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| I purchased these a few months back and with about 12k on them now I will say that you should get quite a few more miles out of them. I am changing back to Bridgestone this weekend even though I could easily get another 8k out of these. I ride year round in Virginia and can say after trying about everything to improve the wet grip I have NEVER had any bike (my 2014 wing included) slip out from under me this many times. I ride between 105 and 150 miles a day on the same roads all the time with 100k+ miles on my wings and getting loose on wet pavement only 2 times on other tires these have almost caused me to go down with the tires slipping out at least a couple of dozen times in the 12k that I put on them. If you are a fair weather rider only then these are great tire for you but if you ride in wet weather stay away they are a major safety hazard. |
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OK, will they rust? Yes if not properly taken care off. So when you wax your bike, wax the rack. I liked the design better than the Kuryakyn. It was simply a matter of choice. This was installed on my 2005 GL1800. My bike is metallic blue so it breaks up the color nicely. I guess I would say - it accents it. Formerly I owned a 1996 SE with this type of rack. The small rubbers and washers caused a hair line crack to emerge on the underneath side of the trunk. My son and I fiber glassed over it, then I bought the large flat chromed washers and placed them under the rack's legs. I did the same on my current 2005 when I installed the rack. The larger washers spreads the concentrated weight out over the trunk more. Less chance of a crack appearing. Just don't exceed the total weight if strapping stuff on. |
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On a 2003 ABS I had installed Muth mirrors. You can see Muth ones blink. On this unit I installed these extensions and they work fine, but you do not see them blinking when sitting on the bike. I hard wired (soldered) them onto the blinker light's wiring as instructed. Have not had to adjust the mirror, even after install, so not sure if the excess space they take up will be a problem. (Read write up by the person who wrote a comment about switching over to Muth). If I have problems I will then consider installing Muth with the built in LEDs. So far, so good. |
| I installed this pan 10/2017 and the extension for the front, as a couple others said, not easy. I did the left side first then the right. After install I shook it a little and it does rattle, but did not notice any rattle on a test drive. Will see what takes place as I travel with the bike more. Installed on a 2005 GL1800. |
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Installed the pipes, great look, great sound. Rode 100 miles, looked inside the pipes, rust. Contacted Cobra, Mike Lance. Here is his response. Mike Lance 11:50 AM (8 hours ago) to me The baffles are down inside the pipe and just like a car when you start your bike it has condensation and that will cause the baffle to rust it is just raw steel. I have a set of mufflers on one of the bikes I ride and they were installed back in 2004. The baffle are rusted but they have never caused a problem or rusted through. I just paint them with the VHT. If you ever have a problem with the baffles or the muffler body rusting through to the chrome it will be covered under warranty but I doubt that will ever happen. Ride safe. |
| Just started using this. Man, what a difference. Bike shifts and runs so much smoother. |
| Just knowing I have this is a little better on the road. |
| My hands cramped with the stock ones. Put these on and love them. Be sure to grease the pivots and don't over tighten them. |
| Mine is still laying in the basement. Installed a cheaper competitor's and love the look and funtion. People really either back off or go around. |
| Good idea, bad design. Bulbs melt the housing. |
| Have this installed on the front of my 1500. All I can say is wow. When I blow at folks they can hear me. |
| Takes that spot to another level. The grill makes the fork brace cover stand out. |