Recent content by jlgace

Just stumbled onto your progress here. Your tool selection is phenomenal and obviously you have the skillset to match. I am way late chiming in but I prefer the swoop at the back as well. The only thought I could offer is do you need/want the fender to be that big in the back? Just kind of...

Bike is looking awesome. Excellent work on the paint, and as for the pinstripe, my vote is definitely yes. It's going to look more finished, and if it were me I'd get my son to do it. Even if he messes it up, that's just going to add nostalgic value to your ride. I've got my son to help out...

I like your subtle but effective selection of mods here while sticking it out with the original look/wheels. I was going to say I liked the wheels raw until I saw that gold satin. Never expected to like it, but have to say I do. Doesn't hurt that it appears the coater did a fantastic job...

Trucking along nicely. I'm approaching the wiring stage on my build here shortly and I love your idea of ditching the old control switches. Question: on the right bar, I assume one is starter and the other is kill switch? I'm not sure I'm sold on the idea of a "press and hold" shut-down...

Looks good. Like the stance. You make me feel like a hypocrite. I'm not sure I'll ever hand my son the keys to a bike. He's too much like me.

This is a brave venture. As the proud owner of a 900 lump sitting on my garage floor that I've had to move out of my way too many times, flogging this thing must take some serious effort. I've had dirt bikes that maybe weighed 50 lbs. more than that engine alone. Very bold, but I have to ask...

What were you planning for pipes? And follow up to that, were you running it without pipes when you determined it ran badly? This question is not intended as an insult. I like the build. We have one of these in the family and I've always wanted to do something with it.

She looks good. And I say that as a person that's always had trouble accepting the combination of a cruiser with an inline 4. Particularly like the wheel treatment and black is going to make it work. Looking forward to the finished product.

Can't say that didn't cross my mind about the turbo underneath. A little bash plate might be worth it. A word of caution about your boost: from what I've seen in turbo'd snow machines I would go easy bumping up the psi too much. 12 seems to be a nice, happy place for them. Seems like every...

Way to come out swingin'. Can't help but notice the posture of the bike when you've got it strapped down to the lift. Just my taste, but I'd run with that. Little bit of that nose-down drag bike look...

Funny how sensible people would just assume a manufacturer would be smart enough to design the pipe so you don't have to remove it to change the oil but not so much. Had a GS1150 with a Yosh pipe, same thing. I thought like you did until I started reading on the GS forum and found it quite...

I see you're going all out. I probably would have cleaned up that Kerker... looking good.

Re: '74 Suzuki GT380 "The Nostril Assaulter" I like the finish you got out of a couple of spray cans. Nice write-up also. My friend had one of those when I was a kid and it actually went fairly well. Have fun with it.

I second this. The tail is interesting.

I'll second the comments on the tail light. I checked out your Honda and it's cool with that back tire out there and the flat, kicked up tail piece. Something I would have drawn back when I was a kid and had a better idea of what cool was. Your style is unique, and that's a good thing. Love...