Hey guys,
I have a 2006 Scrambler (in red/white) and am looking to slowly turn it into a café bike. It's my only mode of transportation at the moment so until I move into the city (Philadelphia, in a few months) I can't have it locked up in a garage.
So far I've thrown a pair of
Norman Hyde M-Bars and
Napoleon Bar-End Mirrors on. I'll look into some clip-ons (maybe
these) once I'm in the city and don't have a 54 mile highway commute. Will I need anything else to install them?
I'd like to get a seat cowl and front fairing, essentially identical to the Thruxton. What'd be the easiest/cheapest way to do this? I can pick up a Thruxton Gel Seat (from what I understand it'd fit my Scrambler no problem). Would I be better off trying to find a fiberglass cowl and fairing and get them painted? Or should I pick up some Thruxton ones and get them repainted? I need the ability to remove the cowl and use the 2 up seat for storage/lady friends. I'm also thinking about a chin spoiler (I think they look badass).
Next I was looking at a pair of rear sets
here. Decent choice?
I know café bikes don't typically have the upswept exhaust, but I feel like I'd be ripping the soul out of the Scrambler by changing that. I'm already removing everything else that makes it a Scrambler, so I'd like give her a chance to hold onto her dignity. Plus I think they look great. I really love the exhaust
Arrow puts out. Is there anything else I should be looking into?
And finally, and this is the part where I have the least knowledge: I'd like to get it lowered. The Scrambler sits pretty high, which I have no problem with at 5'10", but I definitely want that sleek racer look eventually. Do I just get some aftermarkets shocks? Is it more complicated than that? Treat me as a squid when answering this question.
For now I'm not really interested in upgrading the engine and performance, so no worries on that. But, if you have any more thoughts or suggestions please speak your mind!
I recently started working at
RevZilla in the CS department, so my expertise is in moto gear, not hardware. At least not for café bikes ---> most of the guys/girls there are track and adventure riders. I also have little to no mechanical aptitude myself, so keep that in mind.
Thanks to anyone who reads this, and anyone who replies would be helping me out tremendously! For your time I've included a few pictures in which all but one (me taking the turn) show my old bar setup:
-John
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