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Continued from above.. Fabricating some mounting tabs to mount the new signals on the upper triple clamp pinch bolt. I used a piece of aluminum to make the tabs. Painted black. Extending the wiring on the KTM turn signals. New mounting tabs in place...

Continued from above... The gauge cluster needs to be moved from under the upper fork clamp to the top for added clearance. I used some stainless bolts to attach the cluster back in place on the clamp. Here i did some sanding in preparation for paint. I'll eventually remove the...

Time to make this little TW look like a Hodakaguy Bike :-) Over the years I've ran 8" race lights on most of my off road rides. Are there better modern lights out there like Baja Designs LED units?...yep but I just love the looks of a race light so race light it is . I picked up this assembly...

Battery upgrade: Out with the old and in with the new. Replaced the lead acid battery with a Antigravity Lithium unit. Lithium batts have several advantages over lead acid or AGM including lighter weight, very low self discharge, higher cranking amps and will outlast a lead acid battery by...

Continued from above... With the triple tree back together it's time to re-install the forks. Don't forget to tighten your fork caps once the forks are clamped back into the triple trees. Steering is super smooth and forks feel a LOT better just giving it the garage sit...

Continued from above.... Packing the bearings with grease. You want to work the grease through the bearing, take your time and make sure they are fully packed. Steering tube and races packed with grease. I used a piece of pipe I had on hand to drive the new lower bearing onto...

Continued from above... While the steering stem cools down I'll remove the bearing races out of the steering tube. I used a small slide hammer to remove the races but you can just as easily remove them with a long drift by reaching through the tube. The process was repeated for the lower race...

Continued From Above... Now to remove the OEM lower bearing race on the steering stem. For this I used a drift and slowly worked the race back and forth (side to side) until it was free of the stem. Go slow and don't ding or damage the stem. And disassembled. I'll re-use the OEM...

Continued from above... Upper fork clamp removed. Here I've removed the castle nut (This nut sets the pre-load on the bearings), then slid the lower clamp out of the steering head. These bearings had a good amount of factory grease installed. OEM bearing setup disassembled...

Continued from above... Oil fully drained and ready for re-assembly. First up install the fresh oil and set the oil height. You want the fork fully collapsed for this step. The DDC's are designed to work with 5W for oil. Filling the forks to 5.118" of oil. I'm using the calipers...

More Mods.... Next on the list: Install Cogent Fork Springs & DDC's (Dynamic Drop in Cartridges) along with new tapered steering head bearings. I like to ride the little TW fast paced on occasion and the motor is far more capable than the stock suspension. I'm installing the .60 kg/mm...

Thought I'd start a page to document the mods on my current TW. This is my 5th TW that I've owned over the years and I keep coming back to these fun little bikes. I think I'll keep this one....but I said that on the last one as well lol. I purchased this one about a year ago and have already...

Just returned from a family road trip through NV. We had a great time chasing history, hunting ghost towns and soaking in all of the amazing views. We also jumped into CA a bit to check out the ghost town of Cerro Gordo. Soooo much to explore out there! Waaaaaaay to many pics to post here...

The straps are doing a good job on preventing shifting. The camper is sitting on a rubber mat. We just got back from a long road trip where we went off road and the camper stayed centered the entire trip. Hodakaguy

Just returned from a family road trip through NV. We had a great time chasing history, hunting ghost towns and soaking in all of the amazing views. We also jumped into CA a bit to check out the ghost town of Cerro Gordo. Soooo much to explore out there! Waaaaaaay to many pics to post here...

Continued from above... I recently discovered another organizer from the LastUSBagCompany that looked like it would work perfectly to store our clothing in the Mule Bags. I've been running their seat back organizers for years (See page 27) and my orginal unit still looks like new. They call...

Storage Organization. For the past 4 years I've been running Overland Gear Guy storage organizers in my overhead Adventure Wagon Mule bags. The Mule bags are absolutly awesome but they are just giant open caverns and hard to keep anything organized in by themselves. The Overland Gear Guy...

That's Awesome! Looks like a blast!! I have about 65k on my rig, stuff like idler pulleys can fail at any mileage, luck of the draw. Always good to keep a close eye on stuff. Hodakaguy

Scout YOHO Fridge Hold Open Mod. When opening the lid on the fridge the bed cushion keeps the lid from being able to stay open on its own, resulting in having to hold the lid open with one hand while loading the fridge with the other...not the most convenient setup. Time for a fix! Supplies...

Thanks Mate, I appreciate it. I always hope people can use my posts to help them perform their own work. I love sharing info and being as helpful as I can, sharing info and ideas is what makes these forums great! Hodakaguy