Motorcycles
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Work has ruled my world for the past 6 weeks, or so. But, I've still managed to get in some saddle time. Since last report, I've done some upgrading.
The original owner had a Bassani exhaust installed, but neglected to tune it. I was definitely noticing some hesitation in throttle response. Fortunately, I was able to get my hands on a Screaming Eagle Pro Street tuner, and my local dealership got it running like a champ.
While it was in for service, my service guy showed a great amount of concern for my safety, in regards to tail lighting. I wholeheartedly agreed with him. The bike had a bit of personalization done, prior to my acquisition. The brake/turn lamps were replaced with minimalist(albeit, cool) LED tail lamps. I knew an improvement was necessary, and had been looking into it. At the top of my list happened to be a tail light from Custom Dynamics, who my service guy just so happened to work for, previously. There was a quick and easy consensus to the solution.
After a couple of weeks, I realized I wasn't going to be comfortable with the stock seat. So, I opted for a new Mustang saddle and pillion. I definitely love the upgrade. Knowing I'd have the occasional passenger, I opted for a short backrest, too. I'll likely never ride back there, but knowing the torque it has when you crack the throttle, it's good to know they'll stay there, when I do crack it.
I also knew I'd need bags, and Kuryakyn had just what I was looking for. I nabbed a swing arm bag, for day-to-day commutes, and throw-over saddle bags for longer trips.
Edit: Here's a quick pic of the tail lighting. Imagine, only the 2 small LEDs were there, when I got it. ::)
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I just came across this and they knocked it out of the park. I had a feeling that the R18 would be a great platform for customization but this looks absolutely killer!
https://www.instagram.com/p/CTCu_9pqFNR/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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I don't ride. (It would be a race between myself and my wife killing me). But bikes like this one and G san's and those lovely 48s in this thread make me wish I did.
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Headed for a 6-8 day offroad motorbike trip. Possibly some fishing and camping thrown in the mix too. Large group of about 25 bikes. Should be a fun and dusty trip.
Spot the IH fan bike!
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sounds like a great trip, have fun !
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Picked up a 1973 iron head yesterday. Hyped to start working on it and doing some change ups.
(It has a 74 tank on it, don’t want to offend any Harley aficionados)
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@el:
Picked up a 1973 iron head yesterday. Hyped to start working on it and doing some change ups.
(It has a 74 tank on it, don’t want to offend any Harley aficionados)
Absolutely gorgeous! I'd buy that in a heartbeat. What do you mean about the tank, though? '74 is an AMF year.
Looks as clean as a whistle. Owned one myself, so very jealous.
Enjoy!
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@BOTC_OLLY:
I'd buy that in a heartbeat.
Poor old Tom would have a mental breakdown if you did… @BOTC_OLLY
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@BOTC_OLLY the tank decals are from a 1974 iron. The bike is a 1973, and the 1973 tank decals were slightly different.
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@BOTC_OLLY I only know this because my dads old biker friends he rides with have told me. They also don’t like the amf years. But it puts a big smile on my face, and that’s all that matters to me.
1973 tank, which looks really cool
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The AMF color schemes are my favorites and some of the best HD ever did
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I’m back on the forum after a poor start to the bike trip I announced two weeks ago. I managed to crash my bike and hurt myself on the second day of the trip…yeah that really sucks. I somehow managed to spill my bike, Suzuki DR 650, crack the right collarbone plus two front ribs and eight back ribs! All while traveling at a leisurely pace on a flat, straight forest road. Can’t explain much more than that because I don’t remember any of it. I have approximately 3-day memory gap since my spill which I have yet to recall. This first pic was about an hour before my mishap. Note my olive cargos!
Luckily my buddies quickly found me and called a light plane to fly me back to town. I wasn’t out cold but slightly incoherent although my helmet appears to be in perfect shape, no knocks nor abrasions…
It was a heavily forested area in northeast Bolivia, quite close to a national park, Noel Kempff. As to the cause, it appears I rolled over a large wooden piece which reared its back end which knocked my bike in the carburetor general area.
By now I have a metal plaque holding my collarbone firmly in place and undergoing physio to get my right lung back in full working order. Nothing much to worry about, except that I managed to miss out on a great dirt road trip and put my nearly new olive cargoes to a much needed workout.
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Sorry your trip ended abruptly but what a story and pictures to prove it ! Wishing you a speedy and full recovery
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At least the cargos are OK
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…holy shit @motojobobo!! :o Glad you're gonna be ok my friend. You know what they say 'It's not if you're going to fall, it's when'! Part of the territory.
…you got your bell rung!
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Wow @motojobobo glad to hear you're doing "okay", quick recovery, glad to hear your helmets good
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Wow @motojobobo Glad you’re able to tell us about it. Sounds like you were by yourself when it happened. Had you gotten separated from the group? Keep us posted.
