TripleSuplex Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 nice........clean lines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Maybe thats why i dont like it. Looks too modern or mainstream or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 those hand controls alone are $1500. front tire is too big for my tastes. looks like a tron racer or something. i like the bike a lot otherwise. simple and clean. cant hate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadliest Catch Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Really dislike that front wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 ended up dropping $500 on the bike. new battery new carb body/rebuilt carb/jetting carb accessories little bit of clutch work. more than i wanted to spend, less than it could have been. stoked to find that all the stuff i did, the electrical etc, was all good. now it just needs to warm the fuck up. im totally over riding in cold ass weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ink face Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 see i really like the bigger front tire. to each there own i suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 It's def a look. Nobody's hating on you homie. Do you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 no where near done, but bars and headlights are on and it works again. got the carb rebuilt and rejetted. runs so much better now, real stoked. still cant exactly get comfortable in riding position. not sure what i need to adjust, but ill figure it out eventually. toying with the idea of a solo saddle bag. threw on a small bag i had just to try it out. blah. now im trying to find a jacket i like. why shit all so expensive? damnson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleSuplex Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 seeks, im gonna call it out like this 1=uncomfortable riding position, seat to small?, bars to far forward, or depending on how tall you are= legs are to bunched up around ears=persay 2=jacket=get a heavy ass leather one=not that gay ass icon faggot shit=one made from pigskin. 3= sissy bar is workin 4= you've come along way baby 5=nh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 1. 6'3" on a sporster, do the math. the forwards look almost like mids. without hardtailing it, i think im always gonna have issues with how it fits. its not awful right now or anything, but it's also not where i want it to be. im gonna tilt the bars forward a little more, stretch myself out a bit, see how that goes. 2. i live in georgia. it was 55 today. i was looking at fox creek, but i think those are even too thick. it stays mid 90's for 5 months out of the year, something that breathes like a wool coat dipped in concrete isnt gonna fly. considering a schott perfecto. if you're gonna get a black motorcycle jacket, might as well get 'the' BMJ. no homo. 3. thanks, i wasnt sure how i felt about the sissy bar. eventually ill completely fab up something myself, but for the time being, i think its alright considering i chopped it up and welded it all myself. 4. still a ways to go, but i'm learning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 I think it's off to a killer start. It's not totally flowing yet but it's getting there. I avoid looking like a motorcyclist so i keep the protection to kevlar under garments. My textile jacket saved me at 140 mph, i'd say they're pretty good. Only beef with mine was that it rode up when i unconsciously slid along the asphalt so i've got a couple scars on my back and ribs. Nothing major, but you could probably avoid all that with a fewtabs hooking the jacket to the belt. Some jackets come with it, others might need a tailor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 i dont really look like a motorcycle guy, even when wearing a jacket, so im not too concerned. its not at all flowing like id like either. i hate the seat. not sure what to do though. im thinking maybe a real simple lepera? any advice? i was worried the giant headlight might be too big, but i really like it on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHDS Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 fuck, i love that schaaf bike. like woah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Chopcult never ends to have good advice for parts. I love that diamond cut solo seat biltwell puts out. Placement, you're the only guy i know with XS650 experience. I'd have to borrow the cash but what do you think about these? http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/mcy/1605052350.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 do you really need two of them, when you can still get one that runs perfect for $1000 or less? id be worried about that low of a price in the bay. even for basket cases youd expect them to be more there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 can you use self grounding signals on the forks? im assuming you can, but wanted to double check before i order some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 You mean signals that ground out on the forks? If my entire electrical system grounds out on the frame i dont see why not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 yeah. signals im running in rear only have one wire, the bolt that secures it to the frame grounds it. i just wanted to make sure that it would still work the same on a chrome fork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Chrome's electrically conductive. You're good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 sweet. thanks dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacTheRipper Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 an HD in there for good measure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 these have been circulating for a while, always just too lazy to post em. 2010 sportster '48'. basically an nightster with a 2.2 peanut tank, 16" fat front and smaller solo. not a bad looking bike though, once you repaint the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacTheRipper Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 King Kenny.....Kenny Jr. an Kurtis at the bottom... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 What a brutal winter. Everyone needs this http://www.pinlockusa.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Placement Only Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Some nice studio shots of bikes and their owners. http://www.hornbeckerphoto.com/onemotorcycle/ Jon Humphries and his pan built by Max Schaaf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleSuplex Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 enjoy your fourth tic tac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEFA Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Some nice studio shots of bikes and their owners. http://www.hornbeckerphoto.com/onemotorcycle/ Jon Humphries and his pan built by Max Schaaf this is fucking great..thanks.. im working on a bike now and the clear detail shots are giving me lots of inspiration and motivation to get moving on mine.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Soup Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Hahaa yo placement the blogosphere approves: http://lecontainer.blogspot.com/2010/02/dav_7288.html#comment-form Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Soup... been using that Pinlock insert for a year now and it's amazing. Especially here where it's rainy and cold seven months out of the year. Haven't cleaned my bike in five months... looks like it was dipped in a muck and grime bath. Got to see one of these up close last week : Well, obviously not that one, but the street legal version. Damn nice in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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