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AdministratorThanks for the kind words. Let me take these one at a time.
> What I have now is the bracket that held the licenses plate.
(1) You have one of a handful of bikes which were made to be shipped to Canada and were sold in Phoenix. There were a group of bikes which were never paid for, taken to Phoenix, re-titled and sold in the US. (Wanna know more about that debacle?
http://www.vengeanceperformanceproducts.com/vengeanceholdings.html )In Canada the lic plate needs to be center mounted, so we made a sissybar to hold the licence plate.
Side Note: Ive always been curious. These bikes were fitted with KPH speedos, was yours changed to MPH? Technically as a dealer if they didnt disclose changing the speedo, they committed fraud. Hum…
Back to the Sissy Bar…
I do still have some Banshee/05 Vendetta/Teacher sissy bar mounting blocks. They bolt to the swing arm and can be used as the base for a custom bar-stock sissy bar.The trick with the swing arm mounted fenders is that they can be slightly twisted. So the drama comes in when you make a standard sissybar. In an ideal world you will have the bike. You measure and make a sissy bar to fit the natural location of the fender. Drill holes in the sides of the fender (with a piece of steel between the fender and tire so you dont… well you know.) and mount the sissybar.
However, in the real world we used to make a “standard” sissybar for a non-twisted fender. Sometimes they bolt up and sometimes it may require removing the rear wheel, removing the rear fender, mount the sissy bar, locate the rear fender in the sissybar then re-install the rear fender (possibly modifying/hogging-out the mounting holes) to make it all fit. Then re-installing the rear wheel.
So if you want me to make you a sissy bar I will. If you want to make your own locally, Ill sell you the mounting blocks.
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@venmc
Administrator(2) Fuel – The banshee tank is 3.8 gal. Quite a bit of the back of the tank is useless because of the angle, figure you have 3 gallons. An average of 30 mpg will give you 90 miles. As they say, mileage will vary. Your best bet is to test it yourself… heres how.
(1) Go to the gas station and fill up.
(2) press the button on the back of your speedo and you will see a weird looking “trip” then some numbers will flash. Hold the button down until it goes to 00.
(3) Ride! (about 90-110 miles) until your bike starts to sputter.
(4) Put your petcock on reserve and
(a) hope you are about 5 miles from a gas station
(b) hope you are within range of a cell phone tower and you have AAA RV/Motorcycle coverage which is the best $20 a year you will spend if you own an RV :).
(c) hope your wife knows how to drive a truck pulling a trailer.
(5) Check your trip meter again and see where you are.Thats your gas guage. Commit the distance to memory. Check your trip meter when riding. And dont forget mileage will vary. Revving to catch the attention of girls on the corner, revving to make car alarms go off as you ride by, burnouts etc. will insure your gas gauge is not accurate below a quarter of a tank.
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