Steering damper

Years ago I bought a used Öhlins steering damper and initial thought was to put it on the Shovelbagger. But it had quite weird dimensions so it continued it's life hanging on the wall in the speedshop.
So the other day I tried it on Cosmic Dreamer and this time I had a match.
But to avoid flimsy screw-on brackets I made a real weld on bracket instead.

The steering damper before it found a new home on the Cosmic Dreamer. 

First cut bit of my old trusty friend Mr square tubing. 

Then add a bit of extra metal on the inside to make enough thread. 

Positioning and testfit with a hose clamp.

And tacked in to place ready for final weld when I take the bike completely apart soon. 

Shocks

Even I struck gold sometimes it seems.
Had been looking for Öhlins rear shocks since I bought the bike.
I realized that new Öhlins shocks was out of the question, the price tag was way out of my league.
So old cheap ones that I could rebuild to my specs was my target.
But suddenly one day when I did my daily bargain hunt on the net for parts I struck gold.
A pair of Öhlins from a FXR appeared on the screen and with an awesome price.
A quick call and I have got me a set of my dream shocks.
The FXR has basicly the same frame as the FLT, so the mounting was Childs play.
A quick cleanup was the only thing I had to do before I could mount them with the old hardware.

Swedish performance for American iron

The third winter (09/10)

After a summer of hell with a oil leak on the overhauled motor the autumn ended with a fairly dry driveline.
This winter I wanted to give not only mechanical attention to the racebagger but also cosmetic.

On the agenda this winter was
# Oil problem
# Front wheel
# Clutch
# Handlebar controls
# Seat
# Shocks
# Luggage rack