i'm full of it, answers that is
spent hour upon hour staring at the machine looking for my "david", i then started chipping away at the stone.
it was remove fender, replace with chrome fenders front and rear. add chopper seat, sometimes i run springs, i'm now expermenting with the rubber shock mounts from the rear pillon. i then added the flat bars on the stock riser, they barely clear the tank. i went with an oversized rear tire, and to top it off i took a rear light from a 1950 international pickup and refurbished it using the stock element. i do need a good paint job, maybe over this winter.
there are a few other little details, like a sheet metal cover over the wiring. i went though several different fender brackets before i got what i wanted.
but in the end my "david" appeared, and i'm quite pleased with the results. it is a head turner in person. people stop to talk to me all the time about it. i sold/gave all the parts away, and made a few bucks.
for those of you who didn't get the "david" reference, Michelangelo created "david" out of a solid block of marble, believing that the statue was always in there, it was his job to "chip away at the stone" to reveal it.
i made the mods for "form over function" i don't think i picked up any additional speed.
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