I should have paid someone! Park Lock on Ryker...

[Beanz1]

Well I put the Park lock on my bike myself and it works I guess I can be happy about that. Because it looks bad

 

[gkamer]

Doesn't look all that bad, maybe just a little rough around the edges. But the take away from this is you did it yourself.

 

[bsavulis]

What is a "park lock"?

 

[ziggy]

Who sees it as you cruise down the road at 60 mph ? :cheers:

 

[RykerRick]

No one will notice it but you.

 

[rjinaz86323]

We are usually our biggest critics.

 

[sKiZo]

Think forstner bit next time you need a clean edge.

A taper reamer is also nice to round over the edge a bit for a pro look ...

 

[RickD]

Doesn't look all that bad, maybe just a little rough around the edges. But the take away from this is you did it yourself.

^ What he said! A little sandpaper maybe.

 

[rjarcy]

Looks good to me. And you saved money for other mods. If somebody is that close to you bike to see it, tell 'em to back up. :2thumbs:

 

[pegasus1300]

I like the saying from the model railroad hobby, 70%3ft. Seventy % of the detail is good enough from 3 ft away. Unless you point that out, no one is even going to notice it is there. It looks fine. There are some real craftsmen on this site that make even professionals look bad. The rest of us just do the best we can and are glad we had the courage to start the job, and the tenacity to finish.

 

[Beginner]

^ What he said! A little sandpaper maybe.

What he said , some fine grit around the edge (on the inside of the hole not the outside) would clean it up a bit.

 

[Navydad]

Looks good to me. As already stated, no one will notice if you don't point it out. As a matter of fact no one will notice the lock is there unless you point it out. Not really going to be the focal point of your bike.

 

[bsavulis]

What is a park lock? Honestly I have never heard of it.

Brian

 

[Texas Al]

Doesn't look that bad. Mine looked like yours and I put some Back to Black on it and that made it look better.

 

[EchoVictor]

What is a park lock? Honestly I have never heard of it.

Brian

Parking brake. The lever (on the right side of the original picture), flips down to release.

When in stock form, there's no lock on this lever, so someone could theoretically walk up, flip the lever, and roll your Ryker away.

The accessory lock slides a metal pin into the lever when the key cylinder (silver circle in the middle of the pic) is turned, thus preventing the lever from moving.

Installation requires you to drill a hole the same size as the cylinder circle. Looks like the drillbit Beanz used snagged a little bit on the plastic, making the edge of the hole not as clean as he would have liked.

I agree with everyone else.....no one else will else will notice but Beanz....

Later,
EV

 

[Tslepebull]

Yours looks about the same as mine

 

[ziggy]

Parking brake. The lever (on the right side of the original picture), flips down to release.

When in stock form, there's no lock on this lever, so someone could theoretically walk up, flip the lever, and roll your Ryker away.

The accessory lock slides a metal pin into the lever when the key cylinder (silver circle in the middle of the pic) is turned, thus preventing the lever from moving.

Installation requires you to drill a hole the same size as the cylinder circle. Looks like the drillbit Beanz used snagged a little bit on the plastic, making the edge of the hole not as clean as he would have liked.

I agree with everyone else.....no one else will else will notice but Beanz....

Later,
EV

A most excellent explanation, Dude....:thumbup::congrats:

 

[ravensrest]

Sand the edges of the hole (as others have suggested) and put some black trim around it -- maybe a rubber grommet? Or a hole plug with the center cut out to the same size as the lock mechanism?
BS

 

[EchoVictor]

A most excellent explanation, Dude....:thumbup::congrats:

Thanks. Who says engineers can't communicate effectively?!?



Later,
EV