An ongoing story, a work in progess, a Bonnie once disabled to rise renewed incarnated in RED.
After completing my 'project bike', I stepped back and thought something was amiss. I sought out the help of those watching on, and acted on some of the feedback generously offered to me.
That 1/4 fairing looked like it belonged on a 70's era Japanese bike, but without the fairing the headlamp looked rather.... diminutive. I replaced the 1/4 fairing with my Omar's Bikini fairing but it was too Black. So I returned my powder coated tank badges on the bike and put some Red pinstripe on the fairing. I also moved the tax disc to the headlamp where it looks much better:
To further tie in the Red & Black theme, I added some Black pinstripe to the fenders. However that seat cowl just seemed.... outaplace, unfinished, something..... I had luck with a little striped panel on the sides of the cowl; doesn't look half bad now!
Finally, the objections expressed of mixing chrome headers with flat Black cans prompted me to break out the "FattRats". These are straight through home-made pipes with 'Big City Thunder' baffles up front, and 'JC Whitney' 3" baffles at the back. They're....... kinda loud; and I need to find a mini heat shield to cover a section under the foot peg. I also removed the little/big box that mounts where the license plate goes. It's handy to hold keys, proof of insurance, extra seat bolts, etc.... but it added needlesly to the girth of my (bike's) back end. I dropped my mains from 122.5 to 118, and I think it's a bit better.... but it didn't start easily in the sub 36 degree morning. I'm hoping it was the really low idle; I cranked it up this morning, and am anxious to take the (reborn) phoenix out for a ride this evening.
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