What did you do to your RT today?

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Aussie Mark

Discussion Starter · Apr 9, 2021 (Edited)

Working on the RT is a little bit of therapy and a break from my daily work routine.
Spent a couple of hours this afternoon replacing the RH cylinder head cover and detailing the bike for a weekend ride. Last week I completed the 100,000KM service, including the valve and ignition timing checks (thanks Boxflyer for your assistance).
Hopefully it stays dry this weekend..

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· #841 · Apr 23, 2022

Got my bike back together after the Cyclops LED install. Very happy with the increased light output and how much better it looks compared to the yellow halogens.

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· #887 · 12 mo ago

Installed my new Dunlop Roadsmart IVs and flushed the brake fluid. Loving the Abba Skylift as well! Just picked it up about a month ago.

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· #891 · 11 mo ago

Bulitt said:
What brand and size windshield is that? V stream?

Puig. I believe they're around 27"

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· #900 · 11 mo ago

The_real_hati said:
Can you use the lift without (what appears from the photo to be) the rear section so the final drive can be dropped while the bike is connected to the stand? I have a roll-on floor lift table, but the Abba always fascinated me with the engineering and the seemingly gravity defying attributes...

Yes, you can. The strap in the back is just to keep the bike level while you lift it. You can also lift it in the stoppie or wheelie postion.

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· #903 · 11 mo ago

x-hog-ridr said:
Installed a new rear Road 6 GT. The Bridgestone only lasted 3400 miles. 😡

Battlax?

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· #908 · 11 mo ago

Got my Ilium crash bars installed. Just need to throw a couple tie wraps on the auxiliary light wires and adjust the lights.

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· #909 · 11 mo ago

Tomorrow's job:

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· #912 · 11 mo ago

Fast1 said:
What methodology do you follow for adjusting the lower lights?

I don't have a precice system for aiming them. However, my Cyclops LED headlights are so bright that it doesn't make any difference whether my auxiliary lights are on or not, I can't tell any difference. I'll line the bike up about 20 feet from a wall at night and see if I can find an adjustment where they become useful.

For aiming headlights, you want the cutoffs to be a little below the headlight center axis when 20-25 feet away from a wall. This point is usually marked with a small circle on the headlight itself. For my truck I set the cutoffs 2" below the headlight center axis. Setting the cutoffs parallel is more likely to blind oncoming drivers. This is likely more of an issue in a tall truck than on a bike but more or less the same concept.

I haven't taken measurements with the bike so I'm not sure exactly how they're set. I marked the cutoffs of the original bulbs and then adjusted the new Cyclops LED bulbs down to match.

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· #914 · 11 mo ago (Edited)

Installed the Ilium sport boards, shifter extension, adjustable brake lever, and side stand foot today. The sport boards are not a direct bolt on like their website suggests. They have installation instructions and videos posted on their website for pretty much ever single part they sell except this once. I think the reason is that the installation process would scare off potential buyers. You need to modify your side stand, you're going to risk damaging it, and you almost certainly are going to scrape some paint off it while doing so. Notice the shape of the peg that normally sticks out perpendicular to the side stand in my picture belowe. I'll make a more detailed post tomorrow explaining the process of how they tell you to do it, how I did it, and what I'd recommend doing differently.

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· #915 · 11 mo ago

SvFiat said:
Using the method I use I don't light the interior of a vehicle I'm following so I doubt I'm Blinding anything that's coming at me. I have had people coming at me flash their brights thinking I had mine on till I show them what brights are and I light them up so they can see their cell phones with no problem.

If people are flashing you then that is proof that your lights are aimed too high. I have Cyclops LEDs that are insanely bright and I've never been flashed. The cutoffs aren't supposed to be aimed horizontal to the center of the headlight. They're supposed to drop over a distance.

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· #917 · 11 mo ago

Installed the Ilium low mount highway pegs. I don't love them, I don't hate them. I certainly wouldn't want the high mount option, they're already high. I could lower them but I don't want to reduce my cornering clearance too much. I only find them comfortable rotated parallel to the ground as shown in the picture with my legs fully extended. This puts my heels around the front edge of the pegs. You can rotate the peg towards you but I don't find them very comfortable with a bend in my knees. I'm about a 33-34" inseam and wish they were a little further forward. If you're looking for comfort, the sport boards are a much better option. They made a huge difference.

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· #918 · 11 mo ago

Installed the Old Timers central locking nav unit. Works great and easy install. It looks like the metal tab is going to hit the plastic arm from the removal mechanism but as it operates it lifts up as it comes out and has no clearance issues. Very tight fit though!

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· #921 · 11 mo ago

TracerBullet said:
I was under the impression that you could not keep the factory mounts for the driving lights when you installed Illium bars. Did you modify the mounts?

No, they've updated their design to utilize the factory mounts.

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· #923 · 11 mo ago

jpilzjr said:
I've been thinking about getting the same pegs and mount them on my Illium guards. What do they look like folded up?

Not bad at all. My first impression is I likely won't use them very often, but they could be nice on really long rides.

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· #927 · 11 mo ago (Edited)

RobRT said:
Thanks for all the pics. I’m thinking to get the adjustable low-mount version which I think would have a bit more adjustability for those with short inseam like me

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Ilium has a video on YouTube showing you how to determine where you'd like your pegs to be. I think it was called "Ilium Bucket Trick". Let me know if you can't find it and I'll get it for you.

On a side note, Ilium's customer service isn't very good. I wasn't impressed with their communications (or lack of) before and after my purchase. The only way they seem willing to help with anything is if you call them. Even then, it's hit or miss with Rob. Before I purchased all my stuff I sent an email asking questions, no reply. Called him 4 days later and he acknowledged he seen my email to which he reffered to as "the short story I wrote". If another company offered everything I wanted, I would have chose them instead. I emailed them with some questions last weekend and they ignored me again. The sport boards require modifying the existing kickstand but they claim it's direct bolt on in their website description. I don't think I'd do business with them again.

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· #935 · 10 mo ago

Installed a new Sargent seat. Fit and finish isn't quite as nice as OEM. Not sure on comfort yet as I haven't rode it. When I sat on it I was surprised how much I sank into the seat. It has a squishy sort of feeling, hopefully it's comfortable.

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· #938 · 10 mo ago

Fast1 said:
I just had one delivered a week or so ago. I weigh 175 lbs and it feels like sitting on a plank of wood vs stock.
I've been using it in the high position since that is how I position the stock saddle. I have the world sport with the gripper cover and fit and finish seems top notch.

Surprised you say yours is squishy and you sank into it??

Not much give in the foam structure even after 500 miles of use. Since I'm not tall at 5' 9.5" the saddle bucket is forcing me to sit as far back on the seat as possible to fit the seat shape and then putting a good stretch on my arms. I've installed the Illium risers also. I wear a 34" sleeve dress shirt. Undecided at this point if I will keep it.

Weird. I would say my OEM option 719 brown seat felt more like a wooden plank. The new Sargent feels like I sink into it more. Did 400km today but only 100km at a time. Recovering from eye surgery so I have to take frequent breaks for eye drops. It definitely felt slightly more comfortable than OEM but not night and day. I need more km's and longer intervals to make a more definite decision. I didn't feel like it forced me to sit further back either.

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· #944 · 10 mo ago

Fast1 said:
Totally different than the one I received. Can you share how much you weigh? I'm 175/180 lbs dressed to ride weight.

The stock seat is much more plush and softer than the Sargent I just received.. and it is really night and day different.
I sink down into the stocker.. With the Sargent, my sit bones hardly move down on the seat at all.

I'm 185lbs. It's bizarre that it sounds like we have two different seats. I just tried pressing into both the stock and the Sargent seat side by side with a few fingers, 1000% I can say for sure my Sargent has more give, my fingers sink in deeper.

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· #979 · 6 mo ago

Plugged in my battery maintainer. The bike's been parked for winter for 5.5 weeks now. Hopefully I can get it out in March...

Also printed all the pages from the service manual for the valve timing adjustment and clearance checks. Going to start this ASAP.

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· #987 · 6 mo ago

RTDragon said:
Need to put on trickle charger soon as we had cold spell here last week (-4°C average) and want to check her as not been out on her in a while sadly but all well might go for spin Friday if I can.

I wish our cold spells were that warm! It was -32°C here this morning with -42°C windchill 🥶

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