Took her out for a BRISK 50 mile today. Now to take her all apart again for final paint and build.

Actually it is a lot more comfy than i thought it would be. I have no issues riding it. The only thing is you do not have that little lip at the back of the seat that holds you there. As you can see i added Ed's 4" extentions which really helps with the leg room.

The only thing I would say is, dont get in a hurry NOW, it looks great, but make sure its really how you want it before you finish it up. If it just fits like a glove & youre truly thrilled with how it sits, then paint that thing, its a great Look, its fully functional, it has Fenders & still has the looks,,
If theres anything about how the seat is tilted/mounted, designed that you arent just thrilled with that you cant change later w/o messing up your paint, then work it out now,.,
Its a Fine look youve created there & the bag just kikks butt there.

MShipley, that bike rocks. I've never been a big fan of most of the LS650 bobbers but your execution is awesome.  I love me some drag bars and forward controls on the 650. Feels great. I'm interested in what the final look will be.

I also had a similar exhaust pipe on mine.  I eventually did a slash cut on the end and it changed the sound. To me it sounded smoother with less suction noise on the negative wave impulse. Before I cut it I did the slash cut on an exhaust adapter then slid that on the end of the pipe to test the sound.  Did you notice any change in low end torque with the pipe?

Good job, dude.

I purchased the bike to bob it so I never rode it much at first. it is based on the BCB kit with a few other mods. When I took it down I did thee exhaust, removed air box, did a re-jet, whit spacer mod, (ps: info that would not have been available without you guys) all at once and would say it is very torguey. LOL, I also have a 1999 Honda 1100 ACE which is much larger. But the little bobber is much more likely to fly out fom under you.
The paint wont look a lot different. I am actually going to use the brown primer as my primary base color, some antique white racing strips with a little gold and I am going to try the Spraymax 2K clear coat.

Maybe next winter get some parts from Lancer and go thru the motor.