stator cover or clutch cover for the gold leaf is my vote.
nice looking bike too. went from boring to cool
I think I’m gonna do it like this
I think I’m gonna do bars like that too since the Drag bars hit the gas tank…
if ya want I could do PC the frame and the little stuff in the same batch in black, satin or gloss for a good price for you man.
Personally I totally love the old skool look your after with the fat tank and its stance and flow of the bike. Leaf work is such a great idea. Even if you just kept the look of the scalop on the tank sides thats there now, say the grey center was a candy red, or something and the white 1/2" around it in the pic above was the gold leaf would look tits. nice subtle and really make it pop just enough.
The blacked out everything is really hard IMO, to do and not hide the flow of the bike. The rigid rear, springer seat and small fender under it. and unless you painted or pc’d the engine, it would be all black with a big honkin silver engine in the middle and look out of place. the engine would jump out. Little contrasting colors on the tank and even the rear fender work would keep the flow of the bike when you look at it.
I’m painting the engine black. It’s way too pitted for me to try and polish it. So it’s gonna be all black with the gold leaf on the tank. No white walls either
I’d love to have the frame powder coated but its more money than what I wanna put into the bike.
I’m not even taking the motor out. I’m gonna sand the whole think and spray it all. I know it’s not the best way to do it but its not a show bike. I want it to be kinda rough
No doubt bro. I feel ya. The upside to that is when it gets scratched you dont feel your heart drop to your knees! lol Ride it and beat the balls off it, nothing to worry about.
Exactly. I want this thing done for americade. But the wiring is a BITCH
/\ try wiring up my ducati! EFI, TPS, fuel pump, sending unit, intake air temp, injectors, coils, gauges, etc. I moved the battery, coils, ecu, etc… so everything had to be extended. I had about 20 hrs in wiring it and alot of rework becasue I thought I made a mistake and it wouldnt run. Turns out the ecu went bad when it was bumped around in storage.
I have to shorten a lot of wires. I hate wiring but I’ve gotta do it. I’m gonna learn pin striping and how to do GoldLeaf and start practicing both
Drag bars hit the tank. So I’m gonna go a different route.
Thinking one of these two…
TC Bros Clubman bars
Or
TC Bros Lane Splitter bars
Comments?
found these bars today think I might go for these!!!
looks great man
Thanks. Hopefully I’ll get some more welding done this week and start to paint soon
I just picked up a second bike today man for a build KZ750
nice dude. I plan to bob my Shadow VLX when im done with the Maxim. ive got ALOT of ideas for it. I also have every intension of buying a new Harley Davidson Dyna Street Bob at the end of this season. when I can buy a 2013 right before the 2014’s come out.
I need to go back to my brother in-laws house to sit on the bike and see how tall of handle bars I can use. I really want to go with those Z bars I posted above (the 3rd ones)
make your own bars. they will fit better and look better.
those bars do look cool tho.
hey man my dads bars hit at first to… think of a 1 or 2in bar riser??
Can’t do risers. It’s not that style setup. They’re molded right to the forks.
I ordered the Z bars pictured above. They should be here tomorrow!
I’ve come across so many parts websites while working on this bike. It makes me wanna do an XS next or maybe even a triumph!
More inspiration!
Makes me think I shoulda done a peanut tank!
Bring it home and work on it in the living room like I do with all my lexus body parts and such. If Liz bitches tell her tough nuts
I’m gonna bring the tank home to paint it I actually need to come up with a paint scheme