A picture a day...biker banter (Vol 5)
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Took almost two months building a seat with hinge, this custom bike building is quite time consuming,
but "I love it when a plan comes together" , a good feeling when concept becomes reality.
Rear fender is in process of being fillered and painted, the five-piece jigsaw looks like it´s factory made.
Luggage rack was massively modified, mounted invisibly, and features U-Lock integrated as -removable- backrest.
Seat base ended up completely scratch-built from DOCOL, custom hinge is well covered....
....and has subframe, rubber contact points, and lock attached.
Looks massive but is same weight as stock seat.
Now I must re-attach the side skirts with the little stamped-out triangles for cover mount,
finish will be padding with gel insert and cover.
but "I love it when a plan comes together" , a good feeling when concept becomes reality.
Rear fender is in process of being fillered and painted, the five-piece jigsaw looks like it´s factory made.
Luggage rack was massively modified, mounted invisibly, and features U-Lock integrated as -removable- backrest.
Seat base ended up completely scratch-built from DOCOL, custom hinge is well covered....
....and has subframe, rubber contact points, and lock attached.
Looks massive but is same weight as stock seat.
Now I must re-attach the side skirts with the little stamped-out triangles for cover mount,
finish will be padding with gel insert and cover.
Birky_41 said:
Andybow said:
Are the tyres scrubbed in though?
Jokes aside I cant get over how well the OEM supercorsa have done. I will only run tyres like this ie conti race attack, metz Racetec etc from now onEveryone swore by Metz M7RRs so I gave them a go and had 2 fronts and 3 rears. I got barely anymore miles on them vs the Supercorsa and they had a more vague feel with ALOT of side movement when banked and winding on the throttle. They were good in the wet/cold but you can ride with sporty tyres in that kind of weather if you ride smooth and dont be a helmet
I've done 2300 miles from that rear, 3 laps of the ring at a fairly decent pace (for me), I think 4-5 laps of the Nurburgring GP circuit and I was definitely pushing harder on track, the 1000+ miles riding to Germany and back including their amazing roads which I typically ride like a bit of a bell end and Sunday morning keen rides back in England
The sides have gone quicker than the middle and the right side is past the wear markers but I'm changing them just before IOM TT end of the month and theres still a bit of tread left in the middle so sod it was my thinking I'll kill the tyre and get my monies worth (And I'm not even a typical tight Northerner! *Cough* Nemesis)
Asking for a friend.....
Since I've been bikeless for a couple of weeks since my dog-eared massive mileage 2008 Sportster 883 superlow died, I've finally pulled the trigger and bought her replacement......... a low mileage 2015 Sportster 1200T Superlow.
She doesn't have a stage 1 tune or aftermarkter pipes so that will have to go on the list of thigns to do when I am less poor and I'm going to give mid-mount controls a go but if I can't get along with them I'll be throwing on some forwards as that is what I am used to - otherwise, I'm pretty damn happy with the deal I've gotten and very much loving the colour!
She doesn't have a stage 1 tune or aftermarkter pipes so that will have to go on the list of thigns to do when I am less poor and I'm going to give mid-mount controls a go but if I can't get along with them I'll be throwing on some forwards as that is what I am used to - otherwise, I'm pretty damn happy with the deal I've gotten and very much loving the colour!
dern said:
Not my usual cup of tea but that's pretty cool. How many miles did you put on the last one?
I was the 2nd owner; original owner did 10k on it in 8 years but barely did any maintenance so was an absolute dog when I bought her. I then chucked on another 62K and treated it to regularly oil changes etc.over the 3 and a bit years I owned it - but she never really got over those first 10K of being neglected (first engine oil change after buying it was 1/2 gloop, 1/2 emulsion - suspect it was the original oil from the showroom, primary oil was full of metal shavings and clutch plates were half shot)Harley evo engines can easily do 100k+ before needing any work to them, but if they are run in badly and not cared for you tend to get cascading failures and just end up chasing gremlins. Still, I got a fair price for it from some chap who is going to put a working engine in it from a crash damaged bike with a bent frame, so she will ride again for someone else.
I've got all of next week off, so I'm going to be getting acquanted over a few hundred miles or so!
DirtyHarley said:
I was the 2nd owner; original owner did 10k on it in 8 years but barely did any maintenance so was an absolute dog when I bought her. I then chucked on another 62K and treated it to regularly oil changes etc.over the 3 and a bit years I owned it - but she never really got over those first 10K of being neglected (first engine oil change after buying it was 1/2 gloop, 1/2 emulsion - suspect it was the original oil from the showroom, primary oil was full of metal shavings and clutch plates were half shot)
Harley evo engines can easily do 100k+ before needing any work to them, but if they are run in badly and not cared for you tend to get cascading failures and just end up chasing gremlins. Still, I got a fair price for it from some chap who is going to put a working engine in it from a crash damaged bike with a bent frame, so she will ride again for someone else.
I've got all of next week off, so I'm going to be getting acquanted over a few hundred miles or so!
Nice, proper mileage in that time. Have a great week and enjoy the bike.Harley evo engines can easily do 100k+ before needing any work to them, but if they are run in badly and not cared for you tend to get cascading failures and just end up chasing gremlins. Still, I got a fair price for it from some chap who is going to put a working engine in it from a crash damaged bike with a bent frame, so she will ride again for someone else.
I've got all of next week off, so I'm going to be getting acquanted over a few hundred miles or so!
PIGINAWIG said:
Do go on....
Question is ‘how?’ Presumably on foot.Best place for a motorcycle in France nowadays is in the back of van driving (legally - on cruise control) somewhere / anywhere else (apart from Switzerland & Scandinavia).
The cancer of uber enforcement of ridiculously low speed limits will spread everywhere eventually.
moto_traxport said:
PIGINAWIG said:
Do go on....
Question is ‘how?’ Presumably on foot.Best place for a motorcycle in France nowadays is in the back of van driving (legally - on cruise control) somewhere / anywhere else (apart from Switzerland & Scandinavia).
The cancer of uber enforcement of ridiculously low speed limits will spread everywhere eventually.
https://www.thelocal.fr/20190516/is-france-about-t...
As Felters says...in some ways v v v lucky. 5 others (all local French) were done too whilst we there. Not complaining but still not happy.
It was just outside the track. Monsieur Le Gendarme numero deux had been in a tree by the side of the road.
As we approached the roundabout Monsieur Le Gendarme numero trois was there to give the good news and le Grande Gendarme numero un drove to cash point.
We are in a van with a man to Belgium on Monday (not looking to travel on to the Nordics or Switzerland). North Wales anyone?
It was just outside the track. Monsieur Le Gendarme numero deux had been in a tree by the side of the road.
As we approached the roundabout Monsieur Le Gendarme numero trois was there to give the good news and le Grande Gendarme numero un drove to cash point.
We are in a van with a man to Belgium on Monday (not looking to travel on to the Nordics or Switzerland). North Wales anyone?
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