Ok now this is getting depressing. I think I was about #3 in the group order & I'm still waiting for mine to arrive. I guess I'll just continue to wait.
Ordered under the name Adam Curtice.
I pulled all the plastic off of my bike yesterday in preparation for installing my new Canyon Cages. I got the right side all done and started on the left side. I noticed that as I threaded the new 10mm x 70mm socket head bolt (used in steps 16 & 21 of the supplied instructions) into place that the bolt was very hard to get started. I pulled the bolt out thinking that maybe it was the thread locker that Kawi used that was making it difficult to get started. Not so, the threads on the bolt were not cut properly on the very end of the bolt. I tried cleaning the threads up a bit but I didn't have the proper sized die to do the job. I tried to force the bolt in to place but it started chewing up the threads of the motor mount and I stopped. I pulled the bolt out from the right side and the threads on it were perfect and worked fine on either side of the bike. I had a few choice words to say about the maker of that bolt as I started to put everything back together and remove the Canyon cage from the other side of the bike.
That's my luck sometimes...
I sent Ryan an e-mail asking for a new bolt.
Just finished the install as well
Decided to notch the fairings for ease of removal.
Quick noob type question If I make the notches while the plastic is on the bike will I need to remove the entire fairing for the install? Not that I can't, but why if I don't need to?
BTW, the raw bars look great, I bet the silver will add another 1.5 HP, which equates about a .1 mph gain at WFO
You can tell it's been dry for awhile in the PNW, Wil's Connie is actually clean...
Got mine today and I will give my best advice:
Those two bolts on mine where tight but not THAT tight.
I only had a 3/8 drive with the proper bit. If I had a 1/2 drive bit I probably would have been fine. The floor jack handle made very easy to remove. Also I used snack bags and labeled them so I could keep track of all the different bolts and their locations. While the panels were off I tightened the header bolts and will change the coolant as well.
I thought about just laying them out like that but between my feet and my dogs I am sure I would have ended up with bolts everywhere. That;s a great idea if you have the space. I will just save the bags for next time as well.
where is the shipping process right now, order rank speaking?
New bolt on the way.
Thanks Ryan!