Nice improvement, did the same to my XB.
Nice improvement, did the same to my XB.
How does the stock bar ends come off? They are small black round pieces, Unscrew? Pull off? Thanks for your help.Originally Posted by qurtrn10
Took off the stock mirrors and switched to a set of CRG Arrow mirrors. Much better looking and better visibility. With the stock mirrors, I was just seeing my arms and out to the lane beside me. With the new ones I can see all the way behind me. Very happy with the result.
The only surprise in swapping the stock mirrors out is that the stock mirrors themselves function as the bolts securing the brake and clutch reservoirs on the handlebars. You will need a M10x1.25 bolt. The shortest I could find was a 20mm, yet that is too long. You'll need to bring it down to around a 15mm length. I threw some spacers on temporarily to make the 20mm work, but I'll be shaving the bolts down at my next opportunity.
They just pry off with a flat screw driver.
Updates:
Factory OEM Buell carbon fiber front fender:
OGIO magnetic tank bag:
Down for a few weeks for some paint work.
That SX is looking sweet! I had the CRG bar ends on another bike also, seem to be top notch kit and they look great on that EBR.
Thanks! After I tore the bike down I ordered a CF rear fender to match the front, so my parts didn't ship out to the painter until last week. Hopefully I'll have my parts back in a few weeks and be back up and running before too long.
Not being able to ride while the weather has been nice is just killing me.
Some updates. Got her put back together and almost ready to ride.
I had Jason LeCavalier repaint the original Laguna Blue parts, plus paint the rest of the headlight pieces and the sides of the undertail (I love how that came out). Ordered a Bestem carbon fiber rear fender to match my factory Buell carbon fiber front fender, then he added an American Flag themed stripe on them and the mid-fairing before clearing. Lastly, all the decals were removed and the graphics were painted on.
Since I have the CF fenders, I added the CF heel guards and radiator shrouds. I almost always wear boots when riding, but on one of the few times I wore regular shoes, a shoelace got snagged inside the cutout of the stock heel guard, so part of the swap there is for safety. The matte CF radiator shrouds was just because I had them off already anyway.
Since I removed the stock mirrors anyway, I swapped out the bolt in its place for a 1 inch RAM mount for my GPS. I will be putting another RAM mount on the other side for my GoPro.
I also had the dash reflashed with the new updated software.
I removed the first version of the license plate undertail mount that I had. Version 2.0 will be from Twisted Designs, and should hopefully be in tomorrow. I should have it installed by Friday.
There are a few things left that I didn't want to tackle myself, so the bike will be going in the shop soon. I will have them install the 2015 red spring (475 lbs/in), the new starter, 2015 EBR lighter clutch kit, and change out the stock reservoirs for Rizoma. Once those are done, I should be set for at least a little while. Next things further on the horizon should be heated grips, exhaust system that replaces the headers, and Ohlins suspension. Anyone have some winning lottery numbers? :)
Looks cool! Nice job
Twisted Designs license plate bracket and new plate installed today. Time to get it back out on the road. :)
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