or is that farkel?

changed/added february and march 2008 at 3300 miles

sw motech center stand

audiovox cc100 cruise control

oem heated grips

oem hand guards

12v power outlets

1200 pelican cases on crash bars

beaded seat cover

crash bar mounted footpegs

coolant to engine ice

spark plugs to denso iu24 (from denso u24esr-n)

cruise control servo unit mounted on left side of bike. cable route toward back of bike and circles around running forward towards throttle linkage on right side of engine.

home made cruise control (cc) vacuum canister.  similar to many others except that i liked one guy's idea of threading my hose bibs into the 2" pvc caps.  mounted on the right side of the bike.  note the one way check valve in the vacuum tube going back to the carbs.   small capped vacuum ports are available on each carb, but are kind of a pain to attach to.  from each carb to a "t" fitting then single tube to this canister and then single tube to servo unit.

cc handle bar control unit is mounted on top of the newly fitted heated grip controller.  once these major components are mounted you can go about hooking everything up to each other and to the bike to make it all work.  make sure to read all of the information and warnings in the cc unit instructions.  some important tips and safety measures in there.  it is your life.  this thing can kill you even if you do it right, let alone if you do it wrong ;(

cc throttle linkage.  shown with secondary linkage above in the open* position giving the appearance of loads of clearance.  be careful and note the closed position clearances in the next photos.   all of these linkage parts were in my kit.  i tried a couple of variations before settling on this one and that is why the bead chain is spliced ;)*(by open i mean the position this linkage moves to when you rapidly accelerate and this valve actuates to compensate.  it then returns to closed position even if you hold the throttle open. note the white painted screw above and right of the bead chain connection point.)

close up view of throttle linkage with the secondary linkage in the open position.

close up of the throttle linkage showing the secondary linkage in the closed position.  now note how close of tolerance there is between the secondary linkage above and the 6/32 screw below.  that painted white screw above the bead chain connection is now vertical and not horizontal as it appears above.  so i am told...if that secondary linkage above sticks open, due to anything, but especially if you don't maintain an operating clearance, you will then find out how well the weestrom can wheelie once you hit the gas and/or shift gears ;(  6/32 screw is tapped into linkage to connect servo cable.

1200 pelican cases mounted to crash bars with u-bolts.  note also the beaded seat cover by beadrider.com

also note the crash bar mounted foot pegs. i got these at a local dealer, but i have seen them in jc whitney as well.

anything to change up riding position for more comfort on long ride! ;)

1200 pelicans stick out far enough to help protect rider and bike in tip overs and wrecks.  so far they also seem to reduce wind on my legs, but then check out that snow and ice.  how much do you really think i have tested them out at this point? ;)

winter!  it is long and makes owning a bike expensive.  it is far less expensive to ride than it is to think about riding...as you can plainly see! ;)

original plugs were a bit dark.  but i bought the iu24's before removing them so we will see if they too turn out dark.  am thinking maybe i needed to switch to the iu22's but we shall see.