I was just wondering about how much pride some people take in their mods. Here is my point if I do the work my self, weather it be installing parts or fabricating something I feel really good about it and take pride in doing it my self. I also admire others who do the same. To me working on the bike and learning about it is all part of the joy of riding it.
It sort of bugs me to see a bunch of post about how I took my bike to the shop and had them do this or that to it. I mean some times it gets to the point that you want to say BFD so you paid some one to make you a show bike so you can go flaunt it around and say look what I built. Oh well that is my rant. Flame on.
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I was just wondering about how much pride some people take in their mods. Here is my point if I do the work my self, weather it be installing parts or fabricating something I feel really good about it and take pride in doing it my self. I also admire others who do the same. To me working on the bike and learning about it is all part of the joy of riding it.
It sort of bugs me to see a bunch of post about how I took my bike to the shop and had them do this or that to it. I mean some times it gets to the point that you want to say BFD so you paid some one to make you a show bike so you can go flaunt it around and say look what I built. Oh well that is my rant. Flame on.
I would love to do it all myself. But the fact of the matter is I am not handy. I am doing good changing the oil. Now, if I had someone to help me who knew what they were doing, that may be different. None of my buddies are handy either, and I don't have many buddies.
Back in HS when I first started riding street bikes I went to a trade school and was in a machine shop half the day. It was real nice to have an idea and just make it. The Shop teacher was cool as I did a bunch of work for him.
I do take pride on doing my own work now but am coming up to some things I'm just going to have to send out to get done as I just don't have the tools or time to do them myself. I'm slowly making this Bike Mine ,
Pride is a funny beast and I wouldn't look at anyone crooked for finding what they deem to be proud of
I can understand not being able to do some things and also not having time but to have a bike completely customized and never laying wrench to it your self. Then bragging on it and how you worked so hard getting it all done. It's just wrong. I make enough money that I could just throw it out there and have a bad ass custom bike to show off but to me there is no pride in that.
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That's a pretty stupid thing to say. Not everyone can weld or rake themselves, but they shouldn't have that look and feel because they can't do it themselves?
Why didn't you craft your entire bike out of a block of metal?
I can understand not being able to do some things and also not having time but to have a bike completely customized and never laying wrench to it your self. Then bragging on it and how you worked so hard getting it all done. It's just wrong. I make enough money that I could just throw it out there and have a bad ass custom bike to show off but to me there is no pride in that.
I see what you are saying but there is a lot I have done and will do. One thing I will not do is wheels. I just don't feel comfortable doing it. Some guys like the fact they just dropped 60k on a custom bike and proud of it and good for them. Lots of people are not handy with tools nor do they have the time or experience to mod their own bikes.
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That's a pretty stupid thing to say. Not everyone can weld or rake themselves, but they shouldn't have that look and feel because they can't do it themselves?
Why didn't you craft your entire bike out of a block of metal?
Well that would be cool to do a bike from a solid block of steel.
I don't think what I said was stupid. You just did not read every thing and jumped to a conclusion. Wasn't even talking about welding or frame mods. I am talking about bolt on parts and such that are not that hard to do. Talking about buying thousands of dollars in chrome parts, wheels ect...then pay the shop to bolt them on, then going to a bike show and telling people you built the bike. Simple point don't be stupid and read into it so much.
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2011 Fatboy Lo Rush Full System Crossover Pipes.
Fuelmoto PCV and Stage 1 Air Cleaner
2008 883L Chromed out.
U.S Army SFC Retired
I was just wondering about how much pride some people take in their mods. Here is my point if I do the work my self, weather it be installing parts or fabricating something I feel really good about it and take pride in doing it my self. I also admire others who do the same. To me working on the bike and learning about it is all part of the joy of riding it.
It sort of bugs me to see a bunch of post about how I took my bike to the shop and had them do this or that to it. I mean some times it gets to the point that you want to say BFD so you paid some one to make you a show bike so you can go flaunt it around and say look what I built. Oh well that is my rant. Flame on.
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Originally Posted by glock221
I would love to do it all myself. But the fact of the matter is I am not handy. I am doing good changing the oil. Now, if I had someone to help me who knew what they were doing, that may be different. None of my buddies are handy either, and I don't have many buddies.
These two posts pretty much sum it up. One guy has mechanical ability. The other does not. Both love the end result. Nothing wrong with either guy.
I get the pride thing in doing mods. I'm probably somewhere in the middle on this. I pay the dealer to do things that I can't do, and I do things I can. Creativity is in the mind. The application is in the hands.
Pride in your Bike Mods
