Since i got a few weeks ago, cleaned carbs. (like brand new almost) New handle bars, new headlight, new air and oil filter, new rear sprocket (45) new chain (must be extended cause im dumb and got stock size) and sanded ready for paint. In the near future, - engine rebuild, install blinkers from harbor freight, powdercoat all kinds of small parts and possibly wheels depending on price (my buddies uncle does powder coating so geting me a deal) paint flat black with 2 skiny gold stripes. EDIT: and next week machine shop is doing my new single unit (speedo only) dash out of aluminum plate for free. And im gonna do the frame in Rhino Liner (truck bed liner)
Taken with buddies phone...
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Takin with my phone... :technical: :icon_sad:
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Nice start, hope you get it on the road soon!
-Jessie
What kind of headlight is that?
Looks good.
Quote from: CliffHanger on November 26, 2009, 07:16:10 AM
What kind of headlight is that?
Looks good.
Its called something like streetfighter rectangular or something, its from Flyncycle.com under headlights, rectangular - http://www.flyncycle.com/Streetfighter_Motorcycle_Headlight_p/hlutsf.htm
I approve :thumb:
Quote from: redhenracing2 on November 26, 2009, 02:45:58 PM
I approve :thumb:
oh thank god! i was worried. lol
thanks man
I got my rear blinkers hooked up today, but what color are the front blinker wires?
I am curious to see how the frame is going to turn out be rhino lined. I am assuming you are just going with the standard black rhino lining.
Quote from: bassmechanicsz on November 30, 2009, 01:19:54 PM
I am curious to see how the frame is going to turn out be rhino lined. I am assuming you are just going with the standard black rhino lining.
that would be a correct aussumption. i was intrigued when i foud there were differant colors, but i want black.
Anyone have experience tapping bolt holes in a piece that has been rhino lined? Just wondering how it compares to powder coating.
-Jessie
I dunno about tapping a hole in the rhino liner but it is some really tough stuff. I just got the bed of my truck sprayed with it and it really can withstand a blow from a hammer with no marking
same colors as the rear ones. one side is black, and black with white stripe. other side light blue, and black with a white stripe.
Quote from: jeremy_nash on December 01, 2009, 06:02:06 AM
same colors as the rear ones. one side is black, and black with white stripe. other side light blue, and black with a white stripe.
Thanks, but you must have a 01+, but i found them today anway, left side is black and black w/ white stripe, right side is black, and light green
Update:
After new plugs and finally got a battery (ES14AA from wal-mart) I got my GS running good. I rode it around the parking lot at tech for the first time finally. I put my blinkers instalation on the hold the past couple days because my teacher gave me some CODE 3 police LEDs that can be turned on to solid amber (for blinkers) or i can switch it over to red and blue (to pull over my friends :icon_twisted:) He gave me three units, two of them are blue and amber, and the other is red and amber. I want to hook them up as blinkers but am having trouble figureing where to mount them. Theyre about 5 inches buy 1 1/2 inches by 3/4 inch tall. I was thinking one blue/amber on the left rear peg stalk, and one red/amber on the right rear peg stalk. But i also really want them to face foward so i can flash em at my friends (in the school parking lot only of course :icon_mrgreen:) Anyone got an idea as where to mount them in the front?
um, where ever they fit
an you can mount them
Got my Red and Blue and Amber Code 3s on today! Hook up them up for the amber blinkers now, tommarow gonna add the on/off switch which strobes the Red and Blue LEDs, and the toggle switch that changes the strobe pattern.
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In today's news, a man on a motorcycle gets arrested for impersonating an officer of the law . . . . .
are you making a joke saying i will be arrested, or saying what a coincidence? either way its completely legal what im doing, because when the lights are off there is no color. You can not show red or blue in front of your vehicle. but since these are clear LEDs, its legit. and they as are my Amber LED blinkers. and im hooking up my CODE 3 police siren box once i find a spot. which is also legal.
Where is your source for that being legal? A security company here got in trouble for having cop-type cars with red and blue lights... You should make sure of that. Depending on where you are, impersonating a police officer may be a felony.
Yeah it was just a joke. I know its illegal to actually use them, so I guess if you want them just for novelty purposes thats cool. :thumb:
Quote from: lawman on December 10, 2009, 12:12:35 PM
Where is your source for that being legal? A security company here got in trouble for having cop-type cars with red and blue lights... You should make sure of that. Depending on where you are, impersonating a police officer may be a felony.
My source is my motorcycle mechanics teacher who worked as a vehicle inspector for 7 years. He is also one of those guys thats into police car restoration. He goes to conventions, i guess you would call them, where people like him gather. He restores cop cars down to the last detail. such as a 1992 crown vic police car had such-n-such model light bar and this demensioned push bar on the front and had these wheels with this brand and color of paint. He goes all out, even has the cab divider to keep the criminal from harming the driver or front passenger and the spot light. He's got lights like that on all his vehicles. The way its legal for him to have the light bar (old school light bar, where you could see red and blue even when its off) is by covering it with a vinaly snap cover he made. He said you cant
show red or blue bulbs/lenses in the front, but you can in the back, and obviously you cant turn any red or blues on while driving on the road, or turn any of the siren sounds on while driving. But its fine to have them on the vehicle. My class has 9 kawasaki police bikes that the department has donated to the school and hes riden those on the road before and its fine because he puts covers over the two front red and blue lights. (these bikes are pre-LED era, therefore the color shows even when off.)
new pics
newest pic. changed bars, painted gold (if you couldnt tell) new rear blinkers, painted forks, hooked up police siren box, made new dashboard, if you see something else i changed let me know haha
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painted front caliper. and plastics. but theyre still flat black
also that lawn mower in the background was given to my dad by a kind of not-all-there friend, so we couldnt get rid of it. i use a gas mower, that one just sits there so dont ask, cause im not ghey
what make were the original gold painted handle bars
Manoj
Please straighten up the speedo. That off angle just asks to be straightened.
What's wrong with the mower? Why does a mower determine your gayness level?
Michael
Do you want to pawn those kids bmx bikes off on some 8 year olds too??
Quote from: tt_four on April 25, 2010, 05:09:26 AM
Do you want to pawn those kids bmx bikes off on some 8 year olds too??
hey now, I'm 24 and still ride a bmx :dunno_black:
Quote from: Roy on April 25, 2010, 06:31:09 AM
hey now, I'm 24 and still ride a bmx :dunno_black:
haha, and I'm 26 and have used a non-motor mower to cut my grass since I bought my house almost 3 years ago. Apparently I'm too "ghey" for some people.
I had bmx bikes up until 2 years or so when I decided I didn't use them enough to keep them, but I still ride bicycles to work daily, so I'm not picking on anyone for riding one no matter what they do with it, but judging from the mags, 1 piece cranks, kickstand, and screw on rear peg, they're clearly kids bikes. I was just surprised the kid was ashamed of the lawn mower but not the bikes.
Quote from: mister on April 25, 2010, 01:20:56 AM
Please straighten up the speedo. That off angle just asks to be straightened.
What's wrong with the mower? Why does a mower determine your gheyness level?
Michael
Cant straighten the speedo or else it goes crazy because the angle will put pressure on the gold peice inside which then spins the needle to fast, and erraticlly. the mower is electric. thats why i said that haha
@Manoj - those were just universal gold dirt bars, 30 bucks from flyncycle.com. and about the bikes, im only 18, so i still ride sometimes at the dirt jumps, though i havent in a while.
I like how the frame is colored.
As for the lights and siren, the laws are the same in Texas. Nothing prohibits a civilian from having lights and sirens, as long as you don't use them or show them (could hook it up to a bike alarm though, bet it'd be loud!)
You can still be charged with impersonating anywhere, though, even off road. You're an adult now though, so yeah, do what you want :thumb:
On a side note, I bet some all amber bars like that or maybe half the length could be turned into some very visible turn signals.
Love th speedo setup, the gold frame is kinda weird to me and HEY, there is nothing wrong with BMX'ing. I'm 35 and still bmx with my kids..here's mine.
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No rear pegs? How are you supposed to give your friends a pump? :P
Pretty nice, though. Like the red chain. Wish I could get colored chains for my GS, lol.
Quote from: Eklipse on April 25, 2010, 07:31:05 PM
No rear pegs? How are you supposed to give your friends a pump? :P
Pretty nice, though. Like the red chain. Wish I could get colored chains for my GS, lol.
You can, EK makes all types of color chains for street bikes. I'm running an anodized red one on my GS.
Quote from: seamax on April 25, 2010, 08:17:50 PM
Quote from: Eklipse on April 25, 2010, 07:31:05 PM
No rear pegs? How are you supposed to give your friends a pump? :P
Pretty nice, though. Like the red chain. Wish I could get colored chains for my GS, lol.
You can, EK makes all types of color chains for street bikes. I'm running an anodized red one on my GS.
Nice, I'll check into that when it's time for a new chain. How's the color holding up? Does it wear off or get dirty easily?
the color lasts on those, but theyre about $130.
@Eklipse - yea, those bars in the front and back are also amber signals :thumb: the left front has blue and amber, and the right front has red and amber. i think both the back are red and amber, but i dont have those colors hooked up anyway. so yea, for my fronts, when i hit the turn switch, only amber flashes on whatever side i hit, but on my dash i will be puttin in two new switches to turn on the red and blue strobes and I have a push button that changes the strobe pattern. theres 7 differant patterns! :icon_mrgreen: and i have a switch on the amber ground to turn the amber off when i want to flash red/blue.
Quote from: gregvhen on April 25, 2010, 09:31:42 PM
the color lasts on those, but theyre about $130.
@Eklipse - yea, those bars in the front and back are also amber signals :thumb: the left front has blue and amber, and the right front has red and amber. i think both the back are red and amber, but i dont have those colors hooked up anyway. so yea, for my fronts, when i hit the turn switch, only amber flashes on whatever side i hit, but on my dash i will be puttin in two new switches to turn on the red and blue strobes and I have a push button that changes the strobe pattern. theres 7 differant patterns! :icon_mrgreen: and i have a switch on the amber ground to turn the amber off when i want to flash red/blue.
I got mine for $80 but that was 4 years ago. Color and chain is still in excellent shape but my bike is always stored indoors.
its been a while since theres been a post, but i firgure its better to just put the latest update here rather than a new post.
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Sorry EWW! EWW! not a fan of the baby sh!t green. Sorry I had to say it!
its gold in real life. much better looking. this way in bad light on a camera phone. il try to get a better pic sometime with a real camera
OK well the market says "SILVER" I said it here first
I see you got rid of the stocko mirrors to in the last pic. Were are you gonna replace them with some aftermarket ones?
And my OCD makes me want to reach into the photo and straighten your speedo...UGGHH :laugh:
BTW it is coming along nice :thumb:
Quote from: Twisted on October 13, 2010, 05:26:55 AM
I see you got rid of the stocko mirrors to in the last pic. Were are you gonna replace them with some aftermarket ones?
And my OCD makes me want to reach into the photo and straighten your speedo...UGGHH :laugh:
BTW it is coming along nice :thumb:
yea, im goin no mirrors for now i think. i didnt ever use em anyway cause they vibrated too much to see anything. and ive tried straighting the speedo a few times but it kinks the sleeve inside and throws it all out of wack. but i dont mind. just one more thing to make my bike less desireable to a theif. :thumb:
Quote from: gregvhen on October 15, 2010, 12:05:05 AM
Quote from: Twisted on October 13, 2010, 05:26:55 AM
I see you got rid of the stocko mirrors to in the last pic. Were are you gonna replace them with some aftermarket ones?
And my OCD makes me want to reach into the photo and straighten your speedo...UGGHH :laugh:
BTW it is coming along nice :thumb:
yea, im goin no mirrors for now i think. i didnt ever use em anyway cause they vibrated too much to see anything. and ive tried straighting the speedo a few times but it kinks the sleeve inside and throws it all out of wack. but i dont mind. just one more thing to make my bike less desireable to a theif. :thumb:
Yeh I know what you mean with vibration and mirrors. It was only my right hand mirror that seemed to vibrate. I replaced them with bar ends. No vibs at all effect the mirrors now.