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Don’t know much about it other than there’s a BMW under there, but this is in the work shop at the Petersen.
On my Enfield 650, I’m doing a bit more to make it more practical for the long commute I’m asking it to do twice a month.
Pdedse will remember this tall couch of a touring seat, as he had one on his 650. Super comfy, super tall, and, right now at least, super cheap. About 2 inches taller than what I had on it before, but a better bend in the knees for an hour trumps being on tiptoes with my short legs when I stop.
My friend is dabbling in 3d printing and asked if I wanted anything. I had him whip me up a clock mount using a file intended for a Beeline GPS.
This moves my stick-on $3 clock up where I don’t have to look down to see how late I’m running.
Last but not least I put a larger sprocket up front to bring the revs down a bit at freeway speeds. I had quite a scare a few days ago. Pulled off the freeway for my normal gas stop, and when I pulled away from the station, she wouldn’t shift out of first gear. I panicked thinking something terrible had happened. Turns out the shift linkage had loosened up during the ride and the shift lever couldn’t move.
Whew! Finger tight got us home to a 10mm and some Loctite.
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(04-12-2025, 12:22 AM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: Don’t know much about it other than there’s a BMW under there, but this is in the work shop at the Petersen.
On my Enfield 650, I’m doing a bit more to make it more practical for the long commute I’m asking it to do twice a month.
Pdedse will remember this tall couch of a touring seat, as he had one on his 650. Super comfy, super tall, and, right now at least, super cheap. About 2 inches taller than what I had on it before, but a better bend in the knees for an hour trumps being on tiptoes with my short legs when I stop.
My friend is dabbling in 3d printing and asked if I wanted anything. I had him whip me up a clock mount using a file intended for a Beeline GPS.
This moves my stick-on $3 clock up where I don’t have to look down to see how late I’m running.
Last but not least I put a larger sprocket up front to bring the revs down a bit at freeway speeds. I had quite a scare a few days ago. Pulled off the freeway for my normal gas stop, and when I pulled away from the station, she wouldn’t shift out of first gear. I panicked thinking something terrible had happened. Turns out the shift linkage had loosened up during the ride and the shift lever couldn’t move.
Whew! Finger tight got us home to a 10mm and some Loctite.
Reminds me a bit of the yellow CB1100 that we used to see with some frequency...I miss that bike!
(04-12-2025, 12:22 AM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: Don’t know much about it other than there’s a BMW under there, but this is in the work shop at the Petersen.
On my Enfield 650, I’m doing a bit more to make it more practical for the long commute I’m asking it to do twice a month.
Pdedse will remember this tall couch of a touring seat, as he had one on his 650. Super comfy, super tall, and, right now at least, super cheap. About 2 inches taller than what I had on it before, but a better bend in the knees for an hour trumps being on tiptoes with my short legs when I stop.
My friend is dabbling in 3d printing and asked if I wanted anything. I had him whip me up a clock mount using a file intended for a Beeline GPS.
This moves my stick-on $3 clock up where I don’t have to look down to see how late I’m running.
Last but not least I put a larger sprocket up front to bring the revs down a bit at freeway speeds. I had quite a scare a few days ago. Pulled off the freeway for my normal gas stop, and when I pulled away from the station, she wouldn’t shift out of first gear. I panicked thinking something terrible had happened. Turns out the shift linkage had loosened up during the ride and the shift lever couldn’t move.
Whew! Finger tight got us home to a 10mm and some Loctite.
When I bought mine with touring seat, the PO had the stock seat as well, and I put that on for one ride and immediately took it off--I really needed that extra leg room.
(04-12-2025, 12:22 AM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: Don’t know much about it other than there’s a BMW under there, but this is in the work shop at the Petersen.
On my Enfield 650, I’m doing a bit more to make it more practical for the long commute I’m asking it to do twice a month.
Pdedse will remember this tall couch of a touring seat, as he had one on his 650. Super comfy, super tall, and, right now at least, super cheap. About 2 inches taller than what I had on it before, but a better bend in the knees for an hour trumps being on tiptoes with my short legs when I stop.
My friend is dabbling in 3d printing and asked if I wanted anything. I had him whip me up a clock mount using a file intended for a Beeline GPS.
This moves my stick-on $3 clock up where I don’t have to look down to see how late I’m running.
Last but not least I put a larger sprocket up front to bring the revs down a bit at freeway speeds. I had quite a scare a few days ago. Pulled off the freeway for my normal gas stop, and when I pulled away from the station, she wouldn’t shift out of first gear. I panicked thinking something terrible had happened. Turns out the shift linkage had loosened up during the ride and the shift lever couldn’t move.
Whew! Finger tight got us home to a 10mm and some Loctite.
What?! Running late on the mighty Interceptor? Only because you took the extra long way to work.
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Loose shift linkage? Yikes!
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That yellow contraption is interesting. I've never been a fan of side-cars or three-wheelers, but I respect those who are.
Seems like this forum comes and goes on my computers, no matter what I do. Right now it is fine on my old desktop running Windows 10, but it almost never works on my new, state of the art Windows 11 laptop, no matter what I do. Best wishes to all of you.
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My wife is making noises about getting her a sidecar, but I don't want to. I'm going to try to talk her into a Can-Am or something similar.
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We still have a member that frequently shows up on a 2014 CB1100 with a Ural sidecar attached via custom rig, but he uses his for his dog.....just saying, it's very possible
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