Escape From the Prison Planet
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Hope that guy wasn't permanently disabled on the Nova roof. Probably thought the Toyota would provide a softer landing. In retrospect, the Omni thing on the end would have been the best sacrificial airbag...
OK, you're messing with my head. Except the Seville, those look like RHD...Lancia, not Toyota; Holden, not Nova.
OK, you're messing with my head. Except the Seville, those look like RHD...Lancia, not Toyota; Holden, not Nova.
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Managed to blow off some yard work today in favor of Indian work. I've had the saddlebags and mounts in my basement for at least 6 months and finally decided to just do it. Planning a couple trips this summer and these are a must.
I learned that I was completely wrong about how these fenders are put together. I bought hardware assuming that I'd just drill through the fender and use a nut and bolt to attach the eyebrows. I came to discover that there is a reinforcement strut on the inside making it almost an inch thick. That meant drill and tap. Of course I only figured that out after I drilled the first hole. That meant a heli-coil in the right rear. Luckily I had just one left in my drawer.
The bags are supposed to be 40s era replicas but my wife and daughter won't stop making fun of the bedazzlement. They aren't really wrong, I guess. There's a lot going on there but I think it works.
So now I have them mounted on locking quick release bases and can be installed/removed in about 10 seconds. I still need to figure out a passenger backrest and maybe a rear rack so I can haul a week or two's worth of gear.
Also, I need to address the pushrod tube seals soon. Looks like maybe my right fork seal is oozing too.
I learned that I was completely wrong about how these fenders are put together. I bought hardware assuming that I'd just drill through the fender and use a nut and bolt to attach the eyebrows. I came to discover that there is a reinforcement strut on the inside making it almost an inch thick. That meant drill and tap. Of course I only figured that out after I drilled the first hole. That meant a heli-coil in the right rear. Luckily I had just one left in my drawer.
The bags are supposed to be 40s era replicas but my wife and daughter won't stop making fun of the bedazzlement. They aren't really wrong, I guess. There's a lot going on there but I think it works.
So now I have them mounted on locking quick release bases and can be installed/removed in about 10 seconds. I still need to figure out a passenger backrest and maybe a rear rack so I can haul a week or two's worth of gear.
Also, I need to address the pushrod tube seals soon. Looks like maybe my right fork seal is oozing too.
Managed to blow off some yard work today in favor of Indian work. I've had the saddlebags and mounts in my basement for at least 6 months and finally decided to just do it. Planning a couple trips this summer and these are a must.
I learned that I was completely wrong about how these fenders are put together. I bought hardware assuming that I'd just drill through the fender and use a nut and bolt to attach the eyebrows. I came to discover that there is a reinforcement strut on the inside making it almost an inch thick. That meant drill and tap. Of course I only figured that out after I drilled the first hole. That meant a heli-coil in the right rear. Luckily I had just one left in my drawer.
The bags are supposed to be 40s era replicas but my wife and daughter won't stop making fun of the bedazzlement. They aren't really wrong, I guess. There's a lot going on there but I think it works.
So now I have them mounted on locking quick release bases and can be installed/removed in about 10 seconds. I still need to figure out a passenger backrest and maybe a rear rack so I can haul a week or two's worth of gear.
Also, I need to address the pushrod tube seals soon. Looks like maybe my right fork seal is oozing too.
I'm not much of a motorcycle guy, but if I were to buy a bike you can bet your *ss it would an Indian.
Holy hell I don't think I've heard that song since like, 6th grade.
Personally I like the tassels. Bonus points if they are real leather because that means an animal had to die to make them
DON'T change a thing! Those look so retro, which completes the look. Do that to a chopper or custom street bike, and you're probably not quite the man, but IMO, the bags and ornamentation details the retro look on the Indian to a T. Great job!
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