axeugene27 said:
hey man beefing up your motor and output is definitely cool just saying You are prob attracted to a 70s bike for the looks of it. If you wanted to get some knuckle busting performance machine you would most likely grab a modern one. If you are such a performance junkie why don't you rebuild something like a v65 magna that will actually make you crap your pants... why not oh yeah because like everyone else you want to look cool.. Who cares man old bikes look cool if you can look cool and go a little faster while doing so more power to ya but i don't understand why anyone needs to get bashed for making a stocker a little more custom if that's what tickles their butt. Hell I want rear sets for my bike but right now i can't afford em so will still roll with my club mans??? hell yes and why club mans and not clip ons because i'm broke man and I think they look better. Have I done any engine mods.... no do i plan to > maybe but honestly if i want to go fast i ride my magna.
Ok... First off, chill the fuck out. I wasnt bashing you, so relax.
I am building a bike that performs better. From an XS. And yes Id like it to be "cool" too. The fact is that there are a ton of people out there who build bikes just to stroke their own egos. Not happy unless everyones looking at them. SO, they get an old bike, dump a bunch of money into off the shelf parts and a pretty paint job and declare themselves the coolest fucking kid in school.
Doesnt matter that the bike doesnt handle for shit, has half assed brakes, runs poorly, and is a general mess. Nope, all that matters is that they spent a fucking fortune on making it look like every other bike on Pipeburn/BikeEXIF/etc. so everyone on the internet will digitally blow them.
Build whatever you want, but at least try to (which you say youre doing, awesome) build the bike with something other than "fuck ya bro, this will look sweet" in mind. Or dont. I dont care. Apparently this is no longer a forum primarily for people interested in turning vintage motorcycles into performance (as much as they can be) machines first, and good looking ones second.
My mistake.
Oh, and for the record Im attracted to the vintage bikes I am because they are a challenge. Its not simple (at times) to make a 40 year old commuter bike perform really well outside of the realm of what it was designed for. I like these bikes because the other people who love these things are the best people Ive ever met. I like these bikes because they constantly challenge me to learn more and grow my skills. I like these bikes becasue they arent plastic lumps of soulless modern design.
Sorry if thats wrong. Eh, no Im not...
Not entirely sure why youre throwing such a fit about my opinions... If I personally offended your delicate sensibilities, you need to toughen up man. Id hate to see what happens if someone really gave YOU a hard time personally.