Leo Vince High-Mount Slip-On

I finally decided which pipe I wanted to put on my bike and I found a couple of online dealers with the Leo in stock for $429 shipped. My local dealer checked with Parts Unlimited and they showed it OUT OF STOCK and said they would have to order it from Italy! They told him it would take 4-5 weeks for delivery. He priced it to me for $400 plus tax. I told him to order it for me since riding time will be limited this time of year. Well ... two weeks later, I got the call!!! I picked up the pipe and installation went without a hitch. I cut my stock header using a Sawzall. I left off my passenger pegs and plugged the left side mounting holes with some plastic (automotive type) plugs. My right rear turn signal was hitting the pipe, so I had to install some Short Stalk signals. I found some with large enough bulbs to prevent me from getting the dreaded fast-flash rate.

Pictures can be found here.

Grip Heaters with Distribution Block

I've added Grip Heaters to my SV. My local dealer ordered the Symtec Motorcycle Grip Heaters with Rocker Switch from one of his suppliers. I picked up the rest of the parts at Radio Shack. They include an Auto Relay, 4-Position Dual-Row Barrier Strip, 8-Position Jumper Strip and Heavy-Duty Inline Fuse Holder. I used some wire that i had laying around from previous projects.

I used the instructions found here, but arranged the block a little different than pictured on that page. My Positive terminals are on one end of the block with the Negatives on the opposite end -- instead of using each side for Plus & Minus. I tapped the license plate hot lead to power the relay. I stripped the lead just behind the plug, soldered the relay wire and used heat shrink to seal-the-deal.

Pictures can be found here. (sorry for the poor quality, but it's been raining for three days here!)