Category Archives: Wrenching

Making cheap rear racks from PVC pipe

Posted on July 2, 2006 by carolyn

Since the rear rack I’d bought for my XT is backordered, Peter and I needed to come up with something for next weekend’s Sport-Touring.net dualsport ride. Here’s the write-up for our el-cheapo PVC rear racks.

Posted in Wrenching, XT225 | 5 Comments

Bar risers for Peter’s XT

Posted on June 29, 2006 by carolyn

Step two in Operation Make The XT Fit Mutant Tall Person: bar risers! Here’s the write-up. This one was even easier than the footpegs.

Posted in Wrenching, XT225 | Leave a comment

Larger footpegs for Peter’s XT

Posted on June 23, 2006 by carolyn

Tonight, I did the first modification in operation Make XT Fit Mutant Tall Person: larger footpegs. Here’s the write-up, though, seriously, easiest mod ever. Just remove the old pegs and put on the new ones. I think they look nice; … Continue reading →

Posted in Wrenching, XT225 | 3 Comments

CRG bar end mirrors

Posted on June 8, 2006 by carolyn

Holy crap, I did a how-to write-up! Took me long enough. Installing CRG bar end mirrors on the Z750S Before ‘n’ After:

Posted in Wrenching, Z750S | 4 Comments

Gen-Mar bar risers

Posted on April 28, 2006 by carolyn

I picked these little guys up in the hopes that it’ll help the Z become more freeway friendly to my shoulder. I love the stock posture of the bike, so it’s cool that the risers are VERY easy to remove … Continue reading →

Posted in Wrenching, Z750S | 1 Comment