Finally ready for pics

[GD2]

Recently purchased a 1995 Aspencade that was in rough shape, but got a great deal. In the last couple months or so I put about 100hr of time into it and got her up and running like she should. I had to do a complete service, completely rebuild most of the braking system (at which time I deleted the kinked brakes), timing belts (the crank was off timing), rebuild air shock and add boot, replace LCD, and all the other basic stuff that always gets neglected. Plus a good cleaning and detailing as I put it together.

So here are a couple of pics I got on my first ride today. And a few comments after that.

1) WOW. What a bike. Like no other bike I have ridden and I have ridden a few in my 60+ years. Like a Cadillac Rocket Ship.

2) On all of my cruisers the first thing I would want to do is add heel-toe shifter. On this bike (which came with it) the first thing I want to do is remove it. Don't like it. No room for my gunboats.

3) It was 100dg here and the temp gauge was about 2/3 of the way up. No overheating but I wondered if that was normal?

4) It came with a backrest and passenger armrests but for now I removed them.

Glad to be a part of this group.

[GD2]

Are the stock horns already on a relay or do I have to add one to upgrade to freeway blasters?

[Rambozo]

That looks like some crazy modified shifter from the photos. Ditching the heel/toe is a good plan on this model as they have an issue with bending a shift fork, that is more common with the heel/toe mod.
1/3 to 1/2 temp is normal at highway speed. Slower and it will climb to around 2/3 to 3/4 where the fans should come on and hold it there cycling on and off as needed.
No relay on the horns, so you need to add that for high power horns.
Looks pretty good.

[GD2]

That looks like some crazy modified shifter from the photos...

It's a Markland.

[offcenter]

Very nice! Looks good in green. Can't say I've ever seen one that color before.
Can you post more about delinking the brakes?
Is the front master cylinder up to the task of powering both front disks?

[GD2]

I only rode a short distance today. The front brake seemed very capable of handling both calipers, but if it seems weak I can go with something bigger - I hear the one off the GL1800 is an upgrade. It has been able to completely lock the wheel so far.

The rear master cylinder was simply plugged up with a bolt where the front brake line taps into it and it works perfectly. The old lines are in place in case I ever decided to switch back.

I live on gravel roads and I do not want "help" braking. I do not want ANY front brake when I am riding down the gravel road - it could spell disaster for me.

[Rambozo]

That looks like some crazy modified shifter from the photos...

It's a Markland.
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Oh, I guess the square rubber pad is part of the highway pegs? I've seen heel/toe units with that same type of pad, but it looked strange pointed in that direction.

[GD2]

Yeah, they are weird and part of the Markland highway pegs (floorboards) setup. I have NO idea what the sideways mounted square rubber peg is for. Maybe it's there to put a rash on your ankle bone, who knows?