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Title: What to do with this bike????
Post by: bombadillo on June 22, 2009, 05:18:10 PM
So i've got most of my things that I wanted to do to my bike done, and now its burning a bit of oil.  I was thinking of streetfightering this thing and taking off the whole rear tail section and taking away the birds nest of wires and hiding them and just leaving the support bars out.  I could also go the opposite route and do a full fairing setup or something of that nature.  Or just sell it and pay off some credit card debt.  Whaddaya think??
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As she sits right now.
Title: Re: What to do with this bike????
Post by: SAvoltage on June 22, 2009, 06:42:04 PM
id street fighter it.

solo seat cowl of some sort, some sort of alien-type headlight/windscreen, wider rear tire, and call it a day  O0
Title: Re: What to do with this bike????
Post by: jserio on June 22, 2009, 06:49:42 PM
i'd ride it the way it is. but that's just me.  :icon_mrgreen:
Title: Re: What to do with this bike????
Post by: Jughead on June 22, 2009, 08:06:05 PM
Me? Well I'd slap a two Stroke in it and make it smoke worse. :icon_lol:
Title: Re: What to do with this bike????
Post by: XealotX on June 22, 2009, 08:09:31 PM
In this economy I'd sell it and get out of debt. Of course, I'm old fashioned that way...
Title: Re: What to do with this bike????
Post by: jserio on June 22, 2009, 08:14:40 PM
i suppose it comes down to what you need vs. what you want.  :dunno_black:
Title: Re: What to do with this bike????
Post by: spc on June 22, 2009, 09:41:38 PM
Put your gear on, duct tape a bunch of pillows to yourself and DRIVE IT OFF A DOCK!!!!!!!

Seriously, you haven't lived until you've driven into a large body of water at 45mph.
Title: Re: What to do with this bike????
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on June 22, 2009, 10:12:03 PM
Quote from: spc on June 22, 2009, 09:41:38 PM
Put your gear on, duct tape a bunch of pillows to yourself and DRIVE IT OFF A DOCK!!!!!!!

Seriously, you haven't lived until you've driven into a large body of water at 45mph.
Yes indeed :embarrassed:
Title: Re: What to do with this bike????
Post by: jserio on June 23, 2009, 05:48:54 AM
now that would make a great story to tell the grand-kids huh?
Title: Re: What to do with this bike????
Post by: lawman on June 23, 2009, 05:57:07 AM
How does reworking the tail fix the burning oil issue?
Title: Re: What to do with this bike????
Post by: bombadillo on June 23, 2009, 06:50:52 AM
It doesn't but i'm ready for a change on it.  I may end up rebuilding the motor though if I like the rest of her.  I just said its burning oil because its getting more miles on it and burning about a third of a quart every 3-500 miles or so.
Title: Re: What to do with this bike????
Post by: lawman on June 23, 2009, 07:32:30 AM
This engine tends to burn oil.  I wouldn't worry so much about it.  to fix it, you will have to rebuild the bottom half, and even then, it will be a temporary fix.
Title: Re: What to do with this bike????
Post by: The Buddha on June 23, 2009, 08:48:14 AM
I ran mine till it did a quart in 300 miles, and these were commute mines not sustained high rev, long road miles either.
A qt in 1000-1500 - yea, the good old days. But, mine never smoked. Never ...
Cool.
Buddha.
Title: Re: What to do with this bike????
Post by: DoD#i on June 23, 2009, 09:15:45 AM
Quote from: XealotX on June 22, 2009, 08:09:31 PM
In this economy I'd sell it and get out of debt. Of course, I'm old fashioned that way...
+1       ..... and .....      +2    Credit card debt sucks - kill it.

Title: Re: What to do with this bike????
Post by: Porkchop on June 23, 2009, 10:14:35 AM
If I had another bike and felt I don't need this one, I'd sell and pay bills.  If I didn't have another bike and if selling means I'd be driving a car, I'd keep her.  You would save money on the gas compared to a car even with the oil issue.  If money was an issue, postpone the upgrades.

-Porkchop