More Bike Prep

I was worried about stones being thrown up by oncoming traffic. The classic approach to protecting against this is to mount a screen guard on the headlights. I decided to try a 3M product that is a clear plastic film 0.040" thick. You can see the thickness in this picture taken after applying to the headlight. A company called X-Pel sells this in the size you want. Then you cut it to your headlight outline with a scissors. It has a strong adhesive and conforms to the shape of the headlight. Advertised as being able to take stone impacts over a 100 mph.

I thought the bike was leaning to far over when using the side

stand so I welded a 3/4" spacer to the bottom. This significantly reduced the lean angle.

Another situation that is common to run in to is needing to put the side stand

down but the ground is so soft (read mud) that the bike will fall over. I used some aluminum plate to increase the surface area by

about 10X. The clips are used to snap the plate to my crash guard when not in use

I wanted a way to lock up the bike without a cable or chain. I also wanted to trailer the bike on the center stand. My friend Paul welded a tab on my center stand with his heavy duty arc welder. I was then able to drill through the center stand and the new tab. Once the lock is in place, the bike is not moving unless it is picked up.