Bill- It would probably be about two months before I had some ready to sell. I am actually using no front fender. When it rains, or when the road is just a little wet, I and the bike get dirty, but I liked the look of no fender when I saw it on some of those racing Thruxtons, so it's a matter of sacrificing comfort for style.
Rodburner- I actually test rode it 35 miles today with just sneakers on
(I have been in the habit since age 3 of always double-knotting the bow in my shoe laces, though). On the Thruxton with rearsets, your foot is actually quite a ways back from the sprocket. On a Bonnie, it would be closer to the sprocket. You can hear the chain running over the front sprocket now, with it being more exposed. I like the sound (always liked hearing it on my dirt bike, too).
Fast_Fashion- Yes, those are just Supertrapps clamped right on to the ends of the headers. I love the way they look and sound. You can see bluing on the header in the photos where I tried to heat up the header and unbend the kink. I had the header off the bike and clamped to a metal table, but no luck - got it bright red, but it wouldn't move. I didn't have a proper torch, just MAPP-gas. I wanted to bend the headers to tuck in the mufflers closer to the bike a little bit more. They will drag just before the foot pegs would drag, the way they are now.
[ This message was edited by: JG on 2006-09-03 00:15 ]
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