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| I have had this backrest for about 1 1/2 years now i had to take the seat of and found that the flat brackets are all rusting so am very disappointed |
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this fit great on my 2012 and saved a lot of cleaning after a 2000 mile trip to glacier nat park. bigtime crosswinds in Columbia gourge were much less a problem with this installed.my no accessories on his Goldwing riding buddy is installing one. my coolant tank is protected,as is my piece of mind. |
| Took a little over 2 hours. Some of pictures could have been bigger and clearer. But the process was pretty much straight forward. Very good product. Very happy with the quality of the product, very solid. Highly recommend it,can't wait to go camping to try it out. |
| Just got the manual, looks to be precise, well wrote, and LARGE. Came with a 7 ring binder and a separate electrical manual. The reason for the 4 stars is the quality of the paper, for the price could have used heavier paper stock (I will make photo copies of the pages as I need them). I am also going to get page dividers, to separate the sections (also should have came with). |
| Great looking chrome. Easy peasy install. A must have for the bike. (safety chrome). :>) |
| First I am glad to say I read some reviews about right side 14mm bolt being reverse threads(go figgure?!)I just carefully leaned bike over on left side crash bars-with my son to help go slowly and with sneakers under bars to prevent scratching,then used 1/2" breaker bar/14mm socket, to break bolt free(was not breaking loose with 14mm combination box wrench/mallet) Spray penetrating oil liberally the day before. Then I put back on center stand and used 8mm allen wrench and big rubber mallet to break left bolt free. Now for the time saver tips, fill all spring gaps with washers or quarters(like reviews said),use masking tape around spacers and spring. Then I used a 5/16" american gear wrench with a 3/4" long peice of cut off 8mm allen wrench.I then used a 9/16" american gearwrench on the right side also(14mm will do if u have metric,of course). This is the big time saver backing out both bolts- ONLY half way, with alot of fine threads (while still on center stand).Then take off center stand, put back on kick stand, then eaisly back out bolts and take center stand off,spring will unhook itself-NOTE spring placement. Keep right side spacer,bushing,bolt,washer togeather,same for left side parts(different). Use some grease on all spacers/bushings before reassembling. Use blue locktite on bolt threads,(note flat spot on washers go up-flush to engine casting)tighten up bolts with gearwrenches to just slightly snug.Then use big 8mm allen wrench and 14mm combo wrench and wack with rubber mallet to tighten securely. Attach spring to top stud,then just use needlenose pliers to attach spring(NOTE original placement of spring when removing-long end up/and not turned 180deg)to new center stand (this is with stand still in upper position,washers still taped to spring).Then put bike on centerstand ,(MUCH EAISER NOW)and untape washers and pull washers out with needlenose pliers. The new stand is a bit less stable than original, and seems to touch on the foot pedal extension as well as right side of stand. But overall I appreciate the ease of getting center stand up manually. I did try to use reverse in my garage, but stand only slid back due to smooth concrete floor,and it was a bit uneasy to hold bike up centered,use left foot to push new stand to floor and engage reverse. I just need to try on a rougher outside surface later. But dont really care because of the ease of using manually. The new stand is about 1 1/2" shorter than original stand, but it was always a bear to get original centerstand up.(I have a injured right ankle due to twisting it badly).I will have to use 3/4" wood/rubber spacer, under new stand to get rear wheel to be off floor for cleaning as needed. Thanks for taking the time to read this review, and it will only take 1 hr tops, if you use these directions. Enjoy your new center stand. And yes,(as reviews said) the extension is slightly different placement in muffler shield, but no big deal,and rubber foot pad hits shield on inner corner also no big deal. Dave |
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I'm on my 2nd set of D250's and have had no issues at all. On the 1st set I put 13K miles and could have done more however changed them before going on a long trip. With the 2nd set I installed the Centramatic balancers. So far I have over 10K miles on them and am sure I will get over 20K miles. Love the ride and find them very quiet. |
| Had this hitch on my '03 wing for 5 yrs , no problems. Then I take a trip to Alaska and get rear ended by another m/c. I was stopped and he was doing about 30 mph. The ball on the hitch took the brunt of the hit.....bent the receiver hitch bracket (behind fender) in and broke two welds, but it held!This is one tough hitch.....saved the rear of my wing from a lot of damage!! |
| Installed my mini boards with new Kury. mounts, looks great,feel great riding vs the OEM pegs. Whats really nice is the boards can be adjusted in several ways. |
| I really like the way these tires handle. As the back tire wore down I noticed a low speed wobble that got worse as they got thinner. I managed to get 6,500 miles out of the back tire and it is shot. Cords showing all the way around. No wonder it wobbles so bad. Hoping to find some new ones that don't break the bank, handle as good and last lots longer. I replaced the front and rear at the same time and the front still has another 2 or 3 thousand I hope. |
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rivco sent me a pair of lock covers at no charge, not asked for but great customer service.. will purchace from again..... |
| Factory looks and are very comfortable according to my passenger riders. Just take your time and do it right. Well worth the time and expense. |