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Title: slam it? Post by Rocco on 03/27/10 at 13:02:28 a friend of mine has a wicked 1900 custom bobber, bare metal tank, header wrap, no front fender, the thing just screams! he was asking me if i would want to slam my bike, make it a hardtail by removin the springs and using a shorter piece of metal. has anyone else done this? i think it would look amazing but he said i would lose my cornering ability....how badly? he also has a clear tube on his tank that is his gas gauge, i want one so he's gonna ask his friend if he would ;) |
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Title: Re: slam it? Post by Serowbot on 03/27/10 at 13:21:18 Some guys here have done it,... a few have thought better of it and changed it back... It's a young man's mod, and you'll have callouses on your butt (read as... it's jarringly hard ride)... and you'll loose cornering through less ground clearance, and more wheel hop on road irregularities... You'll probably be replacing more tail light bulbs too... the jarring ride breaks the filaments in the bulbs... Overall... it's a purely cosmetic mod that will cost you dearly in handling performance, and reliability... Still,... these aren't race bikes, and if the look will give you more riding pleasure... PS... you've fiance will probably not want to ride on the back for more than 5 miles... |
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Title: Re: slam it? Post by EJID on 03/27/10 at 14:10:17 I agree with the Bot, the hardtail is a rough ride and personally when I bought my bike with hardtail struts I had a hard time riding it more than 10-20 miles without stopping and resting for a while. Don't think you're gal will like riding with you if you do this mod. When I got my bike it had hardtail struts installed and I would not go back to them for anything, but if you insist, mine were 9" from eye to eye, and looked to be made of 1/2" steel that was powder coated. Considering stock shocks are what 10 1/2" or 11 1/2" inches eye to eye you have a substantial difference in ride height. |
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Title: Re: slam it? Post by Serowbot on 03/27/10 at 23:31:03 Funny,.. I expected some heated disagreement... I know there are a couple hardtailers out there... So I'm giving this thread a bump. "Bump!"... Rocco,.. I'm not trying to "Slam" your dreams... just letting you know, that it's an option with positives and negatives... I usually get my own "slams" for saying anything negative about hardtails... We do have a few rigid fans here... Maybe they are having too much kidney pain to respond?... Okay,... ...now I'm just slamming them... ;D... ... I feel like I'm poking a bear!... ;D.... |
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Title: Re: slam it? Post by justin_o_guy2 on 03/28/10 at 03:44:45 I know I woulkd never go hard tail. I enjoy the handling way too much. |
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Title: Re: slam it? Post by miker on 03/28/10 at 04:43:59 http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs147.snc1/5454_1056078257277_1685473824_117783_437400_s.jpg Looks great sitting still, but is an awful lot of work to ride. I am taking it apart and putting it back on a swingarm frame. I turn 47 tomorrow and I am afraid that my rigid days are over. |
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Title: Re: slam it? Post by Mr. Hyde on 03/28/10 at 06:10:16 Hard tails are for the ultra young at least they were for me. I was watching a clip from the Easy Rider link I put up in the cafe and was watching Billy and Wyatt bouncing down a paved 2 lane highway. Reminded me of my pre-hemorroid days - ahhhhhhhh. ;) |
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Title: Re: slam it? Post by bill67 on 03/28/10 at 06:58:26 504F494E53546555655D4F43083A0 wrote:
I would go hard fork too so the rides not so mushy. |
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Title: Re: slam it? Post by Rocco on 03/28/10 at 20:37:43 well i guess that answers that! if my woman can't ride she'll be pretty upset, as she likes to ride more then i do!! it would look NASTY but i love how i can throw the beast into a corner and haul out of it! is there a way to lower it a little with the stock shocks? AND speaking of my woman not wantin to ride, she hates the stock passenger seat, it's hollow with electronics underneath. is there somewhere i can put that crap and get a better seat for her? i also love the spring seats for bobbers, but if it's not a hardtail there isn't a point for them right? lol |
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Title: Re: slam it? Post by Serowbot on 03/29/10 at 00:18:16 5C616D6D610E0 wrote:
a. you can stow it in the air box,.. but then you have to fab a new pillion frame to get more depth... how about a black sheepskin cover for the stock pillion and keep the electrics where they are... just a thought.. b. don't spring your seat and not hers,... some of her important parts might get pinched while you bounce up and down... ...if you know what I mean... :-?... |
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Title: Re: slam it? Post by babyhog on 03/29/10 at 05:38:44 Was it here or another forum that I heard about a "Butt Buddy"? Might be of interest to you. Yes, Butt Buddy is its real name... lol http://www.buttybuddy.com/images/buttybutty01.jpg |
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Title: Re: slam it? Post by bill67 on 03/29/10 at 05:41:31 You have a nice seat there Piglet. |
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Title: Re: slam it? Post by babyhog on 03/29/10 at 06:20:30 2A2124247E7F480 wrote:
Its not mine! Mine is much better than that! ;) But I don't need the butt buddy thing. Hubby's pillion is nice and wide for me, and I certainly don't need one on my bike. I just saw it somewhere and thought it might help Rocco and his girl. |
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Title: Re: slam it? Post by Oldnewguy on 03/29/10 at 06:50:53 If you want a better rear seat you can make a frame for one in just about any shape and style out of 3/4 inch copper pipe. I made one to carry hard saddle bags, new directionals on rear and a large luggage thingy. I moved the electronics to the air box and used the 2 tapped holes for my frame. I also added a padded back rest with storage to the unit. I will be posting pics soon. :) |
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Title: Re: slam it? Post by Oldnewguy on 03/29/10 at 07:01:55 Here is a pic of my rear end. ;D http://p1.bikepics.com/pics/2010/03/29/bikepics-1938245-240.jpg |
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Title: Re: slam it? Post by Oldnewguy on 03/29/10 at 07:11:04 Here is a pic of the bare frame without the "stuff". Most of the wires for the lights, etc. go thru the pipe. http://p1.bikepics.com/pics/2010/03/29/bikepics-1938248-240.jpg |
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Title: Re: slam it? Post by Demin on 03/29/10 at 07:12:04 Ahhhhhhhhhhh,I love my rigids.I'm 45,and still put alot of miles a day on mine.The '87 I sold http://p1.bikepics.com/pics/2008/05/23/bikepics-1298492-800.jpg And my '86 that I ride the crap out of. http://p1.bikepics.com/pics/2009/08/08/bikepics-1749153-800.jpg |
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Title: Re: slam it? Post by Rocco on 03/29/10 at 10:50:24 i heard about these passenger seats that suction cup onto the fender, does that sound safe? lol i wouldn't mind moving the electronics, i guess i don't want the rear seat to be huge and fluffy and make the backend stick up higher then it already does! i guess the removable seat appeals to me because of that! so now i'm thinking of all this stuff lol |
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Title: Re: slam it? Post by Demin on 03/30/10 at 07:43:03 It's not one with suction cups.But they are small,about 4Wx6Lx3H.About 20 bucks http://p1.bikepics.com/pics/2008/07/02/bikepics-1340585-800.jpg |
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Title: Re: slam it? Post by Rocco on 03/30/10 at 20:48:31 that would work fine! i'm thinking about the suction cups so i can take it off when she doesn't wanna ride! the next time my tank is off(sometime this week) i'm goin to get the fuel line tube put on it =] |
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Title: Re: slam it? Post by Dj12midnit on 03/30/10 at 21:29:02 Get the butt buddy and she will be happy. |
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Title: Re: slam it? Post by jlsmedic on 03/31/10 at 00:59:05 Demin.... how tall are you? I love the look of the purple bike but my goodness... you'd have to be like 5'1" to ride it....??? |
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Title: Re: slam it? Post by Demin on 03/31/10 at 06:59:34 I'm 6'3".With the spring seat it actually lifts you up higher.It was actually pretty comfy.I did buy a set of 5" forward control extensions for it,but I sold the bike.The other bike has 4" extensions on it. |
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Title: Re: slam it? Post by Rocco on 03/31/10 at 12:13:11 well i'm lookin for the butt buddy as we speak....that sounds so wrong lol i'm gonna start a new thread about lowering the beast ;D |
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