What, this isn't  black enought for you?  




Engine & header are High temp BBQ paint.  

Actually,  I want to get it a deeper flat black, like the exhaust gasses that settle on my rear brake.

yeah SAMM, That's an older picture...  

now it looks more like this:



But the, uh, "shocks" are black and red, not faux chrome.

Actually, the struts and metal seat aren't that bad as long as you see the pothole and stand up a little.  God help me if I have to pee even a little, though.  Every once in a while I don't see a good pothole.  Really jacks up my ribs, not so much my spine or but, though.

why would you do that to a bike? a metal seat and no shocks, thats like one of those unrideable customs i see at the rallies... some are nice to look at but who wants to look at a bike? i want my bike as rideable as possible!!! if you need a seat gimme an email i might be able to hook you up... as for the harley pic up top it looks like one of those plastic covered victory or star bikes... from a pic they look good, but up close you see alot of plastic, coo much that you don't want to be seen riding one, because what biker rides a bike with plastic on it? nesides a crotch rocket and those aren't worth mentioning bikers

savage455 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04:


Hate to disappoint ya dude, but bikes are full of plastic these days, no matter what your flavor is.

That's funny.

Why would I do that to my bike?  Well, for one thing, I've got a fancy one

that I can ride If I want to be comfortable... oh, and there's not much plastic on my "star" bike: the 2 piece neck cover, the left side battery cover, tranny cover, engine head covers.  For some stuff, plastic is great because it weighs nothing.


I ride my Bloody Marry (what my pal dubbed it) every day (when it runs).  Yeah, mostly it's an around towner, but it is very rideable and comfortable... as long as you don't have to pee and see the potholes.  The steering geometery is stock, but the handlebars are pretty long.  You can really whip this bike around.  It's under 300 lbs.  The metal seat is actually more comfortable than the stock seat.  I couldn't do 40 miles on the stocker without having to get off.  I can ride that sucker 100 miles with no tears.  Look at the shape... I don't sit on my tailbone.  I still have my front brakes (for now), and no Jockey shift (yet).  Who is going to ride this bike besides me?  probably no one.  It's my bike!  crappity smack YEAH!  Why should I have 2 stock bikes?

No worries...  

I don't like show bikes that cost $20k+ either...

From the distaff side...I don't like the black look at all. I realize it's a personal thing but I like the shine and the chrome much better....