Installed new Polk DXI 651 speakers.
Man, what a difference in sound volume and quality from oem speakers. Well worth $55 bucks.
J
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Installed new Polk DXI 651 speakers.
Man, what a difference in sound volume and quality from oem speakers. Well worth $55 bucks.
J
Baker Hand Wings, yesterday actually. Great investment, I felt the difference immediately, especially in 26 degree weather.
Removed the Smuggler and put the stock seat back on with the MP3 luggage rack.
Luggage and T-Bag ready.
Also, two up ready for any gal pals! lol.
I moved my bike into the 3rd garage stall to avoid covering it with wood dust from an ongoing project. Now it's away from the dust and has my wife's bike to keep it company. While I was moving it I cursed the 25 degree air. If it gets above freezing next weekend as predicted, I'll be out riding my F6B for the first time!
Installed a SuperBrace.
Followed directions and hints from the forums.
Hopefully, no stiction.....felt fine static testing.
Cheers!
I purchased a set of MLB Risers from a board member a while back, I was waiting for a reason to take the front end apart...the GIPro came along thanks to GiddyupF6B, Here is his thread,http://hondaf6b.com/showthread.php?4...hould-be-(IMO), Rick sent the dash lights but the USPS was a little slow so the bike is still apart for those, and also did a oil change for good measure !!!
Everything installed, and checked out!... The GIPro is pretty cool...easy to program, it does take some effort to install it the way GiddyupF6B did which to me looks the best so I copied him, ( thanks for the advice, as well !!! ) not that big of a deal, I used a dermal tool to notch out a path for the wire, took the left side of the shelter loose to get the wire back to the connection port... See pics.... other than that...looks like spring is coming to the South East so you fellas in the north should be thawing out soon!!!
I changed the stock high beam bulbs to Osram Nightbreaker Plus high performance bulbs. What a PITA. I have large hands, and the right high beam proved to be a challenge. The harness for the heated grips was in the way, the top right shelter was in the way, so I ended up removing the top right shelter which I was going to do anyway for my Speedohealer install next. I had to access the VSS between the frame and right radiator.
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A pic of the LED pilot light I added to tell me when my fog lights are on
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A pic of where the Vehicle Speed Sensor is located. This is where the Healtech Speedohealer connects to adjust my speedometer and odometer to read correctly. Mine is in metric, and reads 6% fast.
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What a black F6B looks like with the top centre and top right shelters removed.
Installed a Powered outlet in the left side panel. It permits me to charge the battery with my Battery Tender Plus, and to operate by 12V portable air compressor for setting tire pressures.
Bird - Did you notice significant difference in hi-beam light intensity ? I was thinking to install PIAA's
I have Philips Diamond Vision H7 Halogen Bulbs on the way for the high beams....I was wondering how much of a pain it was going to be...I think you answered my question! For me it will be worth it...right now my high beams being yellow and my HID's white look funky. The bulbs will be an even white and give me the uniform look I am going for.
I only turned the highs on against the garage door. The colour to me was more "white", less yellowish than the stock high beams. I wanted a better match to my HID low beams without going to LED's for the high beams. I couldn't tell any difference in light output in the garage.
Installed a remote garage door opener on the bottom side of the upper right shelter cover, with a pushbutton switch on the top side.
Makes life a lot easier, and the remote is secured and protected from prying eyes, hands, and water.
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There are three programmable buttons on the remote. The hookup wires are attached to switch 3. Switch 3 corresponds to the large button that operates one of my two garage doors.
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The hookup wires are soldered to the hot terminals of switch 3. To figure out which of the four terminals under the switch are the correct ones to use, use a voltmeter, on DC volts, to probe any two terminals at a time. When the voltmeter reads the remote battery's voltage (about 3V DC), you have found the correct two terminals. The black marks by the wires are where I marked with a Sharpie the correct terminals to solder to.
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Remote back together. Using the soldering iron tip, I melted two small grooves into the plastic case to allow passage of the hookup wires out of the remote.
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The remote velcro'd to the underside of the upper right shelter cover, and the pushbutton switch installed through the cover. it doesn't matter which of the two hookup wires goes to which switch terminal.
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Exterior view of the shelter cover showing the pushbutton switch
Received Rick's back light and got it installed today...came out nice...very easy to install....
Ran a bit of tube around the back of the bike to protect it when I back it up
Bit of spray paint on the inside of the tube
Bit of supaglue to hold it in place
And a line of silastic around it to help hold it and fill in the gaps:icon_cool:Attachment 12085
Washed it and will ride it to work tomorrow. Supposed to be low 70s here in Cali!
Installed and calibrated the Healtech Speedohealer.
For everyone outside the US who has a metric speedo and odo, your readings are likely in the 6% optimistic range. This device electronically, through the Vehicle Speed Sensor circuit, adjusts the VSS signal so that the speedo and odo read accurately.
Next I installed the EC low beam cutout harness so that my HID low beams don't power up unnecessarily, only once the engine is running. It's done by using the oil pressure sensor's signal to energize the relay for the HID's.
What should have been an easy install turned out to be a bit of a "gotcha". First, the lower front fairing (cowl) has to come off. No big deal. Then the left horn has to come off. No big deal. Then I realized the quarters were still too tight to take off the rubber boot over the oil pressure sender and install the EC wire. So next came off the oil filter. Now the unanticipated reared its ugly head. The protective rubber boot over the oil sensor wire is a form fit. There is no room to slip the EC wire through the rubber boot without cutting the rubber boot, so that's what I had to do. Using an exacto knife, I put a small slice though the boot, ran the EC wire through, tightened the oil pressure wire and EC wire back down, and then reinstalled the rubber boot. I used some black automotive silicone to seal up the slice in the boot. The whole deal took about a half hour. The longest part was thinking about how to install that extra wire without sacrificing the water resistant integrity of the boot.
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The small black box that is the speedohealer. The harness on the left is from the VSS. The harness on the right connects to a tiny pushbutton. Pressing this button with either the ignition on or the engine running causes the speedo to display to the fastest speed attained. Each time you exceed the previous fastest speed, the new speed is set to memory. Holding down the button for 2 s erases the previous top speed.
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The speedohealer velcro'd to the inside of the right radiator cover. The speedohealer controls for programming are the two small red buttons. The single red LED allows for the programming. one operation at a time. The instructions were straightforward and the quality is excellent.
I started to mess around with blue led's to match the blue on the speedo .......
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These buttons should have been lit from the factory...
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Installed my new winbender HPS....now...if it would warm up enough to give it a trial run.....that would be nice...
Thanks mate. bet yah it looks kool:icon_cool:
I installed the OEM tall windshield that I bought from forum member ff73148 last October. Thanks Frank, the windshield looks great!
I also installed Quantum Hand Air Deflectors that my wife got me for my birthday from Wingstuff.com Installation was pretty easy except for removing the screw under the left mirror. it was in so tight that I though I was going to snap the head off the screw.
Tomorrow I take my F6B out for the first time ever!
We did it. Pics eventually.
I went on my first ride today. It was as great as I remember from my test ride last June.
The radio was better than I expected. I had no trouble hearing it with a full face helmet and earplugs.
The seat was also better than I expected. I only went 50 miles, but it seems promising. My last two bikes had absolutely horrible stock seats and I knew within 20 miles that they wouldn't do.
I have the OEM tall windshield. I was very happy with it up to about 65. Then, I got a bit of buffeting. I didn't play around with the vent or mirror wings much, so I might be able to make some adjustments that will help.
The suspension felt perfectly adjusted with the factory settings.
I haven't kept a bike for more than three years in a long time, but I have a feeling this one's a keeper!
Got em from the folks at Value Accessories.
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Got bored so since lower cowl is off and waiting for spring I decided to drain and refill the coolant. Used Honda Pro pre-mix. Also got the Honda marine voltmeter installed and wired since I was in the same vicinity.
Today....March 9th, I installed my luggage rack, passenger backrest, center stand and Ram mounts to my F6B. I can tell you Honda riders, from a Harley guy, YOUR ACCESSORY INSTALLATION SUCKS.....you may bad mouth Harleys on this and that, but installing a luggage rack or passenger backrest on a HOG does not include guessing how to remove tons of plastic and "do hickeys" to install. I never heard so many "snap, crackle and pops" while installing accessories. Just my honest opinion....but I do think I am going to love the smooth ride :icon_lol:
(PS,......who in their right mind would GUESS to install a center stand, ONE bolt goes on CLOCKWISE while the other side goes on COUNTER CLOCKWISE....what ever happened to "righty tighty....lefty loosey"....?):lolup:
Took the seat and backrests off for the Sheepskin covers today
Fitted tomorrow
Only the Grips and Tyre pressure monitor to go before the Pics
WoooooHooooo:icon_cool:
Ok, got bored again and flushed and bled clutch.