Well she's home with 13 miles on her. I put the thingies on it at the Dealer, before I left the house to pick it up I put a little vasoline on them and pushed em right on then I told the salesman and the young boys in the service dept now it is a CB.I am pretty sure they think im crazy. When I got home I removed the tank stickers, wacked off the rear reflectors with a cut off wheel you know the ends of the tag bracket,adjusted the mirrors and the shifter to the old man position-much better. It's a good thing you all know what the DLX looks like because I am a complete computer idiot but I will try to get some pics on when my kids teach me
Good for you, ss2wheels. Thirteen enjoyable miles I hope? We'll look forward to the photos.
(04-22-2014, 10:40 AM)ss2wheels_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Well she's home with 13 miles on her. I put the thingies on it at the Dealer, before I left the house to pick it up I put a little vasoline on them and pushed em right on then I told the salesman and the young boys in the service dept now it is a CB.I am pretty sure they think im crazy. When I got home I removed the tank stickers, wacked off the rear reflectors with a cut off wheel you know the ends of the tag bracket,adjusted the mirrors and the shifter to the old man position-much better. It's a good thing you all know what the DLX looks like because I am a complete computer idiot but I will try to get some pics on when my kids teach me
Hey ss2wheels, I'm an old man. Where can I learn bout the mirrors and shifter positions?
Congrats on getting ur bike BTW!!
(04-22-2014, 10:50 AM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Good for you, ss2wheels. Thirteen enjoyable miles I hope? We'll look forward to the photos.
yes 13 smooth as glass miles on a sunny 80 degree day at the beach
(04-22-2014, 10:58 AM)tbone455_imp Wrote: [ -> ] (04-22-2014, 10:40 AM)ss2wheels_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Well she's home with 13 miles on her. I put the thingies on it at the Dealer, before I left the house to pick it up I put a little vasoline on them and pushed em right on then I told the salesman and the young boys in the service dept now it is a CB.I am pretty sure they think im crazy. When I got home I removed the tank stickers, wacked off the rear reflectors with a cut off wheel you know the ends of the tag bracket,adjusted the mirrors and the shifter to the old man position-much better. It's a good thing you all know what the DLX looks like because I am a complete computer idiot but I will try to get some pics on when my kids teach me
Hey ss2wheels, I'm an old man. Where can I learn bout the mirrors and shifter positions?
Congrats on getting ur bike BTW!!
Hey ss2wheels, I'm an old man. Where can I learn bout the mirrors and shifter positions?
Congrats on getting ur bike BTW!! Tbone I meant I just backed out the 10mm bolt that holds the shifter to the shaft raised the shifter 1 spline, bolt back in tight,2 minutes tops easier to get toe under much better for me....
You can adjust the shifter position by loosening the two nuts on the rod and rotating it. Thats the service manual method FWIW.
(04-22-2014, 09:26 PM)Lord Popgun_imp Wrote: [ -> ]You can adjust the shifter position by loosening the two nuts on the rod and rotating it. Thats the service manual method FWIW.
popgun,you make a good point,I may put it back to stock position and adjust it with the rod to see what feels the best..
(04-19-2014, 08:30 AM)DAC_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Ferret - First impressions are that this bike has incredible torque. It is very happy at almost embarrassingly low revs. As for the top end, well, I'm still breaking it in.
I went from Toledo to Columbus on state routes and some freeway and was careful to vary engine speed as much as possible. So, I was dropping down to 4th gear to spool it up to 4k rpm then shifting to 6th to let it settle to almost 2k. Stopped a couple times and had to negotiate several small towns. The bike was very compliant and fun to ride.
Ridem32 - I'm basically in Columbus, Ohio. Spring came somewhat late but with a vengeance. Around here, you go from snow one week to mowing your lawn almost three times the next week.
This week will give me a couple chances to commute to work on the CB. I think the bike will excel at that and the variable RPM and speeds will accommodate break-in.
One thing I noticed is that my right side cover keeps coming loose. I can easily push it back but it pops out when the bike is at speed. Nothing big, just kinda odd.
Anyway, I gotta get to a parts dealer so I can join Ferret's "Royal Order of Rubber End Thingys"
DAC, pull the cover completely off and take a look at the rubber grommet the cover clips into. This same thing happened on some of the '13s too (mine included) -- the grommet gets pushed into its hole a bit and the side cover clip can't snug into it properly. Worth taking a look anyways.
On a rare occasion, something you purchase will exceed expectations; the value seeming even greater than the price. I picked up Deluxe 000232 from the dealer today. I just got back from my first ride and I'm actually giddy. I LOVE this motorcycle. Smoooth, nimble (transitioning from a Kawasaki Concours) and plenty of urge. All of the praise heaped on the CB in this forum turns out to be true. One major disappointment: Where's my "document bag"?
Was going to post a proof of possession image, but couldn't get the "insert image" to work. You all know what they look like anyway.
Look under your seat for owners manual. Do you have a iPhone or iPad or another brand of smart phone down load tapatalk it's a free app and you can send pics to this forum I'm using tapatalk now I lov it Congrats on your bike I think tbone got his today!!
Michael
3 rights make a left
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Look under your seat for owners manual. Do you have a iPhone or iPad or another brand of smart phone down load tapatalk it's a free app and you can send pics to this forum I'm using tapatalk now I lov it Congrats on your bike I think tbone got his today!!
Michael
This was a weak attempt at humor, Ridem. I have my owners manual - which says there is a "document bag" attached to the underside of the seat. The attachment points are there, but apparently no one actually gets the bag. Sort of like you don't really get a tool kit.