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Well I have seen many people asking just to get a search for it reply. FYI if you search you don't find any instructions or many pics about a DIY Freak. So for people who have done this, help those of us who want to. Post up some step by step instructions and/or pics. NO SEARCH FOR IT REPLYS. I have searched the web with no luck.
07 TBA, 32" Turnouts, DIY Freak, hard saddlebags, 18" screen, dresser bars, highway pegs, floorboards, fog lights, amber run/turn lights front, red run/turn/stop lights back, blue speedo/tach lights, LED console lights
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Check out Bellacorse.com. They have a DIY freak kit for about a third the cost of a freak kit.
2005 Speedmaster, Tornado Red, AI removed, Uni Pods, JCW 19" turnouts
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I have contacted them. They do not have any instructions on how to go about cutting up the stock airbox. Thats more or less what I was looking for...some step by step
07 TBA, 32" Turnouts, DIY Freak, hard saddlebags, 18" screen, dresser bars, highway pegs, floorboards, fog lights, amber run/turn lights front, red run/turn/stop lights back, blue speedo/tach lights, LED console lights
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07 BA with 605's, engine dresser bars, and cheap saddle bags.
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Great info. That is what I was looking for. You guys just saved me $300. Thanks
07 TBA, 32" Turnouts, DIY Freak, hard saddlebags, 18" screen, dresser bars, highway pegs, floorboards, fog lights, amber run/turn lights front, red run/turn/stop lights back, blue speedo/tach lights, LED console lights
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All Right Friar John!!!!!!!!
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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I love the idea of doing this but realy how is it in the rain. Because on many nights I ride to work and my bike sits out in the rain.
Last edited by chuckyj; 08/31/2010 8:22 AM.
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2008 Triumph Speedmaster, Single baffle drag pipes, lots of black powder coatin,K&N pods, AI removed, TBS needles and a procom cdi.
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I don't have any of the stock covers. My air filters are completely exposed. If I'm going to be riding in significant rain I'll put on my Outerwears water-resistant socks over the filters. Never had a problem running in the rain this way.
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You should keep a bike cover at work!! It'll keep the seat dry (along with everything else) even when dew settles on it when its not raining.
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http://www.friarsride.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Ghetto.pdf [/quote
Friar John, I tried going to the site you posted but got an error message. Have you removed the page ?
Stan
08 America, A/I &, Calif emissions "stuff" gone, air box removed & battery relocated, billet intakes, UNI Pods, 145 mains, 42 pilots, Stage 2 igniter, intminators, 813 cams, Progressive 412's, modified seat.
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Quote:
You should keep a bike cover at work!! It'll keep the seat dry (along with everything else) even when dew settles on it when its not raining.
That's a great idea! I ride to work frequently and I happen to have two covers. What a simple idea! That way, one doesn't have to carry a cover around. It's like keeping an extra jacket at work.  
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I did alot of reading on both forums before cutting up my airbox. I get alot of comments that alot of people have no problems riding in the rain, even with the filter exposed.
Nevertheless, I installed Outerwears as a precaution.
On my recent trip to Thailand, I was caught in heavy rain on my return trip. Just about 40km in the rain, my bike started stalling every km or so, and it had to do this at a road where there was no shoulder to stop at with large container trucks whizzing by in the rain.
I will be looking out for a new airbox and putting it back on.
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Many of our members bikes do this, even with the stock airbox. Kickstand switch, etc. 
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I have exposed filters no socks, no cover and many miles of rain and no problems. I also still have my stock airbox in my atic completly intact and collecting dust.
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I did alot of reading on both forums before cutting up my airbox. I get alot of comments that alot of people have no problems riding in the rain, even with the filter exposed.
Nevertheless, I installed Outerwears as a precaution.
On my recent trip to Thailand, I was caught in heavy rain on my return trip. Just about 40km in the rain, my bike started stalling every km or so, and it had to do this at a road where there was no shoulder to stop at with large container trucks whizzing by in the rain.
I will be looking out for a new airbox and putting it back on.
Were the air filters soaked? Because I'm thinking your problem was water in the gas tank breather tube which creates a vacum in the tank and results in symptoms just like you described. You can check for this by unscrewing the gas cap and if the bike runs fine for a mile or two that's the likely problem.
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I have ridden through rain that made cars pull over and couldn't see the guy in front of me and my bike never missed a beat. I have pods with nothing on them. I rode from NE PA to Laconia NH in the driving rain so hard that I couldn't see the tail light of my friend in front of me. It rained that hard most of the way and my bike never skipped a beat,even when it wasn't raining that hard it was still raining.
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