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Title: finished building my bike... for now
Post by: sticks on June 01, 2009, 11:59:00 AM
and by finished, i mean it doesnt start, and leaks gas (still needs a new starter relay and fuel filter)... but none of that is going to change how it looks!

first time doing anything of this magnitude, but it went from this...

(http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/7288/img7204qy5vx4.jpg)



...to this!

(http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/408/img86361.jpg)

(http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/8115/img8639w.jpg)

(http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/9083/img8645l.jpg)
Title: Re: finished building my bike... for now
Post by: Porkchop on June 01, 2009, 12:09:20 PM
Go job getting all the parts to fit. :thumb:

Are you planning any plastic?

-Porkchop
Title: Re: finished building my bike... for now
Post by: cafeboy on June 01, 2009, 12:54:44 PM
nice work  :thumb:
Title: Re: finished building my bike... for now
Post by: sticks on June 02, 2009, 10:53:33 AM
Quote from: Porkchop on June 01, 2009, 12:09:20 PM
Go job getting all the parts to fit. :thumb:

Are you planning any plastic?

-Porkchop

no, no plastic. almost all of my fitment problems were solved by ditching the plastics. since all the bits are from an 94 E and the frame and seat are from an 07 F, i had to squeeze things to make them fit. curiously, the airbox didnt fit so i was "forced" to go with a lunchbox and a re-jet. after i get things sorted i'm going to have to get a new pipe for it.  loooove the sound with just the lunchbox though...  :icon_mrgreen:
Title: Re: finished building my bike... for now
Post by: drincruz on June 02, 2009, 10:58:26 AM
nice rear turn signals! i believe i have the same ones. ;)

cheers,
~drin
Title: Re: finished building my bike... for now
Post by: Porkchop on June 02, 2009, 11:05:27 AM
With no plastics you can create your own set-up for hard case mounts or be creative and design custom streamlined storage that hugs the frame.  How are you with a welder?

- Porkchop
Title: Re: finished building my bike... for now
Post by: sticks on June 02, 2009, 11:55:53 AM
Quote from: Porkchop on June 02, 2009, 11:05:27 AM
With no plastics you can create your own set-up for hard case mounts or be creative and design custom streamlined storage that hugs the frame.  How are you with a welder?

- Porkchop

i can count on one finger the number of times i have welded anything, ever. that said, i like the way you think, and i think i'm going to have to look into doing that now. i was only just now (literally, sitting here at work 5 minutes ago) looking at maybe getting some cases for it, but didnt have any idea where to start...