@gustwowheeling7337, Gus, I finished installing the carbon front fender yesterday morning, and got about halfway through installing the carbon rear fender. Turns out the rear fender will be more than a full day for me to install. It would have been no more than a three hour job just a few years ago. When the carbon parts are installed and a mount for the StreamTrail duffle is made, I'll be through with the installs and ready for some longer rides with the Dax.
They make some terrific looking accessories for that little bike! No center stand available for it? I think you may double the value by the time you’ve finished😂
@Timothy-ns4qn, As far as we know, there isn't an H2C center stand, but MotoSkill sells one, and there are one more unbranded ones available. We think the H2C plan was that you would use the spools on the side of the H2C chain adjusters, and then lift the rear with this: japan.webike.net/products/25472922.html but we do not know that for sure.
Amazing improvements but more amazing is your skill and attention to detail when adding these parts. Appearance wise for the DAX - Huge upgrade and visually striking. You appear to be young and agile when laying on the pavement to secure various nuts and bolts. Keep up the great work.
Daniel,, I appreciate the fibbing re: young and agile.. LOL.... It took me three days to install the parts in this video. Three years ago, I could have done it in a half-day. The install for the carbon front fender coming up next looks easy, but I think I will have to allocate a full day to installing the rear carbon fender. Once the rear fender is done, the rest of the installs should be easy.
Matt, Thanks for watching and commenting. We are getting pretty tired of adding accessories. We made that video over the course of three days. Three years ago, it would have been an easy one day job. The next installs will include the H2C carbon fenders, and frankly, I am worried that I don't have enough energy and eyesight to install the rear one. I think I will dedicate one full day to the rear fender. The front fender, H2C Zeta handguard, and stickers all look relatively easy. I think it might take one day just to figure out how to mount the StreamTrail duffle bag so it can't be stolen while I am shopping, but yet have it easy to remove to carry to a chair by the stream. I may just drill four holes in the bottom of it, and permanently mount it to the H2C rack. That is the easy way out, but it kind of destroys the duffle and the purpose of it.
@ Vaughn, always enjoy watching your posts, as you say just take your time installing your fenders, if I lived close to you I’d fit them for you. Be interested to see your solution for mounting the StreamTrail duffel bag.
@eastcoastish, Thanks for the kind words, much appreciated. This Dax won't be as nice as your lowered one and with all the design thoughts you are implementing. All I am doing is installing H2C parts with no thought as to design other than using a StreamTrail duffle as a top case. I watched your video again at: th-cam.com/video/gvO1rlTb64A/w-d-xo.html and see the big hole at the bottom of the Trail 70. When I look at the parts fiche for the Dax 125, it seems possible that a similar big hole is at the bottom of the Dax 125, but the image in the fiche is pointed the wrong way to see for sure. I will take your advice today and see what I can find above the engine with a flashlight. After thinking more about it overnight, with my poor eyesight, I think the risk of a setback when removing the the battery and air cleaner box, and moving the tank back to get a view, exceeds the satisfaction of finding the dropped screw. I'm going to spend the morning editing video, and then go have a look above the engine this afternoon. Your videos and help are much appreciated.
When I watched the raw video for the Carbon! video while editing it, it is clear that I dropped two screws into the frame, and not just one. The parts in the can confirmed it. One screw did come out on it's own before the test ride, I think when I shut the seat hard. I took a 70 mile test ride before looking for the second one, so I think the odds are about 50-50 that it is still in the frame, rather than 100%. I don't think I will go in and look for it for now, maybe later. I really like how your "Low and Slow" is progressing..
@BAtadCrazy, Thanks for watching and your comment, much appreciated. No windshield on this one. We were trying to duplicate this show Dax 125: th-cam.com/video/me65llvK3eA/w-d-xo.html less the Kitaco parts. We did add the bags to ours make it more practical. Most likely, if H2C made a windshield, we would have added it as well. Only one out of our five Trail 125s have a windshield, none of our Monkeys have one, but the Navi has one. The one Trail 125 and the Navi have OEM windshields. We really don't see much benefit to those windshields, other than they are OEM and look nice.
The Dax is decked out now. I like the skid plate. Wonderful installation video to watch on a snowy day. Ride safe Vaughn.
@gustwowheeling7337, Gus, I finished installing the carbon front fender yesterday morning, and got about halfway through installing the carbon rear fender. Turns out the rear fender will be more than a full day for me to install. It would have been no more than a three hour job just a few years ago. When the carbon parts are installed and a mount for the StreamTrail duffle is made, I'll be through with the installs and ready for some longer rides with the Dax.
They make some terrific looking accessories for that little bike! No center stand available for it?
I think you may double the value by the time you’ve finished😂
@Timothy-ns4qn, As far as we know, there isn't an H2C center stand, but MotoSkill sells one, and there are one more unbranded ones available. We think the H2C plan was that you would use the spools on the side of the H2C chain adjusters, and then lift the rear with this:
japan.webike.net/products/25472922.html
but we do not know that for sure.
Amazing improvements but more amazing is your skill and attention to detail when adding these parts. Appearance wise for the DAX - Huge upgrade and visually striking. You appear to be young and agile when laying on the pavement to secure various nuts and bolts. Keep up the great work.
Daniel,, I appreciate the fibbing re: young and agile.. LOL.... It took me three days to install the parts in this video. Three years ago, I could have done it in a half-day. The install for the carbon front fender coming up next looks easy, but I think I will have to allocate a full day to installing the rear carbon fender. Once the rear fender is done, the rest of the installs should be easy.
Wow Vaughn, so many extras, they all look very impressive, good to hear non of them fell off 🤣, ride safe👍
Matt, Thanks for watching and commenting. We are getting pretty tired of adding accessories. We made that video over the course of three days. Three years ago, it would have been an easy one day job. The next installs will include the H2C carbon fenders, and frankly, I am worried that I don't have enough energy and eyesight to install the rear one. I think I will dedicate one full day to the rear fender. The front fender, H2C Zeta handguard, and stickers all look relatively easy. I think it might take one day just to figure out how to mount the StreamTrail duffle bag so it can't be stolen while I am shopping, but yet have it easy to remove to carry to a chair by the stream. I may just drill four holes in the bottom of it, and permanently mount it to the H2C rack. That is the easy way out, but it kind of destroys the duffle and the purpose of it.
@ Vaughn, always enjoy watching your posts, as you say just take your time installing your fenders, if I lived close to you I’d fit them for you. Be interested to see your solution for mounting the StreamTrail duffel bag.
Bike is looking good!
@eastcoastish, Thanks for the kind words, much appreciated. This Dax won't be as nice as your lowered one and with all the design thoughts you are implementing. All I am doing is installing H2C parts with no thought as to design other than using a StreamTrail duffle as a top case.
I watched your video again at:
th-cam.com/video/gvO1rlTb64A/w-d-xo.html
and see the big hole at the bottom of the Trail 70. When I look at the parts fiche for the Dax 125, it seems possible that a similar big hole is at the bottom of the Dax 125, but the image in the fiche is pointed the wrong way to see for sure. I will take your advice today and see what I can find above the engine with a flashlight. After thinking more about it overnight, with my poor eyesight, I think the risk of a setback when removing the the battery and air cleaner box, and moving the tank back to get a view, exceeds the satisfaction of finding the dropped screw. I'm going to spend the morning editing video, and then go have a look above the engine this afternoon. Your videos and help are much appreciated.
When I watched the raw video for the Carbon! video while editing it, it is clear that I dropped two screws into the frame, and not just one. The parts in the can confirmed it. One screw did come out on it's own before the test ride, I think when I shut the seat hard. I took a 70 mile test ride before looking for the second one, so I think the odds are about 50-50 that it is still in the frame, rather than 100%. I don't think I will go in and look for it for now, maybe later.
I really like how your "Low and Slow" is progressing..
No windshield for this bike?
@BAtadCrazy, Thanks for watching and your comment, much appreciated. No windshield on this one. We were trying to duplicate this show Dax 125:
th-cam.com/video/me65llvK3eA/w-d-xo.html
less the Kitaco parts. We did add the bags to ours make it more practical. Most likely, if H2C made a windshield, we would have added it as well. Only one out of our five Trail 125s have a windshield, none of our Monkeys have one, but the Navi has one. The one Trail 125 and the Navi have OEM windshields. We really don't see much benefit to those windshields, other than they are OEM and look nice.
@Vintage_Garage Gotcha.
I'm thinking about buying one and thought a windshield would be a nice option for jaunts on roads with 45 mph speed limits.