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Feb 7, 2012
Motorcycle USA was both excited and nervous when we learned we were going to be a primary sponsor of the Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Shows being held in conjunction with the International Motorcycle Shows. As a sponsor, we would
be giving away a custom 2011 Honda Fury, which we were excited about. We’ve had a bunch of parts off our prior Honda Fury project laying around the office with killer old-school gold metal flake and pinstriping by the talented troupe up at Cutting Edge Illusions out of Eugene, Oregon, just begging to be put on display. The paint catches every glimmer of sunlight and the striping is edgy and clean. Unfortunately, we had to return our prior project before we had a chance to get everything reassembled, so we were excited for a chance to finally see the parts actually on a bike. But we were nervous because we only had three weeks to get the bike up to our HQ in Oregon from LA and get the work on it done. This didn’t allow for much time to scramble for parts, get some powder coating done, and get everything put together in time to deliver the bike to San Mateo for the first round of the Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Shows.
The stock 2011 Honda Fury fortunately came with a black frame and wheels, which matched up well with the gold metal flake, so we had a solid starting point. Our first goal then was to tidy up the look of the rear end. For this, we looked to our friend Chris Hagest over at Low and Mean (L&M) for a little help. Low and Mean is at the forefront of creating aftermarket parts for metric cruisers and came through in a big way by sending over the L&M Honda Fury Lowered Rear Spring, its Honda Fury Reaper front fender, rear fender, and LED brake light.
Seeing how swapping out the spring would be the trickiest part, we started there first. Installation required putting the bike on a lift to take the weight off the rear tire. The stock shock was then removed. After that, the top clevis and set screw had to come off so the stock shock could be compacted on a shop press. L&M’s lowering kit comes with a spring tool, but you’ll need a piece of scrap metal to put between the shop press and the L&M spring tool. From there, it was a matter of compressing the shock until the round clip was exposed and then removed. The shock was then decompressed so that the spring could be replaced. With the new shock in place, the top section of the shock was then reinstalled with special attention placed on making sure all parts were in the correct order. The shock then had to be compressed again using the L&M spring tool and the round clip was slid back in place. After releasing the pressure applied by the shop press, the shock was removed, the set screw and top clevis were put back in the stock location, and the shock was reinstalled on the bike. L&M suggests setting pre-load to low with the new spring. Aesthetically, it makes a dramatic difference, eliminating the big gap between the rear fender and tire. The change can also be felt by the rider because it drops you more “in” the bike and it rides more like a low rider. Granted, we gave up a little ground clearance as it dropped from 5.5 inches of clearance to 4, but the new look is worth it. Riders just need to dial in the pre-load via the adjustment knob behind the side cover to set it for the stiffness they prefer.
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