bjorn |
After a 300 mile ride up to Mt Washington NH I decided to give in to some minor touring mods for my 1125 and I thought I'd share. - Installed a High Bar kit I ordered from Al at American Sport Bike - Mounted a Garmin nuvi 765t following a thread I saw on here. (Thanks Puzzeled!) - Installed a throttlemeister throttle lock for those long highway hauls - Picked up some Cortech saddle bags that work great - I already had some Uly dropped pegs for a while and my old trusty Buell Custom seat transplanted from my old 05 xb12r I haven't taken a long trip with these mods yet but so far the high bars added some needed comfort and put me in a slightly better riding position but still lets be go full tuck comfortably and also make the steering a little different with the extra leverage.   | ||
| Kilroy |
nice - now you have a very fast bagger | ||
| Timebandit |
I've been thinking about sending my TMs in to have the fluted cuts made. Are the edges beveled, or are they at all sharp? Just wondering what they might do to a pair of expensive gloves. thx. | ||
| Bueller_bjorn |
@timebandit the fluted cuts on the TMs aren't sharp so your gloves should be fine. I got the fluted cuts just for the extra grip and they look cool too | ||
| Daggar |
How do you like the high bars? Do they make that much of a difference in comfort? | ||
| Bueller_bjorn |
@Daggar I've only had them for a week but so far I feel my arms are less stretched out and more relaxed and my back is at a less steep angle which has been easier on back. I'm about average size at 5"11 @ 185 lbs and I feel a nice bump in comfort. | ||
| Mickeyq |
I also have the high bars from American Sportbike and the Uly pegs. Love them, absolutely the best mod for longer distances--yet still sporty! | ||
| Captjoe |
How did you connect the GPS to the power source? I see you've got the heated grips too. Did you split the power connector to handle both things? | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
how did you mount your GPS? I like what you've done. I've done a few trips of similar distance on my R and so far just the Buell luggage (saddlebags, large tail, and tank), want to put a throttle lock on it as well as GPS | ||
| Tdiddy |
Your bags are on backwards. The wind will pull the flaps open and your huggies will fly all over the highway. Don't ask me how I know!! | ||
| Avalaugh |
Have some cycle pirates 360 degree fully adjustable pegs in black if anyone is interested in buying them ? £70 + p&p | ||
| Craigg |
How do the high bars make it for cornering? I like long rides but sometimes I like to hit the twisties. | ||
| Zac4mac |
I took two long trips on Loretta in 2008. April I left Longmont, CO for Cuero, TX.  Then in June, I went to Homecoming.  I have a Uly now and it's much better for trips.  | ||
| Captjoe |
Wow, I didn't know Loretta had such a huge drinking problem!  | ||
| Bueller_bjorn |
@Captjoe The heated grips have a daisy chain with another plug so you just need to buy the Uly power adapter and plug it in. @Hybridmomentspass I followed a thread I found on here and bought a sand bag dashboard mount and modified it then used double sided tape. I followed what Puzzled did in this thread http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290 431/609658.html @Tdiddy Thanks for pointing it out, I wasn't sure which way they went but I'll take your word for it. @Craigg The bars are fine for cornering, the only difference I noticed is the steering takes less effort with the added leverage. @Zac4mac I do sense and Uly in my future once I have the funds for a 2nd bike. |
