Tagged With: Honda Transalp XL600V
Lowering Suspension on the Honda XL600V Transalp
Will start with the harder part, the rear end (even if we did lower the front first and that was not enough). Found online people that had extended the frame to shock link arms, but that would involve cutting and welding a cast aluminum part, and also making it very hard to go back. And … Continue reading
LED lights on the Transalp
Even if the Transalp have decent light it’s far from enough if having to ride in the dark. So we added some Vision X XIL-S1100 Solstice lights to it. Just a clamp on the crash bar: The clamp was a little too big, and a smaller size would not reach so a strip of rubber … Continue reading
First Rides of 2011
Yes! The snow has finally melted off the road, and it is time to start riding! I can’t believe how much better my mood is now that I can be back on 2 wheels. We spent most of the winter wrenching, preparing for our trips. Johan is off to America for 2 months with his … Continue reading
Broken bolt holding heat shield on the Transalp
Had a broken bolt holding the heat shield on the Transalp: Sprayed it a lot with some penetrating oil and the one bolt came out but was almost stripped of all threads: Freshened up the threads: Tried extracting the broken off bolt by soaking in penetrating oil for some time and heating and a reverse … Continue reading
Finally have the Transalp and my girlfriend home!
So could borrow my dads car so I didn’t have to haul a trailer to get the bike, was a quite tight fit, had to remove the windscreen or it would have been to high: Glad we decided to remove the shelves he had to the left side similar to the right side after some … Continue reading