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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
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Good for you, ss2wheels. Thirteen enjoyable miles I hope? We'll look forward to the photos.
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(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!!
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(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....
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You can adjust the shifter position by loosening the two nuts on the rod and rotating it. Thats the service manual method FWIW.
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(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..
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(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.
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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.
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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
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.
