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The mods continue
03/28/10 at 10:09:56

It is still a work in progress but I feel like the bike is finally pulling together. The first pic is right before I bought it. The other pix are from this weekend. This bike has been my daily driver so all mods have been done one day at a time to keep it on the road.

Mods done:
Superbrace
Wrapped header with Supertrapp
VN750 gas tank (painted with truckbed liner)
raptor petcock
Veypor speedo(wired to the ignition)
Air box removed cone filter added
mini battery install
Front fender painted
seat redone
leatherlyke saddlebags

Yet to come:
Ed L forward controls
Floorboards
replace tail light
paint rear fender
indicator lights mounted by speedo

I welcome any suggestions or comments.

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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: The mods continue Reply #1 - 03/28/10 at 10:11:54 Lookin' good.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: The mods continue Reply #2 - 03/28/10 at 10:17:47 nice, what risers did you use? I would lengthen the breather hose a bit and put the filter behind the new floor plate.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28641 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: The mods continue Reply #3 - 03/28/10 at 10:22:20 I like the fender stripe... seems like it should continue on the tank...
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Re: The mods continue
Reply #4 - 03/28/10 at 14:36:09

verslagen1 wrote on 03/28/10 at 10:17:47:

nice, what risers did you use?

I would lengthen the breather hose a bit and put the filter behind the new floor plate.

They are the stock risers.

I was told by a female friend that the cone filter and breather filter were sexy. You can understand my reluctance to hide the breather.

Serowbot,
I think the tank needs more red then just the gas cap and may be painting something on the sides, but I am concerned that stripes would look to narrow on that big tank.

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: The mods continue Reply #5 - 03/28/10 at 14:54:25 Whatever gets the job done my friend. Knowing that on occasion, I find oil in the airbox would concern me on where that oil is going to end up is all.
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Rocco Serious Thumper Offline addicted 2 riding TcB Posts: 1049 south florida Gender:	Re: The mods continue Reply #6 - 03/28/10 at 20:32:05 i am totally diggin the black header wrap! mine was charcoal when i put it on, it's almost white now lol
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Re: The mods continue
Reply #7 - 03/28/10 at 22:16:04

Rocco wrote on 03/28/10 at 20:32:05:

i am totally diggin the black header wrap! mine was charcoal when i put it on, it's almost white now lol

I used a silicon paint made by DEI. It makes it nice and black and seals it from the elements. It has been on for about 1,000 miles and lives outside. There has been no discoloration. If it did, it would be really easy just to respray.

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Rockin_John Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Posts: 1562 +36° 10' , -95° 48' Gender:	Re: The mods continue Reply #8 - 03/28/10 at 23:32:47 Nice going Wolf... Curious about the capacity the ease and how you fit the VN750 tank. It looks pretty good with that bed liner on it. The size and shape is attractive on the Savage too. You take pictures when you did the tank fitment? Thanks and regards, John
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10661 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: The mods continue Reply #9 - 03/29/10 at 05:09:32 Very nice work ! K&N or similar on the carb, fork brace and I see you have a Veyor as well. How do you like the Veypor so far ? It is a very versatile device, handy and easy to use. Is the tank painted or did you spray it with the bed liner stuff ?
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Oldnewguy Senior Member Offline thumpin' along! Posts: 369 Upstate NY Gender:	Re: The mods continue Reply #10 - 03/29/10 at 07:32:35 I agree with all of the above, that is a nice looking bike. Please tell more about the mini battery.
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Re: The mods continue
Reply #11 - 03/29/10 at 09:45:58

Rockin John,
The tank is a 3.5 gallon. The mounting was not that difficult, but it is not reversible. You have to cut the old mounts off and attach new ones. I also cut the seat to account for the extra 2 inches in length on the new tank. I will take some pix next time the tank is off.

Lancer,
I have had the Veypor for less then a week but so far I am pleased. I wired the harness into the ignition lock so it turns on and off with the bike. The aluminum case might be a good addition since I do not plan on removing it from the bike very often. I look forward to playing with some of the toys so i can get the bike dialed in a little better. I would appreciate any input you might have in getting the most out of this tool.

The tank is bed liner. I did a test before I used it and let gas sitting on some coated scrap metal. It washed right off and did not discolor.

Oldnewguy,
I have had the mini battery for about a month and I woke up this morning to a dead battery. Angry

I blame myself though. Embarrassed

I used a cheep battery from battery plus. (I think it was Trucknduck that warned about these batteries in Boule'tard's original post). I have a way to strap a normal sized battery on to the empty space while I wait for the new battery.

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jef.savage Serious Thumper Offline ridin' n slidin' Posts: 638 Boston, MA Gender:	Re: The mods continue Reply #12 - 03/29/10 at 19:48:47 It looks great! I would definitely stripe the tank. There's no rule that says it has to be the same width as the stripe on the fender.
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babyhog Serious Thumper Offline Find a Cure for Breast Cancer! NOW!! Posts: 3802 WV Gender:	Re: The mods continue Reply #13 - 03/30/10 at 13:19:12 How about just a single red stripe around the bottom of the tank... since you already got the red gas cap
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kimchris1 Serious Thumper Offline Pink Posse Rider... Posts: 2135 Belfair, Washington Gender:	Re: The mods continue Reply #14 - 03/30/10 at 18:43:47 A Red Rose would look nice too.. Your mods look very nice and can't wait to see the rest.. Thanks for sharing with us....
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