Phase one is complete!

[Bone Stockman]

Man, I'm pleased with how my bike is turning out!

[TerryMiller]

It does look good.

[squish]

i still see some chrome....



































that is probably the best lookin train i've seen yet..

[FXDRYDR]

Very nice!

[d j]

Sweet!

[Dirty Dan]

I really dig the black wheels....good lookin' bike.

[Geezer-Glide]

I like that seat!

[Scabbydoo]

Originally Posted by apache36

....that is probably the best lookin train i've seen yet..

Yep, that scoot is lookin baaaaaaaaad!!!!



It's a mean MOFO...

[y2kflhr]

just think next week it will look bad azz and run like a raped ape......yippee.....

[hornrocker]

Me likey!!

[SeDeluxe]

looks real nice
where did you get those blinkers from????

[Red Rider]

Lookin good. Like the license plate.

[Bone Stockman]

Originally Posted by y2kflhr

just think next week it will look bad azz and run like a raped ape......yippee.....

I wish. I'm only getting the 2:1 exhaust, a Doherty, and a tune next week. It'll run like a slightly annoyed ape.

The signals came from Dr. V-Twin (who I can't say enough good things about). The fronts are Blackjacks that they finished black for me, the rears are AlloyArts, which I finished myself. The fronts are sequential, which is pretty cool. Unfortunately, they don't operate as running lights (but I can live with that).

The seat's a Sundowner, and it's one of the best investments I've made.

I wish I'd put the wider wheel/tire combination on the front years ago. Between the inverted forks and the additional rubber on the road, the bike is far, far more stable in every condition. It takes a bit more to put it into a turn, but it holds the line much better, and doesn't wander around following every groove in the road any more. Much more sure-footed on gravel too.

The only bummer is the rear wheel. On the advice of the wheel company, I went with an 18x5.5 wheel with a Metz 160 tire instead of the 18x4.5 which everyone recommends. It looks fantastic. In fact, it looks the way that the bike "should" look. It's not overly wide, and it's not the skinny thing that was on there. The bummer is that with my daughter on the back, the rotor side of the tire rubbed on the fender when we got onto the back roads. I ran out of light and time tonight, but tomorrow I'm gonna pump up the tire a bit and crank up the suspension preload and see if that makes a difference. Out of curiosity, should I be sticking with the MoCo's suggested tire pressure, or should I use more since these tires are bigger?

While I'm at it, I'll probably stick the new forward controls on that came today.

[rangerider]

The mirrors are a subtle yet defining touch...nice ride!

[stoney]

That's one good lookin' ride.