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Maximum
Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 01:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Ft_bstrd said: "Once it's just the way you want it, you'll need another hobby."

Noooooo....it means it is time to buy an additional bike!

Besides, additional mods are like Jello...there is always room for some.
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Ft_bstrd
Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 01:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

That's what Warbaby said.









At first.
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Galloper
Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 02:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Get your Uly "Maximized"

psst, you need Palmer-Brackets
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Honu
Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 05:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Awesome Job Maximum!!!



I think you have a winner!!!
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Gugnheim
Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 10:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Very niiiice.
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California
Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 11:37 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Since I am a RED fan, big time, I think the whole package is F**KING AWESOME
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Sekalilgai
Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 02:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

great looking bike Max ... your original farkling motivated me to spread the orange on my scooter. That Vern can paint : )
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Jack82
Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 04:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Great work Max........

Interested in your tires.....checked out Avons site. There seems to be a few different Distanzias on offer.

Which ones did you use.....and what sizes??.....cheer's.
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Maximum
Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 09:36 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Jack: There has been a fair amount of threads here on Badweb about the Avon Distanzia tires on the Uly. The front is model AM43 in size 120/70-17 and the rear is an AM44 in size 160/60-17. Even though the rear is spec'd smaller, it fits and works fine.

I have not used them enough to know what I think about them, but the general consensus seems to be that they have a little more grip on the asphalt than the Pirelli Sync's and they are also a better performer off road because of the more aggressive tread pattern, but you are going to give up mileage. I have been getting about 7500 miles out my the Pirelli rear tires but I am expecting to only get about 5000 out of the Distanzia's.

With as little dirt as I do...I may switch back to the Sync's the next time around, but I wanted to at least give the Avon's a try.
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Pso
Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 10:36 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Looks very good. Inspires me to farkle. How do you like those air scoops? They look real good.
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Electraglider_1997
Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 10:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I just went through your photos and even saw mention of "ME". Bike looks fantastic. I keep being a cheap as.s about the triple clamps but your comment sure has got the cobwebs vibrating in my wallet. I imagine I'll be seeing the Maximized Uly in person this July at Homecoming. Registered myself, wife and son yesterday. Sure hope it doesn't rain.
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Gruly
Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 12:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thanks Max. Still very impressed! Makes my current project of PIAA 510's and Givi topcase seem like so little!
GBW
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Maximum
Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 12:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

EG: I was wondering if you would every notice that you were mentioned in the thread. I really think that you will appreciate the '08 forks, the cost is not too bad...it is just a lot of labor to remove the front end (and get it back together). And yes, I will see you at Homecoming!

Pso: I like the looks of the low profile scoops too, but I have a feeling that they are not as efficient as the stock scoop design. The fan seems like it runs just as much as with the normal single sided stock scoop (maybe a little more), but most people with a stock shaped RRS note less fan time. So it looks great, but possible doesn't allow as much air flow. We will see what happens this summer.
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Maximum
Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 01:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Gruly said: "Makes my current project of PIAA 510's and Givi topcase seem like so little!"

Don't fall into the trap of Uly envy. Remember it is not whether your Farkles are Little or Big...it is how you use them!



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Horridus
Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 04:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

This was a very nice to read Max, thank you for the extra work of putting it here. Your bike looks great!!

I think the option of a garage with the new house hunt is a must. If only the wife loved this bike as much as we do.
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Pso
Posted on Friday, May 02, 2008 - 07:52 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Maximum I forgot to ask how do you like the tape on the rims? Did you not put that on last year? How has it held up?
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Maximum
Posted on Friday, May 02, 2008 - 11:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Pso: You're correct...I did first install the wheel reflective tape last year. It held up very well, only a little pealing back of the seem a bit over time. Of course that tape came off with the powder coating prep, so I installed some new ones after getting the wheels back from being painted. This time I spent a little more effort to make sure the wheels were very clean prior to applying the stickers. So they should hold up even better than last time. But even so, at a cost of $15...I don't expect them to last forever. I bet they look really cool at night, but it is kind of hard for me to see them while I am riding!
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Buellerandy
Posted on Friday, May 02, 2008 - 12:04 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Beautiful!
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Sarodude
Posted on Monday, May 19, 2008 - 02:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Man, VERY nice work on that bike. I hope everything stands up to the months and the miles! Sounds like you did a lot of homework.

-Saro
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Turbooster
Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 12:08 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I am installing a lowering kit by Melisse. I have the rear shock out, but I'm not sure how to remove the spring. I see you had yours out. Could you explain how you did it?
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Maximum
Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 01:41 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I used the "shock spring compressor" from RaceTech...http://www.racetech.com/page.aspx?id=70&menuid=57
...but I did have to modify it a little. I have also seen spring compressor on eBay that uses treaded hooks to compress the spring. Whatever you use..be careful...that spring does not compress easily and can be dangerous.

(Message edited by maximum on September 15, 2010)
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Troyyz
Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 - 10:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I was reviewing this post and marveling at the fine work you put into making your Uly one of the best Eric and his team ever put on the road. Can't wait to have you back in town so we can get some rides into the Rockies.
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