Took care of the ugly front wheel today. Also dropped off the rear backrest pieces for some powdercoat. Can’t wait to get the pieces back and get it all back together.
Also going to be powder coating and installing my passenger peg extenders tomorrow. Almost ready for Indy!!!
More de-chroming today. Mirrors, levers, ignition surround, speedo surround, and headlight all blacked out.
whats wit all these gay harleys dont you guys have any sick jap bikes around here like stuntas and stuff
GTFO newb. In case you haven’t noticed, this is NOT a harley and it is a jap bike. I used to have an R6 but this bike suits my needs much better.
So what kind of sick ‘stunta’ bike you got?
pidar only likes german vehicles the color of creme
Had my rear back-rest powdercoated by a CRC (2 big thumbs up!!!) and got it back on along with the removal of the fake struts (machined a few 6061 aluminum spacers). Also raise the bike back up just a bit because I was scraping frame when turning with my wife on the back. So instead of the 2.25" setting on the PCS, I raised it up to the 1._" setting. (1.75" I think it is). Still looks good but is a little more functional for 2-up riding. Also installed an electronic flasher relay in preparation for my LED front turn signals coming hopefully today. Finally I gave her a full bath because she was pretty dirty from the 20min ride in the rain the other day.
This thing is turning out sick as hell
Did a few last quick mods before loading her up to head to Indy Wednesday.
Removed the giant factory front turn signals and replaced them with a couple LED strips wrapped around the forks. I will eventually spend the money on the real fork turn signals, but these will work for now.
Also installed my RAM GPS mount for my Nuvi and the hardwire ‘kit’. We may go to the downtown bike night at indy and the GPS will be quite helpful… lol.
Once that was all finished up, I gave her a quick wipe down and loaded her up in the trailer.
Both bikes strapped down and ready to go.
2 more days til Indy… can’t wait!
Awesome job so far, have a safe trip.
I drive my your house all the time, always see a fleet of vehicles outside.
lol… yea. Half of them are mine and the other half are Drew’s. There are also 3 more hidden in the back.
Did lots of work on the Styker after work today. Spent from 4pm until just now out in the garage working my ass off.
Let the fun begin:
List of accomplisments:
Amplifier with tank on and bolted down:
With where it is mounted, I just barely have clearance to use the USB and SD Card inputs. The aux. input goes up to my GPS mounted between the speakers and above the cluster.
Speakers / GPS:
LEDs on:
That will probably be it for a while on the bike. I want to get a few things finished and cleaned up on my car before I do any more on the bike. My next mod on the bike will hopefully be a digital guard dog keyless ignition.
Not a fan of the speakers, but it’s ur bike Like the black out tho
I’m not a fan of how they look either, but this definitely function over form. I am a complete audiophile and can’t stand going on a ride (even 15min to work) without music. And I hate having headphones in my ears. When I use my full face or my 3/4 shell I can put headphone speakers inside the helmet, but they tend to make it very tight on my head and uncomfortable. Finally, whenever I wear my 1/2 shell, nothing else works. So as much as I like the look without the speakers, having the music trumps the look (for now at least until I get completely sick of them being there).
I’m sure I’ll eventually get a front cowl which will allow speakers to be mounted without looking completely out of place, but I still prefer the look of the front being more open… even with the speakers. I may look into relocating the speakers later this week to help it look better.
After riding into work I couldn’t stand the speakers. Being on the cluster, they were very flimsy and bounced around a lot and just looked like complete dog crap. So I changed it up a bit. I will lose a little sound mounting them this way, but they are stronger and look a lot better.
Added some Avon heated air cushioned grips. No more cold fingers on those chilly rides to work. Also adds to the look and comfort too which is an added plus.
And she’s officially been KKD’d… lol
Did one last quick mod before the OC Meet on Sunday. Replaced the speedo cover with something a little more sinister:
The factory back-lighting just wasn’t doing it for me so I also added a few extra LEDs to really make it stand out:
‘Night’ Shot:
Since failing at the $57 DIY Big Air kit, I opted to pull the trigger and get my Cobra Powerflo air kit
And since I just can’t do anything the easy way, I had to add an extra ‘dimension’ to it…
Single axis gyro mount for my GoPro Hero3 Black Edition… final product:
Quick Test Video:
[ame=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IdMWYqPwCk”]Testing my DIY single axis mechanical gyro mount - YouTube[/ame]
That’s pretty sweet!
My uncle is a Yamaha salesman for Penco Powersports out in Kalispell MT & speaks very highly of the star line up. He had a Raider for a while & loved it but ended up getting rid of that for a new Vmax. Bike looks good though, all black is the way to go.
