roman_dog said:I like the first tank myself.
CBPayne said:I appreciate all of your opions. I think is something you have to see in person, but here is a better pic. Are your thoughts the same? My thoughts are the oem tank flows better with the design, its lighter, only requires one petcock(saves me $15+). Downside to the oem tank is there is no place to put my knees and it will be a little more tricky to find a seat that will fit.
roman_dog said:To each their own, of course, I just think the small tank is too small. I personally don't care for seeing the neck of the frame. Plus looking at that bottom curve of the first tank, you could get a cafe feel with some amazing, and unusual, lines if you continued that into the seat like your paint mockups. No limit to how creative you could get with that. Just my two cents. Also, hell with the guys who talk down on the XV. It may not be as powerful, but I love the way the engine just seems to hang there. Looking forward to your progress man!
CBPayne said:I appreciate all of your opions. I think is something you have to see in person, but here is a better pic. Are your thoughts the same? My thoughts are the oem tank flows better with the design, its lighter, only requires one petcock(saves me $15+). Downside to the oem tank is there is no place to put my knees and it will be a little more tricky to find a seat that will fit.
I was reading through a thread about someone cafeing a twin shock xv like I am(mine might turn out to be a cafe/bobber), and of course they were being spit on and chewed left and right about cafeing a xv. Well the subject of using a taller wheel came up for better handling. Going from what I think is a 16" to a 18" would give you better handling, I think someone on here said that to me as well.
Can anybody explain this. I plan on lowering the rear if I can. Maybe later down the road I'll try to do this, maybe get some aluminum hoops too. If anybody has some advice about making this bike more of a performer, please do. This build is not going to be and over night beast. In the future if I still have her I plan on swaping to a bigger motor, 920, 1100. Thanks everybody
CBPayne said:Hey beachcomber, I'm going to assume that lid is not the original for the tank. If so what mods did you do if any to get that cap on? I like those big caps. Didn't you do a write up on your tank mod?
CBPayne said:Hey does anybody see a problem with a fiberglass electrical tray/box? I need the practise plus it saves weight, but is it safe? I tried searching for it and got no where.