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24th June 2012
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 498 Sportster/Buell Model: XL883 Sportster/Buell Year: 2006
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Mac,
Thank you Sir. Got the Bobcat and I'm going to do the Bobcat and Krankenvent together when I get some time.
Be safe, have fun, wheelie if you can!
Ken Reed
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8th July 2012
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 498 Sportster/Buell Model: XL883 Sportster/Buell Year: 2006
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Howdy,
Just added a GPS to my toys list, and needed 12 volt power for it on the Sportster. Looked high and low and did not find anything to my liking. Lots of handlebar mounts, but none that fit the style of my motorcycle.
So here is what I made. Hope it helps someone.
Ken Reed
Layout on 16 gauge mild steel.
Screwed down to 2x4 to drill 1-1/8" hole with stepped drill.
The power outlet and mount.
All mounted up, ready to go.
Last edited by freeidaho; 9th July 2012 at 00:37..
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29th July 2012
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 498 Sportster/Buell Model: XL883 Sportster/Buell Year: 2006
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Howdy,
The GPS is "mounted" and working great. In town I can hear the Garmin calling out the streets and turns. The touch screen works great through the clear plastic map pocket.
The prototype mount is three layers of cardboard glued together and painted black. If this turns out to work over the long haul, I will reproduce the mount in kydex.
I chose this method of mounting the GPS because it is fairly waterproof, isolates the unit from vibration, and it comes into a restaurant with me when I stop, and I only use it when the tank bag would be on the bike anyway.
Ken Reed
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29th July 2012
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JESTER MAFIA
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Indian Territory
Posts: 9,277 Sportster/Buell Model: NRHS 1250-R Sportster/Buell Year: 2005
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Well done dude...have some rep.
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29th July 2012
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 498 Sportster/Buell Model: XL883 Sportster/Buell Year: 2006
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Thank you Sir ! ! !
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29th July 2012
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: In a swamp
Posts: 6,129 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1460C Sportster/Buell Year: 2000 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XL1200R Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2006 Other Motorcycle Model: XLH Other Motorcycle Year: 1972
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Nicely done Ken, what model did you get and what was your criteria?
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29th July 2012
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 498 Sportster/Buell Model: XL883 Sportster/Buell Year: 2006
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Paul,
Thank you !
I bought the Garmin 1490LMT. I wanted something with a 5" screen and lifetime maps. Garmin is the only brand I really looked at due to prior experience and history. I wanted a dedicated GPS instead of a phone, because if you live in the boonies like I do, when phone service is unavailable, so is the GPS in a phone. In much of Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah and Nevada you can go for a hundred miles or more without a phone signal.
It works in the truck too.
Ken Reed
Last edited by freeidaho; 30th July 2012 at 03:31..
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8th August 2012
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Know It All
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Victoria
Posts: 154 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 883 Sportster/Buell Year: 1994
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stellar thread,ken. (I envy your skills..)
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9th August 2012
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 498 Sportster/Buell Model: XL883 Sportster/Buell Year: 2006
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AWOL,
Thank you Sir !
Ken Reed
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3rd September 2012
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 498 Sportster/Buell Model: XL883 Sportster/Buell Year: 2006
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Howdy,
Thank goodness for long weekends, I finally got to doing my crankcase vent project.
First, a big thank you goes to Deimus for documenting his search for better crankcase ventilation. Thus I am doing his Krankenvent modification.
Here is the bike torn down, ready for the cam cover modification.
Beginning fabrication of the oil control baffle.
The baffle, final form.
The baffle installed.
Tapping the cam cover for the vent fitting.
Making sure the cams are still in time. Some of them came out with the case.
Tomorrow, I will finish up putting back on the tank, and putting on the Bobcat. But this is enough for today.
Thanks for checking by,
Ken Reed
Last edited by freeidaho; 10th September 2012 at 04:22..
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