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What Did You Do To Your RYKER Today?
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Tslepebull
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I added a set of the Show Chrome Commander Series floorboards to my Rally the week before the Texas Snowpocalypse; today was the first chance I had to try them out. I was a bit skeptical about adding floorboards as I had never ridden anything with them before and they are sort of pricey. However, I am now a fan. They make the ride far more comfortable for my knees and hips than the stock pegs and I get better grip when leaning in the turns. I wish I had done it two years ago.
Today, being a Saturday, on the 2020 Ryker 900 ACE, I ran power and installed the Garman Zuma 396 GPS, installed the Grill Guard (from Sling Mods), and installed the F4 Windshield. All went well, except for dropping the rear bolt washer for the grill guard - twice - and spent an hour and a half locating it and fishing it out ...
All in all, it went well. Weather permitting tomorrow will take it out for a test run. Can’t wait for a good rain to wash away all the road salt.
All in all, it went well. Weather permitting tomorrow will take it out for a test run. Can’t wait for a good rain to wash away all the road salt.
chris56
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finished the last work for this winter and started early in the new saison - needed a really strong phone holder for my heavy Huawai pro - works perfect now now !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCkJUMseoYA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCkJUMseoYA
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chris56
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winter ends .. not really here in the Austrian Alps - but the roads are dry and the sun is shining - so time to end hibernation for me&my Ryker :clap:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpzlbmtkLbQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpzlbmtkLbQ
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Markubis
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I'm not sure I would be able to keep my Ryker on the road with views like that all around. :riding:
chris56
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one of the last work of this .. never ending story is ... my girl needs two sidecases (like some others here => RykerRick) - looks more adult !!!
First I asked SHAD in Spain, bud they had nothing, so I ordered a Set of their smaller SH23 cases and the brackets of a BMW S1000XR (together around 250,- ) started to fix the position of the left side to find the right angle that the case does not touch the driveshaft and installed also the left case in the same position with a 4mm Aluminum plate - after a test I take now two straight 11,5 inch pieces to fix the lower end to the frame .. was much easier than I thought .. the 4 pieces should be black powerded now
& I love side-cases which open the lid and not the sides, thats a100% better solution!!!
First I asked SHAD in Spain, bud they had nothing, so I ordered a Set of their smaller SH23 cases and the brackets of a BMW S1000XR (together around 250,- ) started to fix the position of the left side to find the right angle that the case does not touch the driveshaft and installed also the left case in the same position with a 4mm Aluminum plate - after a test I take now two straight 11,5 inch pieces to fix the lower end to the frame .. was much easier than I thought .. the 4 pieces should be black powerded now
& I love side-cases which open the lid and not the sides, thats a100% better solution!!!
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Nice, I have the Shad SH23's on my Kawasaki adventure bike, they're 4 years old now and still holding up well. Definitely much more convenient to load from the top as opposed to the side loading and stuff falling out if not secured. I would guess because you carry a passenger, you couldnt raise them any higher up to lessen the angle on the cases or they would interfere with the passenger seating?
You're definitely going to like the improvement.
chris56
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Was not soo easy - the problem is the wide topcase, I needed the space to open the top of the sidecases, on the left side the case has to be in distance to the shaftdrive ..
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Ahh, I didnt even think about the top case being there.
What did I do with my Ryker today?
I bought it-- first bike I've ever owned.
Drove it 77 miles home from the dealership in gorgeous 55-degree sunny skies. All 2 lane, country rodes (until the last few miles). Beautiful and relaxing.
So much fun-- giddy like a kid at Christmas.
Also, I do not appear to have a healthy enough sense of fear. It was easy and very comfortable for me to get on the freeway for a few miles at the very end of the ride and cruise down at 70-75 mph. Too soon?
Think I'm going to go back out. Later!
I bought it-- first bike I've ever owned.
Drove it 77 miles home from the dealership in gorgeous 55-degree sunny skies. All 2 lane, country rodes (until the last few miles). Beautiful and relaxing.
So much fun-- giddy like a kid at Christmas.
Also, I do not appear to have a healthy enough sense of fear. It was easy and very comfortable for me to get on the freeway for a few miles at the very end of the ride and cruise down at 70-75 mph. Too soon?
Think I'm going to go back out. Later!
Markubis
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When i picked mine up i had a 20 mile highway commute to get home. Get used to the giddy smile. I am still smiling and I picked mine up in April of 2019.
Woooo!
Today I had a noon appointment across town to have my motorhome looked at, and thought "Maybe if they decide to work on it today, I'll be stuck there, so I'll take my Ryker along just in case. That way I can unload it and go for a ryde, especially since it was such a beautiful 80 degree day here in the Valley of the Sun." Well they couldn't work on the moho today, so on the way home I decided to stop and unload the Ryker near the White Tank Regional Park and ryde around there, especially since I've never been inside the park. This large mountain desert park is in the far west valley, and specializes in camping and hiking.
On the 6 mile ride to the park I ran into a swarm of bees crossing the road. I was going 45 mph, luckily my full-face helmet and windshield protected me. I felt 11 bee strikes on my helmet. I spent about an hour driving thru the park. Some strange clouds hovered overhead, and even dropped a few sporadic raindrops. I felt 11 raindrops hit my helmet. I enjoyed those much more than the bees stikes.
Here are a couple of photos, you can see the strange clouds in the first one:
P.s. My wife and I will be hauling our Rykers up to Mingus Mountain (between Prescott Valley and Jerome,AZ) to camp and ryde on this coming Sunday and Monday (May 2-3). If anyone in the area is interested in joining us on the delightful mountain grades and curves, send me a PM. :thumbup:
On the 6 mile ride to the park I ran into a swarm of bees crossing the road. I was going 45 mph, luckily my full-face helmet and windshield protected me. I felt 11 bee strikes on my helmet. I spent about an hour driving thru the park. Some strange clouds hovered overhead, and even dropped a few sporadic raindrops. I felt 11 raindrops hit my helmet. I enjoyed those much more than the bees stikes.
Here are a couple of photos, you can see the strange clouds in the first one:P.s. My wife and I will be hauling our Rykers up to Mingus Mountain (between Prescott Valley and Jerome,AZ) to camp and ryde on this coming Sunday and Monday (May 2-3). If anyone in the area is interested in joining us on the delightful mountain grades and curves, send me a PM. :thumbup:
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