CCHOUSEKY
Kentucky Wildcat Fanatic
Hey guys. I've recently converted from the Buell setup to the VS-02 setup and I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong. BTW, I have to give high praise to Vishnu for this kit and his service! While it took forever to get the thing through US Customs (according to DHL it was because the Super Bowl was being played nearby and my kit came through Cincinnati), Vishnu's service both before and after the sale has been stellar! What a great guy!
Anyway, I've pretty much got the headlight mounted and after sourcing some of the "collars" that go behind the side covers for the top hex cap bolt (they forgot to put them in my kit), I seem to be having a little issue.
The inside of each cover is actually touching the upper triple, and this is without the bolts being completely tight. The collars I'm using are 1/2". I tried 1" collars first, but the hex cap bolts weren't long enough to reach the bolt on the inside of the side of the headlight. I'm hoping those of you that have done this install will understand what I'm saying, but here's a couple of pictures to illustrate the issue.
First, what it looks like overall. It looks GREAT! I haven't buttoned things down yet because I'm going to be upgrading the bulb to HID and I'm waiting for that to arrive, so if you see some things hanging out here and there, that's why.
Now, the issue. This is the brake side, looking at it from the front. As you can see, the bottom of the side cover is touching the upper triple. If you've done this conversion, is this what yours looks like?
And the clutch side, looking at it from the back (or if you were sitting on the bike). Same thing.
If it's possible, could someone post pictures like this of your bike so I can see if there's clearance there where there is none on mine?
The only two fixes I can see at this point are this: Either leave it as-is, which makes me uncomfortable, as I'm worried that vibrations from the forks would eventually crack the side covers...or, use the longer 1" collars and source some longer hex cap bolts. I don't think those bolts would be easy to find, though.
Again, any help would be greatly appreciated! :thumbup:
Anyway, I've pretty much got the headlight mounted and after sourcing some of the "collars" that go behind the side covers for the top hex cap bolt (they forgot to put them in my kit), I seem to be having a little issue.
The inside of each cover is actually touching the upper triple, and this is without the bolts being completely tight. The collars I'm using are 1/2". I tried 1" collars first, but the hex cap bolts weren't long enough to reach the bolt on the inside of the side of the headlight. I'm hoping those of you that have done this install will understand what I'm saying, but here's a couple of pictures to illustrate the issue.
First, what it looks like overall. It looks GREAT! I haven't buttoned things down yet because I'm going to be upgrading the bulb to HID and I'm waiting for that to arrive, so if you see some things hanging out here and there, that's why.
Now, the issue. This is the brake side, looking at it from the front. As you can see, the bottom of the side cover is touching the upper triple. If you've done this conversion, is this what yours looks like?
And the clutch side, looking at it from the back (or if you were sitting on the bike). Same thing.
If it's possible, could someone post pictures like this of your bike so I can see if there's clearance there where there is none on mine?
The only two fixes I can see at this point are this: Either leave it as-is, which makes me uncomfortable, as I'm worried that vibrations from the forks would eventually crack the side covers...or, use the longer 1" collars and source some longer hex cap bolts. I don't think those bolts would be easy to find, though.
Again, any help would be greatly appreciated! :thumbup: