Recent content by tenaciously96

And yes -- I did drop the bike off the back of my truck and thrashed the side cover and seat so the bike would have some patina ;)

No, I didn't document: They are Mikuni VM32's with intake manifolds and universal 2-into-1 throttle cable from Dime. Definitely gained horsepower and fuel efficiency and the throttle response is much improved over the stock carbs. I installed the MAC 2-1 exhaust system before the Mikunis and...

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Here are some more pics:

OK. I got the new exhaust installed and the tank painted. I've been riding the hell out of it, so I might just call it finished. I'll upload some better photos soon. Thanks for all the help, guys!

Thanks Rogue

Thanks, man. I've hardly made any progress and actually had a couple setbacks. I'm installing new exhaust this week, so I'll upload...

I removed the indicator light harness and re-wrapped the main harness so that it would fit under the tank on top of the spine of the frame. It still needs a lot of work. The battery is supposed to mount under the seat so that it's clean. I'll try to take some pics next time I have the tank off...

Yeah, this could be cool. I'll do some photoshop-ing and see what's up...

I did have gaiters on, but they were busted. I took them off and liked the look without. Your concern is aesthetic or function? It obviously still has the rubber 'seals' in place...

Interesting...

Any opinions on the tank color?

Here's the latest... Got the seat back from the upholstery shop. Wasn't cheap since I had them shape the foam, but it turned out a little better than I expected. I was going for a kind of "mid 70's Volvo/Mercedes baby-poop tan". I think they nailed it... It's obviously not done, but I got it...

Thanks for the vote. We'll have to see how it goes. I do know from experience that it's usually a hell of a lot easier to make metal shorter rather than longer -- so, we got that going for us...

Thanks, man. Supposedly a matte finish, but I'd describe it as satin. Rather it have more sheen than less -- so I'm glad it went that way. I'm just gonna keep going an if the tail still seems long after I get it together then I'll just hack it off. For some reason you seem like the type of guy...