Jack_650
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I love YaBB 1G - SP1!
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It's a V-Star saddle seat, a Harley Soft Tail 5 gallon one piece tank and, although the bike was yellow when I got it, this is a slightly different powder coated yellow. I got a good price on the job by taking one of their stock, in house colors that was really pretty close. That's why there's no decals. I designed one that I was going to get made to put on the front tank (a tire burning bumble bee) but even the big red "S" on the back tank wouldn't bend around the curve on the front one where I wanted to put it. So until I get around to making a stencil and spraying a design on it, it stays naked. I was thinking of just taking a Sharpie to notate every long ride I do with the mileage on it in random placement. Give it a rough-and-ready look.
I did do a write up on the hitch last summer. It comes apart for removal. And although I had the major stuff welded by a guy in western ND, it could be done plenty sturdy with just bolts. If you look at the pix closely I think it's pretty much self explanatory if a guy wanted to do one himself. It's built to come apart to keep it simple in construction. The left side goes right up and is bolted with a U-bolt to the top shock mount. The right side does the same but has to have a little dog leg in the front to fit in because the two shocks have slightly different placement. The ball cross-piece plate across the back can be removed for tire removal even though it only takes about five minutes to take the whole thing off. The way it was designed there are only two extra holes drilled through the fender and side rail - one on each side. The hardest part would be the cutting of the 1/4' steel plate into the shapes. As you can tell from the pictures the welder is an artist.
Jack
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