Alright, time to start digging into the scram. Lots of things planned, but time and life will dictate my pace.
First thing I did was pull off the stock bars and throw on some lower moto style black bars. Noticibly narrower, may need to weight the bar ends.
When I bought the bike it came with a TOR exhaust. Love the sound but couldn't get over the weight of them, and how massive they look. Wanted something cleaner. After some research (and annoying you good folk by bringing up dead topics), I decided to go the VW tip route. Ebay to the rescue. I found a set that had a slight factory bend right after the inlet. Fit like a dream and took a total of twelve minutes to install. The bend works perfectly with the factory heat shield, no clearance issues at all. Anyone looking to buy TOR mufflers? Let me know!
Exhaust sorted for the meantime....
Next on the list is getting rid of the awful turn signals/tail light, and chopping the rear fender. I ordered the Supernova mini LED's from Revival for the rear. Once they arrive I will fab up some brackets for them off the seat rail.
Also (from Revival) I ordered the Motogadget M-pins for the front. I think I will mount them on the headlight bracket for the time being. See how I like that.
Taillight is still up in the air. I'd love to do shock mount tailight/plate bracket, but unfortunately it is illegal in canada. Plate needs to be centered at rear and I dont feel like being pulled over any more than necessary. Any recommendations on a minimal LED rear?
Over the next while the seat is getting gutted, shaved and reupholstered. New paint for the lady as well (the name is a dead giveaway). Lots of cleaning and polishing, as well as some powder coating.
Couldn't help but get a new keychain for it too. Gotta love the creative world of Etsy.
Lots more to come...
First thing I did was pull off the stock bars and throw on some lower moto style black bars. Noticibly narrower, may need to weight the bar ends.
When I bought the bike it came with a TOR exhaust. Love the sound but couldn't get over the weight of them, and how massive they look. Wanted something cleaner. After some research (and annoying you good folk by bringing up dead topics), I decided to go the VW tip route. Ebay to the rescue. I found a set that had a slight factory bend right after the inlet. Fit like a dream and took a total of twelve minutes to install. The bend works perfectly with the factory heat shield, no clearance issues at all. Anyone looking to buy TOR mufflers? Let me know!
Exhaust sorted for the meantime....
Next on the list is getting rid of the awful turn signals/tail light, and chopping the rear fender. I ordered the Supernova mini LED's from Revival for the rear. Once they arrive I will fab up some brackets for them off the seat rail.
Also (from Revival) I ordered the Motogadget M-pins for the front. I think I will mount them on the headlight bracket for the time being. See how I like that.
Taillight is still up in the air. I'd love to do shock mount tailight/plate bracket, but unfortunately it is illegal in canada. Plate needs to be centered at rear and I dont feel like being pulled over any more than necessary. Any recommendations on a minimal LED rear?
Over the next while the seat is getting gutted, shaved and reupholstered. New paint for the lady as well (the name is a dead giveaway). Lots of cleaning and polishing, as well as some powder coating.
Couldn't help but get a new keychain for it too. Gotta love the creative world of Etsy.
Lots more to come...