What Did You Do To Your RYKER Today?

[Kilroy]

Installed my set of BajaRon's sway bar links. Cleaned it up a bit.

 

[RickD]

Just installed the BajaRon end links. I seem to recall reading elsewhere on these forums that a magnet might be useful when installing the spacers. My spacers were not magnetic (e.g., austenitic stainless steel). My 12 inch hemostat made quick work of it.

 

[Spygoat]

Lamonster Black Dymond floor boards and highway pegs = DONE!





Waiting for the wife to get home from work so we can adjust them to her liking.

 

[Kilroy]

Just installed the BajaRon end links. I seem to recall reading elsewhere on these forums that a magnet might be useful when installing the spacers. My spacers were not magnetic (e.g., austenitic stainless steel). My 12 inch hemostat made quick work of it.
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Guess I am dexterous enough it took me a couple of tries and I got mine in with my fingers and a little pressure from pushing the bolt in. I saw someone using a bread tie to install them.

 

[Pantera]

Added a top box and first thing to go in it was a tire plug kit complete with co2 cartridges .

 

[delkhouri]

Swapped out the original grips for the red sport grips

 

[geosar]

Inserted a P1X power tip into the two brothers muffler to maintain my sanity. The exhaust was too loud. Went on my first road trip for an evening dinner with friends. I just bought this 2019 900 ACE two days ago and so far I am a fan. Very enjoyable ride for this 74 year old 2 wheeler for 45 years or so.

 

[Spygoat]

Did the RickD daytime running light mod (with some tweaks) and installed a remote battery tender plug in the frunk. Not bad for a rainy day BS tinkering session!

I wired the DRL right into the accessory lighting circuit, so it comes on with the bike and goes off when your marker lights go off after shutting down. I did not use a handlebar mounted switch, it is all automatic. Compliments the Elite LED headlights very well!



I also used a step drill to bore a hole in the front of the frunk (in the weatherstripping) and wired in a battery tender charging port so my wife doesn't have to take the hood off to put it on the tender. Much easier and cleaner, in my opinion.

 

[Kilroy]

Installed a brake light flasher:
https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums...2-Inexpensive-brake-light-flasher-with-photos

 

[KnurledNut]

added k&n filter to CVT side

 

[Kilroy]

I also used a step drill to bore a hole in the front of the frunk (in the weatherstripping) and wired in a battery tender charging port so my wife doesn't have to take the hood off to put it on the tender. Much easier and cleaner, in my opinion.

Nicely done! I am considering just removing the battery (easy enough to get to) and bring in the house and put it on a tender to keep it out of the cold. Not quite as easy to do on my Harley.

 

[Kilroy]

Installed Show Chrome Command floorboards and brake pad purchased from a fellow member here. Thank you!

 

[EchoVictor]

I also used a step drill to bore a hole in the front of the frunk (in the weatherstripping) and wired in a battery tender charging port so my wife doesn't have to take the hood off to put it on the tender. Much easier and cleaner, in my opinion.

Spygoat,

obviously those of us in cold weather have to put the battery on a tender over the winter storage months. Given that you've gone to the quick-connect, I presume you/your wife also put your Ryker on the tender whenever you park it.

Do you have previous experience with parasitic current draw on your Ryker draining your battery?
If so, how long between starts does it pull down to the point of needing a jump? A week? A month?

Thanks,
EV

 

[Spygoat]

Nicely done! I am considering just removing the battery (easy enough to get to) and bring in the house and put it on a tender to keep it out of the cold. Not quite as easy to do on my Harley.

That's why I have heat in my garage...my Harley and the wife's Ryker are happy in there.

 

[Spygoat]

Spygoat,

obviously those of us in cold weather have to put the battery on a tender over the winter storage months. Given that you've gone to the quick-connect, I presume you/your wife also put your Ryker on the tender whenever you park it.

Do you have previous experience with parasitic current draw on your Ryker draining your battery?
If so, how long between starts does it pull down to the point of needing a jump? A week? A month?

Thanks,
EV

We have not had an issue, but being the possibility is there, we got in front of it before the winter. Generally, on a Harley with comparable mods, 2-3 weeks will drain the battery to the point it will not start.

 

[Markubis]

Spygoat,

obviously those of us in cold weather have to put the battery on a tender over the winter storage months. Given that you've gone to the quick-connect, I presume you/your wife also put your Ryker on the tender whenever you park it.

Do you have previous experience with parasitic current draw on your Ryker draining your battery?
If so, how long between starts does it pull down to the point of needing a jump? A week? A month?

Thanks,
EV

I would say a month or so but I have never had to do it. The one time that it sat for that long it started slowly but did start. At least I nooss had a time frame to work with.

 

[chris56]

mine stood around 100 days ( two times now) without a tender or so .. but: after the restart you should make a longer trip to load her up, if not you would need "help" bei the next start !!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reYdsKwzlBs&t=5s

 

[RickD]

Did the RickD daytime running light mod (with some tweaks) and installed a remote battery tender plug in the frunk. Not bad for a rainy day BS tinkering session!

I wired the DRL right into the accessory lighting circuit, so it comes on with the bike and goes off when your marker lights go off after shutting down. I did not use a handlebar mounted switch, it is all automatic. Compliments the Elite LED headlights very well!

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Looks great! The color temp of the DRL is a good match with your headlights. In the charging port photo, what keeps your connector from falling out?

 

[Spygoat]

Looks great! The color temp of the DRL is a good match with your headlights. In the charging port photo, what keeps your connector from falling out?

I wish I would have taken a picture, but I have an inline bulkhead fitting on there (think waterproof boat transition for wiring) which fit around the tender cable and under the rubber dust cover on the actual connector. It required me to remove the battery terminal connectors from the battery side of the tender harness, but they are easy enough to put back on the wires. Then, I simply used the step drill to slowly bore out the hole until the bulkhead connector was snug.

 

[Beanz1]

I bought a windshield for my 2021 Ryker Rally Edition today now I have to put it on or pay someone to to do it for me. This is the bike and the windsheild that's oing on it.:cheers:

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