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Please Read All Instructions Thoroughly Before Attempting Any Of These Projects. Some Are Extremely Simple, Others Will Take Considerable Mechanical Or Electrical Knowledge. Some You Might Want To Print And Take To Your Trusted Wrench. Please Keep In Mind Many Of These Tips And Projects Have Been Contributed To This Site By Others. The Author Has Not Necessarily Done Every Mod Or Added Every Component Mentioned. Know The Project Before You Start
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Quick & Easy Seat Release For Vulcan 1500 (Michel Mass) |
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Quick Releases for Your Seat & (Nomad) Bags & Windshield ( Gadget ) |
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Angle Your Nomad Windshield & Reduce or Eliminate Buffeting (Vernon Appenzeller) |
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Balancing Those Air Shocks The Easy Way (Gadget) |
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No (or low) Cost Rumble For Your Nomad Exhaust (Vernon Appenzeller) |
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Handlebar Accessory Mount ( Gadget ) |
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Accessory Switch Options ( Gadget ) |
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Kickstand Brace For The Earthquake Or Just Accident Prone ( Les Covey ) |
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Extra Storage Space If You Have a Trunk or Windshield? ( Gadget ) |
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Passenger Footpeg Extension For 800/1500/1600 Vulcan Classic (Gadget) |
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Drink Holder (Jax & Ron Haidenger) |
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Bedroll Carrier ( Sunny Bob ) |
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Make Yourself Comfortable With Highway Pegs (Gadget) |
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Highway Pegs on the Cheap (Zboy900) |
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Highway Peg Anti Swivel (Bob (Sunny) Cooper & Gadget) |
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Get a Grip! Swap Your Stockers For Aftermarket Grips |
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Give Your Wrist a Break. Get a Throttle Lock (Gadget) |
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Pull Those Bars Back With Risers (now with brake line instructions too) |
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Personalize Your 1500 Nomad and Classic By Changing The Nameplate (Various) |
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Lay Down License Plate (By El Sid ) |
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Floorboard Space Maker..Handy After an Air Cleaner Mod ( Johnny Vulcan ) |
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Add a K & N Air Filter (Gadget) |
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Give Your Right Foot Some Space. Extend The Brake Pedal (Gadget) |
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It's About "TIME"!! Clocks You Can Actually See While Riding (Gadget) |
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Let Them Know You're There! Horn Replacement Tips For Your Vulcan (Various) |
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Change The (look of) Your Nomad or Classic FI Seat! (Harry Brown) |
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Classic Gap? "After" The Rectifier Relo (see below) or GB Removal A Storage Idea (Bill Heuermann & Greg Shaffer) |
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Helmet Lock Relocation For Your Nomad.. No More Stooping! (Gadget) |
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Stop The Windshield Buffet With Lowers (and we're not talking Margarita's here) |
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Make Your Own Tank Bag...It's soooooo Easy! (Terry Guolee ) |
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Chrome Inner Engine Cover..A simple bolt on (Gadget) |
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Top Rails For Nomad Bags, A "How To" (Regor) |
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Memphis Shades Shield & Jardine Light Bar--The Impossible Mod? ( Mark Knight ) |
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Dress Up Your Shift Pegs With Aftermarket Parts (Gadget) |
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Add a Shelf To Your Nomad Bags ( Gadget ) |
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A Saddle Bag option for short trips on your Classic or MS (Ken Sanchez) |
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Remove Your Nomad Windshield (almost) Instantly (Randy Bennett) |
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Tie Downs (bungee connection) From Pop Tops? ( Gadget ) |
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Key Mods, Carry Your Bike's Theme In Your Pocket or Hide It In Plain Sight ( Wes Head/Jax ) |
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Muffler Alternatives For Your Nomad ( El Sid ) |
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Add a Crankcase Breather (Gadget) |
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Hide Your Frame Bolts ( Norman Dank ) |
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Making Sparks, Just a Fun Thing ( Gadget ) |
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