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How about them cool pipes? 
Defintely retro although not like old Bonnevilles. This guy even blacked out the top of his carbs. A lot of attention but like Trim said the dent is still a dent. And check out where the right side passenger peg mounts were hacked off, still raw metal not a lick of paint. Besides my nit-picky self it does look very clean and I like the look way much.
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I'm giving serious thought to rerouting all the wires that currently reside inside the headlight and doing something similar to what these folks did, but I want to use a headlight like this:
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It's similar to the stock unit, but the bucket is much shallower. I'd have to make new headlight brackets for it. The whole goal being to suck the headlight in towards the forks as much as possible to make the front end cleaner. I think most of those wires could be relocated from the headlight to under the gas tank, but it'd be a job...
It's similar to the stock unit, but the bucket is much shallower. I'd have to make new headlight brackets for it. The whole goal being to suck the headlight in towards the forks as much as possible to make the front end cleaner. I think most of those wires could be relocated from the headlight to under the gas tank, but it'd be a job...
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Keep us informed on what you come up with if you do not mind. I love that light and I would love to see what you come up with to hide all of the wires. The only thing I can think of at the moment is to extend all the wires to store them under the seat...
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Will do. All the wires originate from under the tank, so I don't think it'd be too much work to bunch them up under the tank.
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all that custom work on this bike, yet the AI remains!:
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they must not be a member of this forum!
they must not be a member of this forum!
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And check out where the right side passenger peg mounts were hacked off, still raw metal not a lick of paintI noticed that myself. At least when I removed my rear pegs I found bolts to fit the holes and sprayed them black to match the bike. I guess i am a member of this forum because my AI is plugged :-D
Rod,
Someone outbid me. I have a friend with a black running......now get this, STOCK pipes. I was hoping to hook him up, if he didn't want hooking up I would have maybe powdered em black. Someone got those pipes for $191 and some change. Thanks a steal even though there was some scratches.
Cutting and welding nuts in to keepyour options open......very wise indeed. I would never consider hacking my frame until this came up. Then again I could always reweld.....oh God no, this opens up countless other mods...............
Someone outbid me. I have a friend with a black running......now get this, STOCK pipes. I was hoping to hook him up, if he didn't want hooking up I would have maybe powdered em black. Someone got those pipes for $191 and some change. Thanks a steal even though there was some scratches.
Cutting and welding nuts in to keepyour options open......very wise indeed. I would never consider hacking my frame until this came up. Then again I could always reweld.....oh God no, this opens up countless other mods...............
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Definitely an interesting custom, appreciate seeing it and getting my
gears turned a bit.. IMHO I think the earless headlight is fascinating...
although it seems as if it's hanging too far out off the forks, needs to be drastically
tucked in, likewise speedo gauge is up too high... gotta keep this stuff
tight, attention needs to be paid not just to the part and how it fits but
also to the positive and negative shapes, spaces and silhouettes created by the placement of a part... the headlamp is the "eye' of the bike, it oughta be beautiful and beautifully, purposefully located... that's why some of those bobbers look so incredibly good, and others just look like a collection of parts...
Coupla pics, one with headlight moved inward, to compare...
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Cheers,
D9
[ This message was edited by: D9 on 2007-02-01 21:16 ]
gears turned a bit.. IMHO I think the earless headlight is fascinating...
although it seems as if it's hanging too far out off the forks, needs to be drastically
tucked in, likewise speedo gauge is up too high... gotta keep this stuff
tight, attention needs to be paid not just to the part and how it fits but
also to the positive and negative shapes, spaces and silhouettes created by the placement of a part... the headlamp is the "eye' of the bike, it oughta be beautiful and beautifully, purposefully located... that's why some of those bobbers look so incredibly good, and others just look like a collection of parts...
Coupla pics, one with headlight moved inward, to compare...
Cheers,
D9
[ This message was edited by: D9 on 2007-02-01 21:16 ]
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