It's started but has no name yet!

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It's started but has no name yet!

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:crosso

SWMBO got me this sweet lift for my birthday so I just had to put the bike on it and get started.
Anybody need a Vetter fairing and mount?
Free to come and get.
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Now I know why he parked it too.
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SWMBO works.
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Prediction: SWMBO will soon tire of the excessive time spent in the garage. You will acquiesce and work through a list of "honey do" items before beginning to sneak back out into the garage. Rinse. Repeat.
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This is not a time sensitive project to be sure.
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ericheath wrote:SWMBO works.
Agree -SWMBO is a good name.
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SWMBO it is then!

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Well, I have worked on it a bit but can not for the life of me find how the seat comes off, even with the manual and it's not in the original owners manual that came with the bike.
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there should be 2 bolts about 3/4's of the way down the side of the seat towards the back. 1 one either side. Remove those, pick up on the back of the seat a bit, then slide it towards the back of the bike until it comes free.
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Looks like you're regional to me. I'd be interested in the Vetter.

Is it still available?
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Yep it is.
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swmbo.... I had to look that one up
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DrVMAX wrote:Looks like you're regional to me. I'd be interested in the Vetter.

Is it still available?
DrVMAX... you might want to introduce yourself in the intro forum and put your generalized location in your profile anim-cheers1
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all it takes for evil to prosper is the want of a few good men to do nothing-Edmund Burke
The question is not how much time do you have, it is what you do with the time that you have Gandalf
"One of the greatest dignities of humankind is that each successive generation is invested in the welfare of each new generation." Fred Rodgers
"it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert" ancient saying
78 constantly modified/customized since 1978, BOTM June 2015 de-evolving this very moment viewtopic.php?f=30&t=65511
76 Ltd "cookies bike" ALMOST DONE
79 project, finished, FOR SALE
'86 1200 (Beth's)(FOR SALE) with motorvation sidecar (sidecar sold) , July 2017 BOTM
'17 HD Road king and 08 HD Heritage softail (Beth's) (FOR SALE). I guess you can say we have MBS
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rcmatt007 wrote:swmbo.... I had to look that one up
You must be kidding... ;)
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rcmatt007 wrote:swmbo.... I had to look that one up
Haha! Me too! Although I had heard the full term used before just not as an acronym.
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