Looks good Tony....what will the final colour be? I'm thinking a spanky set of silicone hoses would set it off nice.
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Still playing with idea's.
My 4 other finished bikes are all black!
might just rattle can the tail blue to match for a while
and concentrate on the brakes, suspension and finding
a few more horses.
Hoses, rad header tank, paint job, shorter pipes
and several other things are on my to-do list.
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Looks awesome. I've always loved this bike!
I'd raise the back a little to make it look more street-like
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i think its the dangle at which the picci is taken ,as when i made it i made the tail as high as the top of the tank.
Don't like the headlights man, doesn't work with the lines of the bike...maybe it just looks mounted too high??
why don't you go minimal - bicycle computer for speedo (perfectly legal I believe), and some over&under style lights
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07-12-2012, 12:01pm
(This post was last modified: 07-12-2012, 12:06pm by Tony Nitrous.)
Headlight position was limited by the clocks.
I like the factory dash with its fault codes etc.
Headlight looks odd because it is high,
its also too far forward and not close enough to the forks.
As I said, Paint, pipes, headlight, clocks, header tank could all be better
but it gets used and abused. Dont want a show bike just a fun naked bike.
To be honest brakes, horsepower and handling should come first.
Only did the tail because some bought it for me as a gift by the Mrs.
I'd like a good naked bike. Goal is to make it work better than a B-King.
I'd hoped the B-King would have been a naked Busa, but it wasnt.
This is shorter, lighter, has more leg room and a better tank range,
B-King still beats it by a few horsepower and waaaay better brakes,
..... at the momment.
A round of applause goes to you to you have made that bike look kick ass I didn't like the tail in the beginning but now the bike looks so much better
Where is that photo at the top taken Tony (with the river in the background)? Looks like a glorious spot! Just needs a pub right there and it's the perfect location!!!!