This has been one of them weeks where I seem to have got nothing done, until today. Today the luggage rack came in for Pork Chop and when I went to pick it up at SMF I asked Chris about a windshield that he has had sitting in the corner. Seemed a customer had ordered it but not picked it up, or paid for it. I knew about how much these windshields cost so I asked Chris how much he would take for it, figuring I get a little haggling in.
Chris haggles dirty. Started at half off. I agreed.
So, I headed back home with my bootie, (doesn't matter which one I'm referring to since they both went to the house) and was met with the usual choir of caterwauling from a certain glaring of felines. They belted out their number one hit for me, Feed Me. So, I slopped the cats and then I set to work.
Step one: I took the back seat off to see what could be done with the saddle bags hanging down so low. Well, the bags are bridged by overlapping leather with a total of twenty holes that lace is used to secure the bags together. I added another row of holes on each flap and then I laced the bags together, put them back on the rear fender and now both bags set up higher and that right one sets way above the exhaust.
Step Two: installing the luggage rack. Piece of cake; almost. Took a moment or two before I could get the holes to align on the bracket and the frame to secure the rack. But it fell into place.
Step Three: install windshield. I KNEW THERE WAS A REASON WHY CHRIS LET IT GO SO CHEEP! All I had was the windshield and hardware with no instructions on how it should be installed. I’m sure that a Chinese Water Torture would have been more fun then trying to get this conglomerate to fit. The biggest problem was trying to figure out how to align the holding bracket. Did I figure it out? All I know is that I have something that works. The next time I take Pork Chop in to be serviced I’m sure that Chris, Matt, and Wayne are going to be staring at that windshield and wondering “Da’ell?”
Step Four: Install highway pegs. I have them installed but I’m sure I’ll use them more for laying my leg across them then to rest my foot on them.
Chris haggles dirty. Started at half off. I agreed.
So, I headed back home with my bootie, (doesn't matter which one I'm referring to since they both went to the house) and was met with the usual choir of caterwauling from a certain glaring of felines. They belted out their number one hit for me, Feed Me. So, I slopped the cats and then I set to work.
Step one: I took the back seat off to see what could be done with the saddle bags hanging down so low. Well, the bags are bridged by overlapping leather with a total of twenty holes that lace is used to secure the bags together. I added another row of holes on each flap and then I laced the bags together, put them back on the rear fender and now both bags set up higher and that right one sets way above the exhaust.
Step Two: installing the luggage rack. Piece of cake; almost. Took a moment or two before I could get the holes to align on the bracket and the frame to secure the rack. But it fell into place.
Step Three: install windshield. I KNEW THERE WAS A REASON WHY CHRIS LET IT GO SO CHEEP! All I had was the windshield and hardware with no instructions on how it should be installed. I’m sure that a Chinese Water Torture would have been more fun then trying to get this conglomerate to fit. The biggest problem was trying to figure out how to align the holding bracket. Did I figure it out? All I know is that I have something that works. The next time I take Pork Chop in to be serviced I’m sure that Chris, Matt, and Wayne are going to be staring at that windshield and wondering “Da’ell?”
Step Four: Install highway pegs. I have them installed but I’m sure I’ll use them more for laying my leg across them then to rest my foot on them.
So, Pork Chop is now ready to make another début at the Nameless Place.
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