LittleRedNinjette
July 31st, 2014, 05:44 AM
Ok, i know. I'm a bit nuts.... Anyway, i had the idea to get the rear seat cowl so i can switch back and forth between it and my passenger seat that has my tail bag on it. Great idea!! :dancecool:
Well, i have the BEST boyfriend and he found a unused, hell it was unopened, OEM cowl THE NEXT DAY.
Someone may already see the flaw in my plan...
Anyway, the cowl came in yesterday. i jump on putting it together:
For what the new cost of these is they could at least assemble the damn thing. :lol:
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h478/coolcat7000/Bikes/20140730_172019.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/coolcat7000/media/Bikes/20140730_172019.jpg.html)
Someone seems to be spying on me in this one...
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h478/coolcat7000/Bikes/20140730_172412.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/coolcat7000/media/Bikes/20140730_172412.jpg.html)
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h478/coolcat7000/Bikes/20140730_172826.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/coolcat7000/media/Bikes/20140730_172826.jpg.html)
And there, to the left of the cowl is my problem.... The seat cowl bracket... S***!
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h478/coolcat7000/Bikes/20140730_173626.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/coolcat7000/media/Bikes/20140730_173626.jpg.html)
The bracket covers the two holes the seat slides into. :doh:
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h478/coolcat7000/Bikes/20140730_193003-1.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/coolcat7000/media/Bikes/20140730_193003-1.jpg.html)
So my first thought was to mod the bag to fit on the cowl without scratching the crap out of it, maybe like this but cut to fit:
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h478/coolcat7000/Bikes/20140730_180021.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/coolcat7000/media/Bikes/20140730_180021.jpg.html)
Not ideal.
So my boyfriend busts out the hot knife! You can do the same with a dremel but the battery was dead.
After cutting off the mounting tabs and a bit of the plastic from the bottom of the seat we made a place for the tab on the cowl bracket to hook on the seat.
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h478/coolcat7000/Bikes/20140730_192920.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/coolcat7000/media/Bikes/20140730_192920.jpg.html)
Not the prettiest but not like you'll see it.
The with some bending and some "spacers" (garden hose washers :lol: ) we got the front to fit tight.
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h478/coolcat7000/Bikes/20140730_192927.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/coolcat7000/media/Bikes/20140730_192927.jpg.html)
:dancecool::dancecool::dancecool::dancecool:
You can barely see the tiny gap the seat has, with the bag on you done see it at all really.
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h478/coolcat7000/Bikes/20140730_193036.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/coolcat7000/media/Bikes/20140730_193036.jpg.html)
And the best part is the seat is still a functional seat. Not that i ride with a passenger often but having the option is nice. :)
Very happy with the cowl! Looks so good! :bounce:
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h478/coolcat7000/Bikes/20140730_174346.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/coolcat7000/media/Bikes/20140730_174346.jpg.html)
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h478/coolcat7000/Bikes/20140730_174354.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/coolcat7000/media/Bikes/20140730_174354.jpg.html)
Well, i have the BEST boyfriend and he found a unused, hell it was unopened, OEM cowl THE NEXT DAY.
Someone may already see the flaw in my plan...
Anyway, the cowl came in yesterday. i jump on putting it together:
For what the new cost of these is they could at least assemble the damn thing. :lol:
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h478/coolcat7000/Bikes/20140730_172019.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/coolcat7000/media/Bikes/20140730_172019.jpg.html)
Someone seems to be spying on me in this one...
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h478/coolcat7000/Bikes/20140730_172412.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/coolcat7000/media/Bikes/20140730_172412.jpg.html)
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h478/coolcat7000/Bikes/20140730_172826.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/coolcat7000/media/Bikes/20140730_172826.jpg.html)
And there, to the left of the cowl is my problem.... The seat cowl bracket... S***!
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h478/coolcat7000/Bikes/20140730_173626.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/coolcat7000/media/Bikes/20140730_173626.jpg.html)
The bracket covers the two holes the seat slides into. :doh:
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h478/coolcat7000/Bikes/20140730_193003-1.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/coolcat7000/media/Bikes/20140730_193003-1.jpg.html)
So my first thought was to mod the bag to fit on the cowl without scratching the crap out of it, maybe like this but cut to fit:
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h478/coolcat7000/Bikes/20140730_180021.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/coolcat7000/media/Bikes/20140730_180021.jpg.html)
Not ideal.
So my boyfriend busts out the hot knife! You can do the same with a dremel but the battery was dead.
After cutting off the mounting tabs and a bit of the plastic from the bottom of the seat we made a place for the tab on the cowl bracket to hook on the seat.
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h478/coolcat7000/Bikes/20140730_192920.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/coolcat7000/media/Bikes/20140730_192920.jpg.html)
Not the prettiest but not like you'll see it.
The with some bending and some "spacers" (garden hose washers :lol: ) we got the front to fit tight.
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h478/coolcat7000/Bikes/20140730_192927.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/coolcat7000/media/Bikes/20140730_192927.jpg.html)
:dancecool::dancecool::dancecool::dancecool:
You can barely see the tiny gap the seat has, with the bag on you done see it at all really.
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h478/coolcat7000/Bikes/20140730_193036.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/coolcat7000/media/Bikes/20140730_193036.jpg.html)
And the best part is the seat is still a functional seat. Not that i ride with a passenger often but having the option is nice. :)
Very happy with the cowl! Looks so good! :bounce:
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h478/coolcat7000/Bikes/20140730_174346.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/coolcat7000/media/Bikes/20140730_174346.jpg.html)
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h478/coolcat7000/Bikes/20140730_174354.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/coolcat7000/media/Bikes/20140730_174354.jpg.html)