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Ratbuell
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 01, 2015 - 10:58 pm: | 
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Mark - what I did on my S2 bags was add a pair of knurled nuts and detent cables to the tops of the bags. They're the cables that hold the lid when you open the bag and keep it from flopping to the ground. One screw on the bag base, one on the lid. My intent was to keep them from popping open at speed (I saw FSkinners do that going to HC one year...ugly). Added bonus, though, and I did this for WVBR because I was way over the weight capacity for the bags...I strung a bungee between the two cables, across the seat, and it held the tops of the bags "together" so they didn't pull down and away from the bike. |
Wolfridgerider
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 01, 2015 - 11:05 pm: |
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Post a pic of that please.
But what broke on mine is one of the tabs on the back that goes to the rack. |
Damnut
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 01, 2015 - 11:41 pm: |
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Shit man one of mine broke yesterday.
Yeah I need a fix too. |
Etennuly
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 02, 2015 - 06:11 am: |
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Are they fiberglass tabs? I have a fix for those if so.....and most plastics.
Is this the reinforcement that was need that was mentioned in earlier threads here?
Show me the parts and their broken pieces!! |
Fast1075
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 02, 2015 - 12:55 pm: |
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Where is Buellistic? He knows EVERYTHING about an S3(T). |
Ratbuell
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 02, 2015 - 10:18 pm: |
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Here's a shot of the cable on the lid. I simply ran a bungee from the L bag cable to the R bag cable, over the seat, much like strapping Ulysses bags together to keep the latches from breaking. Pictured is a narrow lid; I have a matching cable point on my large lids, and the cable is permanently attached to the bag base:
I also modified my bag bases years ago - added a lower rod that goes to the passenger footpeg (like the S3 and Ulysses) to help keep the bag from flapping in the breeze, and on that new rod I added a fourth mounting point that goes into the BOTTOM of the bag base (as opposed to the back). New rod in green; factory bag bracket in yellow; new mounting tab in the green circle:
Granted, I have an S2 and you're working with an S3...but theory is the same. Loaded bags like to push inward at the bottom, pulling outward at the tops, as well as simply wanting to go "down" with gravity. My bungee kept the tops from wanting to rotate out; my new lower bar helps keep the bottoms from rotating in; and the mounting tab that goes on the bag bottom addresses plain ol' gravity.
You saw my rig at WVBR. ALL of it was INSIDE the bags for the trip out; the only thing that didn't fit for the trip home, was the air mattress I bought while I was there.
20 year old saddlebags. Original fiberglass. |
86129squids
| | Posted on Thursday, September 03, 2015 - 01:03 am: |
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Nice.
I tried to con Shawn out of that canary yellow bike... but, I should've tried you.
I guess a punch in the nuts or chin would be the proper answer from either.
I love my Triumph, but I lust after what you guys have.
Maintain, and RIDE! |
Etennuly
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 09:02 am: |
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WELL???? How ya likin' that thing? 
Been riding too much to report back? |
Wolfridgerider
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 11:10 am: |
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I still love it! BUT, I am in the middle of putting a deck on the back of my house and it is sucking up all my "riding time" |
Wolfridgerider
| | Posted on Monday, October 05, 2015 - 09:27 am: |
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Went for a little ride yesterday.
The trip meter says I have about 120 miles on the current tank of gas.
Low fuel light comes on at 130ish. No worries.
The gas station I like to go to is only about 10 miles away (they don't make you prepay)
didn't make it....
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Ourdee
| | Posted on Monday, October 05, 2015 - 12:17 pm: |
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DOH! |
Tootal
| | Posted on Monday, October 05, 2015 - 12:28 pm: |
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Well the good news is, you're not pushing a Harley!!
Went to a retiree breakfast this morning and one of the Chevy guys says he got a new truck with heated seats and a heated steering wheel. The Ford guy says, did it come with a heated tailgate? Why no, says the Chevy guy. Why would I need that? The Ford guys says, so your hands don't freeze when you're pushing it! |
Etennuly
| | Posted on Monday, October 05, 2015 - 02:59 pm: |
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Ocbueller
| | Posted on Monday, October 05, 2015 - 06:15 pm: |
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That there's some funny sh-t Mark. Wouldn't happen if you had an old fashioned reserve like my superior '97 S3T. My X1 had a habit of not turning on the low fuel light.
SteveH |
Hughlysses
| | Posted on Monday, October 05, 2015 - 06:23 pm: |
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The trip meter says I have about 120 miles on the current tank of gas.
Low fuel light comes on at 130ish. No worries.
Maybe you've got a leak somewhere or a fuel mileage issue? My S3 routinely went over 200 miles on a full tank and would go 250 miles when crusing on the interstate. |
Phelan
| | Posted on Monday, October 05, 2015 - 06:46 pm: |
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Whoops! Don't forget to reset the TPS once you get it home. The fuelies don't like running out of gas. |
Wolfridgerider
| | Posted on Monday, October 05, 2015 - 07:36 pm: |
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I have no idea when the trip meter was set or how much fuel was in it when it was set.
I hope it gets about 200 miles a tank! |
Bluzm2
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 - 09:16 pm: |
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Ross, the TPS doesn't need resetting when you run out of fuel, however you may have to do the steady speed thing until the ECU learns the A/F ratio again. The TPS is for the throttle position only. When it's "zeroed", it's zeroed until something with the throttle body or the TPS itself changes.
Wolf, every S3 that I've ever dealt with always got at least 175 per tank. However, when the light comes you better be within 10 miles of the next station. I've seen that one more than once.
You might want to check the intake and the injector seals. It's burning too much fuel.
One other alternative is the battery got disconnected and the trip meter reset. I may have been burned by that one too..
Brad |
Phelan
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 - 10:59 pm: |
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Aha, that makes sense. Reset the AFV, not the TPS then. |
Damnut
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 - 09:08 pm: |
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Just to stretch out the MPGs a little more, slap a 29 tooth front sprocket on it from a stock sporty. I picked one up on FleaBay for $20 shipped. Kicked the RPMs down ~300 doing 80 with the bigger sprocket. |
Mnscrounger
| | Posted on Thursday, October 15, 2015 - 04:43 pm: |
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Damnut: but it change your MPGs? And also, did you notice any difference of the line? I'm doing a belt in the next week or two, so that would be an ideal time to do a drive pulley. My only concern is I already stay in second to keep the speedo under 30 when going by my local law enforcement speed enforcement initiative. If I get much taller in gearing, I'm afraid I'd need to howl around in first. They definitely wouldn't like that. |
Damnut
| | Posted on Thursday, October 15, 2015 - 05:03 pm: |
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Overall, yes it does change your MPG. Last year I was averaging 180 miles per tank going to West Virginia. This year I averaged 200 miles per tank. |
Bluzm2
| | Posted on Thursday, October 15, 2015 - 11:22 pm: |
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Ros, yup! I should have mentioned resetting the AFV, shortens the learning time for the ECM. |
