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Message started by ksthumper on 10/17/11 at 19:48:10

Title: Busy weekend off the bike
Post by ksthumper on 10/17/11 at 19:48:10

Well started as a daily rider for work but I keep getting this idea in my head for what I wanted this bike to be: A hobby :D

So far it's just been taking off parts and more parts. I've got a fender for a Virago that'll serve as a rear fender when I can get access to a welder. Side mount license plate comes in the mail HOPEFULLY tomorrow and I can mount my brakelight up (round trailer style). Replacing the turn signals this weekend when payday comes lol

http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb331/milkandcookie2000/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_1084.jpg

http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb331/milkandcookie2000/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_2853.jpg

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When I get deeper pockets I'm investing in a better exhaust and new cables so they're not extra long. Parts for a spring solo seat are in the works too!

Title: Re: Busy weekend off the bike
Post by babyhog on 10/18/11 at 07:01:18

Lookin' good!

Title: Re: Busy weekend off the bike
Post by Fish on 10/18/11 at 07:27:55

Looks cool. I really can't wait to get some drag-bars on my bike. I definitely prefer the look of those to the buckhorns.

Title: Re: Busy weekend off the bike
Post by ksthumper on 10/18/11 at 07:32:53

The angle on the orig buckhorns was too much on the wrist for me. I picked those up at a harley parts store for 15 bucks. The only non-kosher part is measuring exactly where the guide holes go for the control pods.

Title: Re: Busy weekend off the bike
Post by EJID on 10/18/11 at 07:35:13

A little bit here, a little bit there, that's a fun way to make minor changes and it allows you to keep riding the bike between. My bike has been in a constant state of evolution ever since I got it.

BTW: Does anyone know for sure if the cables from a bike with stock buckhorns are longer than the cables from a bike with the stock drag bars? (Seriously looking to swap my stock drag bar setup for some 10-12" Mini-apes or Z-bars this winter but don't want to invest a buttload in the cables if I don't have to)

Title: Re: Busy weekend off the bike
Post by Fish on 10/18/11 at 07:37:38

Buying something from a Harley store for only $15! Unbelievable. Were they used?

Title: Re: Busy weekend off the bike
Post by ksthumper on 10/18/11 at 10:05:44

456A706B030 wrote:

Buying something from a Harley store for only $15! Unbelievable. Were they used?

lol no, and actually there were a ton of other cheapo things i picked up. The chrome exhaust cover was 20, a couple of gaskets that were 2/3 bucks. I did the DIY risers with the 5/8ths sockets. That whole thing cost me like 12 bucks total.

Title: Re: Busy weekend off the bike
Post by Demin on 10/18/11 at 12:28:54

2F37302C3129342136440 wrote:

Just remove the little tabs on the controls.It won't hurt them,plus you get adjustability on them.

Title: Re: Busy weekend off the bike
Post by Demin on 10/18/11 at 12:32:36

1A15161B5F0 wrote:

The cables ARE longer for buckhorns.The cables for drag bars are not long enough for any bars,even Z bars.MAYBE if you reroute them for the Z's.Mine weren't.