My MC54B

[Smoak-Eater]

Finally got to ride and bring home my new (to me) bike today!



sorry the pic is a bit blurry

The short list of things to do?
- Adjust carb
- Adjust throttle cable
- Adjust valves if the hard start isn't fixed by the carb adjustments
- New mirror and brake pull on right side
- Earl change, new hoses, etc.
- Switch brake hydro lines from left-right so I can have rear brake pull on my better hand
-Pull off the cheesy MC54250-B decals off the side
- Get rid of the rattle trap trunk!

The long list?

- Install the new header, can and intake from Dragon Customs that's already sitting in the garage.
- Rejet the carb
- Possibly try out the EFI system I have been reading about
- LED and HID
- New sport bike tires (Pirelli FTW)
- Honda Reflex saddle
- New rear shox to lower it down a bit.
- New riser and handlebar setup
- Cut down or find shorty aftermarket windshield.

And do it all with only 1.5 hands and 0 legs!

Smoak

[spandi]

Beautiful machine, good luck with the work! For you to tackle all you are going to (given the circumstances) Well,..there is apparently something you do have in pairs that are functioning quite well!

[Smoak-Eater]

May 2, 2012 21:14:07 GMT -5 spandi said:

Beautiful machine, good luck with the work! For you to tackle all you are going to (given the circumstances) Well,..there is apparently something you do have in pairs that are functioning quite well!

HAHAHA.. Thanks.. You know, I custom design my own prosthetic fingers. Recently a group of Bio-engineering students from Northwestern University asked me if they could use my designs and concepts to make a hand for a guy in Chicago.. They are going to base an entire semester's grade on my designs.

One of the guys asked me why I make my own, as opposed to getting a set made for me. I told him I have a $40k set of fingers stuck in a drawer, and I use mine because they are a better and simpler design...

He laughed, and then pretty much told me I had a large, heavy set of these:



LOL, I agree with them, and you

[spandi]

May 2, 2012 21:29:00 GMT -5 Smoak-Eater said:

May 2, 2012 21:14:07 GMT -5 spandi said:

Beautiful machine, good luck with the work! For you to tackle all you are going to (given the circumstances) Well,..there is apparently something you do have in pairs that are functioning quite well!

HAHAHA.. Thanks.. You know, I custom design my own prosthetic fingers. Recently a group of Bio-engineering students from Northwestern University asked me if they could use my designs and concepts to make a hand for a guy in Chicago.. They are going to base an entire semester's grade on my designs.

One of the guys asked me why I make my own, as opposed to getting a set made for me. I told him I have a $40k set of fingers stuck in a drawer, and I use mine because they are a better and simpler design...

He laughed, and then pretty much told me I had a large, heavy set of these:



LOL, I agree with them, and you

Thanks Smoak! Your designs and working with scooters have something in common, who would know more about making them right than someone who uses them?

[chromestarhustler]

yeah get the honda reflrx saddle and the givi windsheild, i know i was supposed to get back to you on those, but i been super busy, one more final tomorrow and i done for a little bit.

also dont lower the rear, i swapped on a slightly shorter but much wider tire to one of mine to be able to lean it more, bad idea, going thru curves at 50 the kick stand would hit the ground, its a scary sound that will freak you out.

[justbuggin]

hope you enjoy the new ride as you sound like you have a plan to have fun with it i have done the EFI system on my 150 and love it i got the system from Ecotron.com

[Smoak-Eater]

May 2, 2012 22:35:25 GMT -5 chromestarhustler said:

yeah get the honda reflrx saddle and the givi windsheild, i know i was supposed to get back to you on those, but i been super busy, one more final tomorrow and i done for a little bit.

also dont lower the rear, i swapped on a slightly shorter but much wider tire to one of mine to be able to lean it more, bad idea, going thru curves at 50 the kick stand would hit the ground, its a scary sound that will freak you out.

How much lower does the reflex saddle sit? I need at least two more inches. with my prosthetic legs, I cant bend my ankles, so I always have to be flat footed on the ground..

Think I will sit two inches lower on the reflex saddle?

I will look into the givi screen.. and I feel your pain on the finals! I had my last ones on tuesday! Two months of no college! Yea me!

[richardthescooter1]

Awesome scoot, good luck, drive safe and have a lot of fun!!

[scootard]

Hey Smoaky:
That scoot looks just like Scooter Chick's. I am sure there are many of same design with different names on them but it's a smooth riding scoot, and considering it's a Honda copy, should be durable. The top box on hers rattles something fierce, wee were thinking about taking it off.

[wile]

The rattleing can be fixed
Wile

[scootard]

Hey Smoaky:
That scoot looks just like Scooter Chick's. I am sure there are many of same design with different names on them but it's a smooth riding scoot, and considering it's a Honda copy, should be durable. The top box on hers rattles something fierce, wee were thinking about taking it off.

[Smoak-Eater]

May 3, 2012 19:51:36 GMT -5 scootard said:

Hey Smoaky:
That scoot looks just like Scooter Chick's. I am sure there are many of same design with different names on them but it's a smooth riding scoot, and considering it's a Honda copy, should be durable. The top box on hers rattles something fierce, wee were thinking about taking it off.

Yea, we were discussing that in one of her threads that they are the same.

I'm taking the stupid rattle box off! Don't need it anyway!

[jwalz1]

Nice bike, have fun, be safe.

[Smoak-Eater]

Ok, so. First thing, my carb is a PITA to adjust! This was a very cold starting bike, but, I loosened up the carb, spun it sideways, hand tighted the A/F screw and backed it out 2.5 turns. Righted and tightened the carb, and boom! Hit over FIRT try, cranked and ran on third try!

Didn't have to hold that button long, just a tap.

Now here is something interesting... The underseat tag says it is a 244 cc... But this is a "B" and that aint no upright cylinder head, it's horizontal!

Did they just use a generic stamped tag for my bike? I will take some pics and post later. I'm sitting out here with my iPad in my lap lol

[Smoak-Eater]

OK, so, I got my pictures handy. First up, the tag that says 244.3 cc




Now, a kinda sorta shot of the motor.. Obviously a horizontal and not a vert. Also, look at that.. a hard rubber intake manifold.. Just like on my 4up Zuki carbs



Now, a quick question on the carb. I found three hose nips without hoses on them Any idea idea if these are supposed to be open?
I didn't feel any suction on them with the motor running.

Well, the edits aren't showing right, so here is a thumbnail that should take you to the edited pic




And last but not least.. A slightly better shot of my bike sans the rattle trap, and a few handle bar parts that are going with me to the bike shop tomorrow!

[chromestarhustler]

if you think thats a pain in the butt to adjust, just hope you never have to adjust the headlights.

[trigger]

Your emission tag does not match your engine. Maybe someone did a swap, but that is a Yamaha style 257cc engine. I can tell by the valve covers visible in picture.

No worries regarding the carb. The lower two hose nipples are for carb heating, not used. The other is for float bowl over flow or the like. Mine has a 90 degree open hose pointing downward, probably ok to leave it as is.

Looks like your muffler is missing the first heat shield so be careful not to get burnt.

re.

The short list of things to do?
- Adjust carb. Low speed mix 2 1/2 turns from seat
- Adjust throttle cable Leave a little slack for expansion and movement.
- Adjust valves if the hard start isn't fixed by the carb adjustments My experience is carb is the first and second reason for hard starting. Valves are like third. I haven't touched my valves in 8000 miles, but check them when I get a chance.
- New mirror and brake pull on right side
- Earl change, new hoses, etc. Excellent, idea, the master has much to say, thank you Earl
- Switch brake hydro lines from left-right so I can have rear brake pull on my better hand
-Pull off the cheesy MC54250-B decals off the side
- Get rid of the rattle trap trunk! Bestem has a nice 2012 trunk that is well made.

The long list?

- Install the new header, can and intake from Dragon Customs that's already sitting in the garage.
- Rejet the carb Good luck.
- Possibly try out the EFI system I have been reading about Ambitious, EFI will really wake this engine up.
- LED and HID
- New sport bike tires (Pirelli FTW)
- Honda Reflex saddle
- New rear shox to lower it down a bit.
- New riser and handlebar setup
- Cut down or find shorty aftermarket windshield. Nice idea, I made one, forming it in the oven and using the original to create the curve. Real nice on the hot Summer days, with a short shield.

Read more: scootdawg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=200cc&action=post&thread=49729&page=1#ixzz1u8TR6gNL

[Smoak-Eater]

May 6, 2012 18:42:34 GMT -5 trigger said:

Your emission tag does not match your engine. Maybe someone did a swap, but that is a Yamaha style 257cc engine. I can tell by the valve covers visible in picture.

No worries regarding the carb. The lower two hose nipples are for carb heating, not used. The other is for float bowl over flow or the like. Mine has a 90 degree open hose pointing downward, probably ok to leave it as is.

Looks like your muffler is missing the first heat shield so be careful not to get burnt.

re.

The short list of things to do?
- Adjust carb. Low speed mix 2 1/2 turns from seat
- Adjust throttle cable Leave a little slack for expansion and movement.
- Adjust valves if the hard start isn't fixed by the carb adjustments My experience is carb is the first and second reason for hard starting. Valves are like third. I haven't touched my valves in 8000 miles, but check them when I get a chance.
- New mirror and brake pull on right side
- Earl change, new hoses, etc. Excellent, idea, the master has much to say, thank you Earl
- Switch brake hydro lines from left-right so I can have rear brake pull on my better hand
-Pull off the cheesy MC54250-B decals off the side
- Get rid of the rattle trap trunk! Bestem has a nice 2012 trunk that is well made.

The long list?

- Install the new header, can and intake from Dragon Customs that's already sitting in the garage.
- Rejet the carb Good luck.
- Possibly try out the EFI system I have been reading about Ambitious, EFI will really wake this engine up.
- LED and HID
- New sport bike tires (Pirelli FTW)
- Honda Reflex saddle
- New rear shox to lower it down a bit.
- New riser and handlebar setup
- Cut down or find shorty aftermarket windshield. Nice idea, I made one, forming it in the oven and using the original to create the curve. Real nice on the hot Summer days, with a short shield.

Read more: scootdawg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=200cc&action=post&thread=49729&page=1#ixzz1u8TR6gNL

It's not a swap, I know the first owner well. He has done nothing like that. Must be a mis-stamp from the factory, or that assembly line ran out of the Vert, so grabbed a pallet of horiz.

I have a good friend who is a parts manager at a major Honda dealer, she is gonna look for me a replacement reflex SPORT shorty wind screen. It is a direct bolt on. that link for some reason takes me back to my thread here as a reply?

I keep hitting my forehead on the shield on it now. that thing has got to go!

I got my brake pull on the right side fixed. I fixed the throttle. It had too much play, and the throttle was sticking. Adjusted to proper play, and fixed the stick with new grips that weren't crammed against the throttle assembly

Gonna go back since it has now cooled off and switch out my brake lines and bleed the brakes.

Smoak

EDIT:
Oh, and thanks for the info on the carb nips.!

[Smoak-Eater]

So I got some of the new toys installed on my ride.. Namely the Bigshot header, exhaust pipe and the big shot intake. also installed a kickstand extension so make it easier for me to drop the stand with my prosthetic feet.

Mods look good, but I know I am going to have to readjust the carb and probably rejet.

Also, for anyone interested to know, on my 257 yami clone motor, the big shot makes it sound like your average old school honda big red 250 3-wheeler. Kinda off-road-ish, but not obnoxiously loud.

Think off road ATV, and thats what it sounds like.

I will post some pics later. (I have a few on my blog, feel free to click the link in my sig and take a look)

Question I have at the moment is this:

When I pulled out my old airbox I got a bit over-zealous. From the way it LOOKED on the inside, the rubber air intake tube that goes from the carb to box was in two pieces, so when I went to tug it out... I expected only the airbox to come. Of course, it all came out.

There were two vacume lines conncted to the air box.. One spring/coil wrapped that went down and forward to the front of the engine, and one about 10" long that I am unsure of. It looks like from the slight bends that it probably went to the black canister mounted to the inside wall of the engine compartment slightly above the carb on the non-kick-stand side of the bike.

the canister has some vac nips on it, a few lines going into it, is about 2/3 the size of a soda pop can, and is mounted sideways.

Is this can some sort of smog setup, or is it a vapor setup of some sort?

My new intake only has one mounting hole for a vac line elbow, so I hooked up the coil wrapped engine vac line to it.

-Does this other mystery vac line go to the canister?
-Is the canister a necessity?
-Was i correct in assuming the engine vac line was more important?
-Do I need to "T" the engine vac line to hook up the mystery vac line?


Also, quick question about carbs in general. I have always had mikuni carbs on my motorcycles, and loved them. I have no idea what kind or brand this is, except it is a PITA to adjust the A/F. In another thread I saw earl post up a pic of a carb that has all the adjustment set screws conveniently on the TOP of the carb. So:

-Does mikuni make a carb for my bike?
-Does anyone know where I can get a mikuni(or otherwise) carb for my bike in the set-screw-on-top non-PITA flavor?

Thanks!

Smoak

[onilegion]

Hi Smoak-Eater,

May 6, 2012 18:42:34 GMT -5 trigger said:

Your emission tag does not match your engine. Maybe someone did a swap, but that is a Yamaha style 257cc engine. I can tell by the valve covers visible in picture.
No worries regarding the carb. The lower two hose nipples are for carb heating, not used. The other is for float bowl over flow or the like. Mine has a 90 degree open hose pointing downward, probably ok to leave it as is.

Looks like your muffler is missing the first heat shield so be careful not to get burnt.

re.

The short list of things to do?
- Adjust carb. Low speed mix 2 1/2 turns from seat
- Adjust throttle cable Leave a little slack for expansion and movement.
- Adjust valves if the hard start isn't fixed by the carb adjustments My experience is carb is the first and second reason for hard starting. Valves are like third. I haven't touched my valves in 8000 miles, but check them when I get a chance.
- New mirror and brake pull on right side
- Earl change, new hoses, etc. Excellent, idea, the master has much to say, thank you Earl
- Switch brake hydro lines from left-right so I can have rear brake pull on my better hand
-Pull off the cheesy MC54250-B decals off the side
- Get rid of the rattle trap trunk! Bestem has a nice 2012 trunk that is well made.

The long list?

- Install the new header, can and intake from Dragon Customs that's already sitting in the garage.
- Rejet the carb Good luck.
- Possibly try out the EFI system I have been reading about Ambitious, EFI will really wake this engine up.
- LED and HID
- New sport bike tires (Pirelli FTW)
- Honda Reflex saddle
- New rear shox to lower it down a bit.
- New riser and handlebar setup
- Cut down or find shorty aftermarket windshield. Nice idea, I made one, forming it in the oven and using the original to create the curve. Real nice on the hot Summer days, with a short shield.

Read more: scootdawg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=200cc&action=post&thread=49729&page=1#ixzz1u8TR6gNL

Here is an interesting thread regarding the 244 cc Linhai engine. It would appear from the discussion that such a beast does exist.... it came with a 68mm piston.

scootdawg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=200cc&action=display&thread=28288

Enjoy your new ride,
onilegion <><

[chromestarhustler]

caution, watch your dragon custom exhaust real close, i normally prefer the big shot its boxed up in the garage it came off the vog260, but i put a double shot on the 54b, and of course had to make brackets. because everything doesnt bolt up perfectly, the exhausts were designed for the vog swing arm, i cracked and broke one of the mounting tabs off, did some custom fitting and going to go get it welded on in the proper place tomorrow. welds on the stainless are a we bit brittle, and the scooters shake bad at idle, put the two together = cracks.

[Smoak-Eater]

May 15, 2012 1:51:34 GMT -5 onilegion said:

Hi Smoak-Eater,


Here is an interesting thread regarding the 244 cc Linhai engine. It would appear from the discussion that such a beast does exist.... it came with a 68mm piston.

scootdawg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=200cc&action=display&thread=28288

Enjoy your new ride,
onilegion <><

Interesting.. I used to have a GMC Cabalerro SS(el camino) back in the days before I had a kid.. Forever and ever I thought it had a 305 V8.. Come to fond out it was a Ponitac 267 V8 from the factory.. Very rare.. Still ran better than most small blocks out there.. I hope the same holds true for my possibly 244.3 cc linhai. thanks for the info..

May 15, 2012 2:44:34 GMT -5 chromestarhustler said:

caution, watch your dragon custom exhaust real close, i normally prefer the big shot its boxed up in the garage it came off the vog260, but i put a double shot on the 54b, and of course had to make brackets. because everything doesnt bolt up perfectly, the exhausts were designed for the vog swing arm, i cracked and broke one of the mounting tabs off, did some custom fitting and going to go get it welded on in the proper place tomorrow. welds on the stainless are a we bit brittle, and the scooters shake bad at idle, put the two together = cracks.

I will watch it. I don't seem to have a lot of vibration, though. also, my big shot has three mounting brackets welded on, while the original had two brackets. Two of those three brackets mounted up perfectly with the original mount holes on the rear end, so I didn't have to modify anything.

But you seem to be somewhat of a guru around here, so I will take your advice and watch for cracks. also, how went the finals? I ended up with a 3.3 GPA for my semester!

Anyone have any answers for the questions about the carb or canister? Those are my main concern right now. I eventually want to go with an EFI system, but for 500.00 bones and no stock programing for it, I think I wanna change out carbs first.

Thanks!

Smoak

[chromestarhustler]

yeah on the big shot, 2 of the 3 holes line up with the 54b rear bracket, all 3 on t the vog 260, on the double shot only one hole lines up and a bracket has to be made or bought to get to work, the 257 rattles like hell at idle, and it was enough to crack the weld and shear the bracket off after a few thousand miles. I shaped the bracket a bit to get it to fit where it needs to attach and will have it welded back on in a few days, and the hair line crack in the pipe welded up.

but a really basic and clean minimum hose route is this.

one hose from the intake manifold to the fuel pump.
one hose from the intake manifold to the carb (air control/ air shut off)
valve cover vent into the intake tube, or air box,(sucks the positive pressure out the crankcase into the combustion chamber and it has a slight oil mist in it, which will help your engine live but lubing the cylinder.
gas tank vent, goes to the charcoal canister, but i prefer to remove all the smog stuff, , so the vent gets a fuel filter on it to keep dirt out and then stuck up and ziptied to the frame.

everything else can be removed, along with the pair or egr setup.

the stock carbs are a pain to adjust the a/f mix but its ok. as for the efi i dont think i would spend the cash, i dont mind the carbs they run great when tuned. and i would rather spend the money on the 275 "300" jug and piston (factory). its a 12 percent jump in engine for the 244, and 7 percent more for the 257, should be good for just over one hp on your scooter, doesnt sound like much but on a 16.6hp motor jumping to 17.7 is alot. most people rate the 300 closer to 18.5. there is also a aftermarket bbk that specs close to 290cc.

seriously without seeing your routing i would be explaining routing thru space. but the black canister is typically a charcoal canister for smog.

but efi would lend it self to ease. self tuning no mucking about, but really i ride 11 monthes out the year and just have to fiddle when the weather changes drastically twice a year.

[Smoak-Eater]

May 15, 2012 13:00:34 GMT -5 chromestarhustler said:

yeah on the big shot, 2 of the 3 holes line up with the 54b rear bracket, all 3 on t the vog 260, on the double shot only one hole lines up and a bracket has to be made or bought to get to work, the 257 rattles like hell at idle, and it was enough to crack the weld and shear the bracket off after a few thousand miles. I shaped the bracket a bit to get it to fit where it needs to attach and will have it welded back on in a few days, and the hair line crack in the pipe welded up.

but a really basic and clean minimum hose route is this.

one hose from the intake manifold to the fuel pump.
one hose from the intake manifold to the carb (air control/ air shut off)
valve cover vent into the intake tube, or air box,(sucks the positive pressure out the crankcase into the combustion chamber and it has a slight oil mist in it, which will help your engine live but lubing the cylinder.
gas tank vent, goes to the charcoal canister, but i prefer to remove all the smog stuff, , so the vent gets a fuel filter on it to keep dirt out and then stuck up and ziptied to the frame.

everything else can be removed, along with the pair or egr setup.

the stock carbs are a pain to adjust the a/f mix but its ok. as for the efi i dont think i would spend the cash, i dont mind the carbs they run great when tuned. and i would rather spend the money on the 275 "300" jug and piston (factory). its a 12 percent jump in engine for the 244, and 7 percent more for the 257, should be good for just over one hp on your scooter, doesnt sound like much but on a 16.6hp motor jumping to 17.7 is alot. most people rate the 300 closer to 18.5. there is also a aftermarket bbk that specs close to 290cc.

seriously without seeing your routing i would be explaining routing thru space. but the black canister is typically a charcoal canister for smog.

but efi would lend it self to ease. self tuning no mucking about, but really i ride 11 monthes out the year and just have to fiddle when the weather changes drastically twice a year.

Here in KY coal mine belt is easy to get, and is super tough. I wonder if a couple of washers made from it would dampen the vibration of the exhaust pipe. Mine belt would also withstand the high heat this thing can give off.

also, as an aside, I found the header size to not gel well with the far bottom corner of my "kick-panel," it just barely touched, and was getting melted. I shaved about a .5" section off the body panel to keep it off the pipe.

As for the hose routes to the intake.. as I noted, the only hose connected up to the intake, manifold or otherwise, is the big one that goes down into the engine. There only seemed to be two connections on the old air box, so maybe the others you are talking about routed through the smog canister and scavenged off the smog can's vac line?

I mowed yesterday, and while I would love to be able to say that I am alergic to mowing.. I think the grass and pollen got the best of me. I have yet to get my legs on today. when I do, I will go take some pix of the black canister, and what hoses are currently connected.

Perhaps that will give everyone a better reference.

Thanks for the help, CSH.

[chromestarhustler]

i just let my kick panel melt to the shape it wanted to be.

[Smoak-Eater]

I think this IS the smog can, but am posting a pic just to be sure.

I can see from where everything routes vac hose wise, and pretty well know what I need to do to pull this thing off, save for one hose. This is the hose I highlighted with orange. It runs up to the front, well above the motor, almost like it goes under the seat. Any idea what this hooks to, and if I can just cut and plug it?

thanks!

[wile]

That hose may go to the GAS TANK IF it does that is the VENT to trap the fumes. Disconnect it from the Canister and tie up on the frame IT HAS TO VENT. I notice that the other inlet on the Canister is plugged so that other hose may just go to the AIR BOX in that case you can take the hose off the AIR BOX and plug the connector on the air box. Then the top hose is the VACUUM line you can take it off and plug it or disconnect further down from the intake manifold or a "Y" or "T" connector.
Wile

[Smoak-Eater]

Well, I have gotten to do a bit more work to my bike.. More carb adjustments after the exhaust and airbox upgrades.. I think I have gotten it adjusted as far as it will go, and am going to have to rejet. Still running lean fuel, a bit. After I shut it off i will get the occasional pipe pop from the exhaust.

Got my new Reflex Saddle in... It came off a 2003, and I can only assume all the reflex year model saddles are about the same. It is comfy, but more importantly, it makes it much easier to get my feet on the ground!

cleaned it up this weekend, and I was polishing away tree sap from the head lights I noticed the lens said "Jonway YY250T" on them.. HAHAHA.. I have a Roketa clone of a Honda bike, with the headlights of a Jonway clone of a Roketa clone of a Honda bike.

I have a headache..

Here is a few pics.. Still have lots to do, but it is looking much better now!






Not bad so far!

[Smoak-Eater]

So I looked around forever for a Reflex sport wind screen, and couldn't find one.. And the are way too expensive, even though they are back ordered. $180 from Honda.. with none in stock..

So, I took a chance and cut mine down.. I used one of those new side cutter saws, with the funky blade that is only a couple of inches wide and moves back and forth at high speed. I used a blade that was made for fine trimming vinyl house siding.

I taped off the inside and outside of the original shield with wide masking tape, then put a different color thin width strip of tape on as my marking line.

Cut it all at one quick sitting, taking it slow and easy.. And it came out great! I took some medium grade sand paper to the edge, and it now looks factory.

I ordered a set of polished stainless italian ducotti fairing mount mirrors, and popped one hole on each side of the fairing to mount them up. They look great, and way less mirror vibration than on the handle bars. I have always preferred bike mount mirrors over bar mount on my motorcycles when possible.. Altough i prefer headlights attached to the tree, not fairing mount.. so I just can't win totally lol

Here is a pic of the finished product wind shield and mirrors..



And just for fun.. I went on a poker run with a bunch of friends, and here is my little bike hemmed in by a couple of HD's..



It feels so big, until I see it like this..

I got the mirrors off of ebay for about $25 a set.. If your interested in them, I can find the link.. they also had them in a "carbon fiber" look.

while pulling back the dash to get to the underside mirror hardware, I found my radio problem. Had a blown fuse. I replaced the glass fuse, but plan on going back in later with a replacement blade fuse harness, and running it into the glove box for ease of access.

Radio could be heard just fine at highway speed with the original height of the shield, but no joy with the shorty.

I think I might get a universal mount windshield with quick disconnect mounts for really long highway rides.. But I love the shorty for most of the backroads/sideroads riding my buddies and I normally take our bikes on..

Smoak