Clemson_Cafe718
"Horsepower sells cars; Torque wins races."
In case any of y'all missed my compelling introduction post, you can read that thriller of a thread here for some quick background info:
http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=51081.msg568394#msg568394
Now on to business. Finally picked up the bike yesterday and taking care of title/insurance today. But that's not what you came in here to read. Since I had a week between purchase and delivery, I had some time to mull things over and try and come up with a direction I want to go with. And now that it's finally in my garage, the chopping has begun. First thing I did was swap over some of the engine covers from the parts bike and polish up the cooling fins to break up the solid black abyss.
Looking to pick up a cx500 tank sometime this week. I like the shape of those much more that the stocker. It's just too wide for my liking and the bottom lines won't flow with the rear once I cut this off...
...in favor of something a little more level. Dime City's rear hoop kit is the likely solution because I don't have a pipe bender.
As far as the goal or look I'm going for, I'm thinking somewhere in between this
and this
I'd love to do a gsxr or cbr front end conversion, but that will be quite some time from now. So back to the immediate plans:
1) Clip ons and some shorty levers are looking more and more likely.
2) I've already made a template for a battery box and other electrics to tuck it all away nice and neat like one the new seat hoop is in.
3) Do the ton
4) CX500 tank
5) Those headlights have got to go.
6) Finish polishing fins and flat surfaces on engine
7) Without opening the 'pods vs. velo stacks vs. stock air box' can of worms, suffice it to say the stock box is coming out.
Couple super newb questions (This list will probably grow daily):
Is there a way to convert to spoked wheels with the shaft drive? Could I just use a BMW wheel?
Rear sets...What are you running? Would it be best to get something made/make myself?
And last, and totally unrelated, what sort of footwear does everyone wear? I'd prefer to stay stay away from bulky boots; I only have a <2 mile commute to campus. I like the Clark's desert boots. Thoughts?
As always, any advice is always welcomed.
http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=51081.msg568394#msg568394
Now on to business. Finally picked up the bike yesterday and taking care of title/insurance today. But that's not what you came in here to read. Since I had a week between purchase and delivery, I had some time to mull things over and try and come up with a direction I want to go with. And now that it's finally in my garage, the chopping has begun. First thing I did was swap over some of the engine covers from the parts bike and polish up the cooling fins to break up the solid black abyss.
Looking to pick up a cx500 tank sometime this week. I like the shape of those much more that the stocker. It's just too wide for my liking and the bottom lines won't flow with the rear once I cut this off...
...in favor of something a little more level. Dime City's rear hoop kit is the likely solution because I don't have a pipe bender.
As far as the goal or look I'm going for, I'm thinking somewhere in between this
and this
I'd love to do a gsxr or cbr front end conversion, but that will be quite some time from now. So back to the immediate plans:
1) Clip ons and some shorty levers are looking more and more likely.
2) I've already made a template for a battery box and other electrics to tuck it all away nice and neat like one the new seat hoop is in.
3) Do the ton
4) CX500 tank
5) Those headlights have got to go.
6) Finish polishing fins and flat surfaces on engine
7) Without opening the 'pods vs. velo stacks vs. stock air box' can of worms, suffice it to say the stock box is coming out.
Couple super newb questions (This list will probably grow daily):
Is there a way to convert to spoked wheels with the shaft drive? Could I just use a BMW wheel?
Rear sets...What are you running? Would it be best to get something made/make myself?
And last, and totally unrelated, what sort of footwear does everyone wear? I'd prefer to stay stay away from bulky boots; I only have a <2 mile commute to campus. I like the Clark's desert boots. Thoughts?
As always, any advice is always welcomed.