Changing the pipes seems pretty straight foward. I'll try them on this weekend. I'll definitively consider an aftermarket seat, with all the miles I will be covering and some of the reviewes I read. Do you know any other brand aside from Corbin? My search didn't yield much results.

 

Corbin and Sargent are the ones to look at. Sargent is said to be more comfortable, and the Corbin is available with a backrest for the passenger.

But you can adjust the clips and hooks on the stock seat to make removing it easier.

 

For instructions on how to remove the seat, check the "Post Whoring Newbie Thread".

 

I have to add some oil, you guys have any preference over another?
Thanks

 

another oil and seat thread, double wammy

 

What He said!

 

Like I said above...I figured it out yesterday...I have to smack it in the middle to free it. I think I'll try to file the 2 hooks a bit to remove a bit of material, altough I think the seat might move around a bit if I do. Anyways, I managed to get it opened every time I tried since.

I know I should have searched for the answer, but to be frank, I really tought I was the only 1 too dumb to figured out how to open the seat .

 

Don't worry... Your never alone when it comes to dumbness...

I'm pretty sure you won't notice any movement if you file the hooks a bit... I got fed up with them a long time ago and just took them off... My seat isn't moving about any that I can feel...

 

welcome to the forum!!

 

Thanks! I feel a bit better about myself knowing I'm not alone! I'm going to give it a try right now. Clumsy as I am, I'll make sure to only grind a little bit off at a time.

Thanks again,
Mat

 

Thank you!

 

Does this look normal to you? Or should it be symmetrical? On the left side the fairing is touching the frame and on the right side there is a small gap.

 

Um... No, not entirely... There could very well be a difference, but that much suggests that the front fairing stay might be a bit twisted... It's the elk horn thingy holding the gauges...

It's really nothing to be alarmed about, if the bike looks to be repaired in an otherwise professional manner it should be fine... But it does suggest that the bike may have been down sometime earlier in it's lifespan...

I'd start by loosening up all the bolts and wiggling the fairing to make sure it's just not ill adjusted at the bolt holes, but with that much difference I doubt it...

 

one of the mounting brackets for the side fairing is probably just bent. that hapened on mine you can just bend it back..

 

I'll try to unbend it this weekend while changing the exhaust and spark plugs.
Thanks again!
Mat

 

If you find hidden tape, glue, or wire , its a bad sign.

 

I seem to recall another thread that started out just like this one.....

Newbie something...something newbie....

 

Looks like your fwd fairing bracket is tweaked... between the headlight and gauge cluster...

It can be tweaked back.

LB

 

Alrighty, just got done fixing the fairing, it was pretty easy, I just bend it back the support to its original position and voila! I've also installed the Hindles, but the clamps for the stock exhaust do not work on them. The hindle slid right over the header, and is not air tight, so I was wondering if I should use a smaller collar although I'm not sure it will work since the end of the pipe doesnt have grooves on the end of it like the stock unit. Should I put exhaust sealant in there?
The first 2 pics are the new exhaust and the last 1 is the stock with the grooves on the end.
Thanks again,