Looking good. Your first farkle should be to remove the "dongle" of a license plate bracket before it brakes your rear fender. Trust me on this one...
Farkling? Haven't heard that one before. So what happens to the license plate once I remove the bracket?
"Farkles" is our term for all the fun accessories we add. There have been several methods to removing that bracket, but gravity and inertia seem to be the most effective and ruthless methods, and they tend to take the fender with the bracket when they strike. The problem is that plate is HEAVY, and it hangs several inches out on a plastic fender. You just want to get the weight off, and that is all. I took a hard plastic liner from a soft bag and used it to make my own bracket. http://www.advrider.com/forums/showpost.php?p=23195454&postcount=2689 Lots of ideas here too: http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/13-tr650-strada-license-plate-mounting-bracket.41093/
Here's more ideas http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/tr650-fender-license-plate-holder-eliminator-ideas.28894/ http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/yet-another-broken-rear-fender.34722/
Also check the Linked Thread Part A and Part B index on ADV (First two lines of the post) here: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=850525 You will find an answer to most questions you have about your bike. There are also a number of links on ADV that refer back to this site.
You could try Bill's, they toss on a plastic license plate holder/backer to the TRs before they go out the door. They may be from a 630 or something. Probably have them in stock. Can't imagine costing much
That's exactly what I did. I think it was less than $15 shipped. Not dirt cheap, but a clean install that allows the retention of the side marker reflectors. Can get the husky part num if interested.
Oh & make sure the chain is loosey goosey b/c when the swing-arm travels up it will tighten & stress engine components.
Thanks for the heads up! I'll have to tI take care of that ASAP. Is it just me or is the radiator fluid clear?
I'm continually intrigued by the fascination you Americans have with side marker reflectors. On a moving bike, I can't see what function, if any, that they perform. Care to explain ?
Nice bike, but the skinny guy in the helmet doesn't look too healthy - maybe you should take him to the doctor's.
Federal law requires at least one red rear reflector on a motorcycle. If I recall correctly, it requires one amber reflector on each side. Some states go further to require more reflectors. However, most states and cops don't seem to care.
Fair enough. It seems that in order to satisfy US regulations, the bike manufacturers litter our bikes with stupid looking little yellow reflectors. Husqvarna didn't seem to worry much about those reflectors though, the fork reflectors looked to be held on with a mixture of glue and wishful thoughts.
One of mine fell off on the trip home from the dealers first day! Just held on with double sided tape.
I was the first person to ride the first demo Terra that my dealer got his hands on. The odometer said 2km when I rolled it down their drive and 3km when one of the reflectors fell off. I didn't know about it, but my wife was following on her bike and saw it go.
