Removing false "tank"?

[jdegase]

that tank lid fix should be in the mods section.
Thats awsome :good: !
someone had the springs messed up on my cover so it wouldnt stay open ... so next time I have it off its getting the 90 fix too!

 

[Winger 82]

I DID manage to "modify" the front door on the shelter to open a full 90*, too!! :yahoo:

Oh yea? How's that?

Well, Andrew....I'm glad ya axed!! :mrgreen:
I just uploaded my pics.

click on image for link to my gallery pics of the stuff I did today :good:

Otay...here's my adventure for the day...
I wanted to get to the raditater cap so I could check the coolant level, as I thought the bike was running hotter than it should. The gauge has been running a bit over center, and the fan runs all the time in traffic. I got the top shelter off easy enough, thanks to the tips from youse guys. Took the rad cap off, and saw nothing but air in the top of the rad. I kinda expected that, so my suspicions were confirmed. I took the overflow bottle off, and dumped the coolant that was in it into the rad. It took prolly 1/2 quart or so to get it up to the bottom of the filler neck of the rad. My overflow has always been at the "Full" mark from day one...it has never changed. Once I filled the rad from the overflow bottle, it went down to the "Low" mark.
Now comes the actual reason it wouldn't flow back/forth from rad to overflow. The plastic elbow fitting for the hose from the rad to overflow was crumbling, and just wasn't allowing a transfer of fluid. The solution for that was to go to the parts house, and buy a small selection of vacuum fittings. The largest one of the "els" in the package was perfect for a replacement, so that was a fairly easy fix. :clapping: :yahoo:
I got the fitting taken care of, and replaced the hose from the rad to the overflow while I was there. I put the overflow back on loosely, and fired it up. I watched the coolant in the top of the rad for a while, and once it started coming up, I put the cap on. I let it run until the fan cycled on/off a couple of times, and I saw a few burps from the overflow tank, confirming the hose/fitting was working fine. I then filled the overflow back up to "Full". and bolted the tank down snug.
Then I moved on to the aggravating top lid of the shelter. :Awe: It just doesn't open up far enough to suit me, and it's a royal pita to check the fuses if needed, along with being next to impossible to get to the overflow tank cap.
Looking at the bottom side of the shelter revealed that there are two "tabs" that keep the lid from opening any further. The solution for me was to bend the two tabs out of the way, and....presto-chango, the lid now opens to straight UP. I did leave one of the tabs bent just enough to put tension on it while it is open, so it will stay open, and not just flop back down. The lid will not open all the way if the steering is turned to one side or the other, but it will when the steering is closer to straight ahead, and it doesn't touch anything else in the full open position. arty:


I also managed to break my other mirror in the process of trying to tighten it up.... :sensored: :sensored: :sensored: Anyone got a good used one for the passenger(r) side? :beg:
I need to get two new mirrors, since I broke the driver side(l) one last summer. I "modified" it to work, but it sure looks like crap...now BOTH of them look like crap....at least they match... :Awe: :smilie_happy:

On board compressor om mine wont' let my door do this :head bang: :head bang:

 

[AApple]

:headscratch: Why not? On mine, there's nothing at all under the shelter that it could possibly come into contact with. It doesn't effect anything under the shelter...the difference is on the outside.
Not trying to be a smarty...just curious. Where the heck is the compressor?

 

[dan filipi]

On board compressor om mine wont' let my door do this :head bang: :head bang:

Post a picture, we'll figger out a way!! :builder: :music2:

 

[Winger 82]

:cool!: Hoses and gages are hooked to it :hi:

 

[AApple]

:cool!: Hoses and gages are hooked to it :hi:

Well now...that does present a problem!! Is that the "normal" location for the Wings with the on-board set-up? I ask because I don't know.
Must be a way to use longer hoses, maybe. It might not be able to go full up/90*, but I bet you could get it to raise a little higher.
The "tabs" can be bent straight out, and then a hole drilled in them to install a small bolt/nut to limit the travel. It would then open at least a little more than stock, and ANY extra opening seems like a good thing! Like I said before, I never even knew there were two decals on the thing until I did mine! :blush: :smilie_happy:

 

[Winger 82]

:cool!: I have made a prop rod to put in there when needed :clapping: :hi:

 

[Heath]

And you guys do know the reason they are designed to not open that far right? In original configuration they will not impede the turning ot the handlebars. With the "fix" if the door pops open and you try to turn then you are screwed. I can see this happening because on my 81 I don't have a key for the lock on the tank, the ignition switch has been changed. At first it was loose enough that any hard bump the doors popped open.

Not saying don't do it, I'm going to do this tomorrow, just if you have an issue with the door popping open fix that before you do this mod.

 

[dan filipi]

Good point Heath! I don't even close mine, just push it down to almost latched because my garage door opener is inside and it's a hassle to take key out of ignition.

 

[AApple]

This is true...with the door open all the way up, you cannot turn the bars to "full lock". In fact, you can't get the door all the way up with the bars in the full turned position. I never considered that the door might pop up while riding, thus creating a major problem. However, on mine, the spring on the door will only open it up so far, and not so far as to interfere with the turning of the handlebars...unless the wind catches it, which could happen.
Good catch there, Heath! :blush:

 

[Heath]

I only know this because my wing did not come with a key for that lock. I had to make the latch loose enough so I could pop it open but I had it too loose and bumps would make it fly open. I also took the top off the air breather when I got it because it runs and accellerates so much better.

Want to put an unnecessary warm spot in your pants? Try gettin on the throttle jammin down an on ramp, 6 - 7 thousand rpm, wide open throttle, accelerating past 85, yell of the exhaust and the deep roar of the intake,...then the tank door pops open and it sounds like someone just threw a roaring tiger in your crotch.

Makes you appreciate the finer things in life.

Heath

 

[BigAndrew]

Try gettin on the throttle jammin down an on ramp, 6 - 7 thousand rpm, wide open throttle, accelerating past 85, yell of the exhaust and the deep roar of the intake,...then the tank door pops open and it sounds like someone just threw a roaring tiger in your crotch

Thats a good way to wake ya up on the highway :smilie_happy: :smilie_happy: :salute:

 

[AApple]

it sounds like someone just threw a roaring tiger in your crotch.

Now there's a nice visual!!! :smilie_happy: :whip:
:hihihi: :smilie_happy: :hihihi: :smilie_happy: