First real trip this year
 

Today we can make the first long trip at a nice 16 °....
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Sweet ride!

16*C is just over 60*F if anybody is curious.

Only 37*F (3*C) here in Virginia, and I'm still thinking of going out, but probably on one of my bikes that has a fairing!

I was taking of this morning about 8.00 AM but I went back home since it was only 37*F and waited a hour or 2 so it warms up a bit and this afternoon it was 60*F, nice driving weather.

What tool box is that?
Very nice pictures.

It's been around 14°C (57°F) here today. Took a ride up to the coast. Loads of other bikes out on the road taking advantage of the good weather. I even managed to ride in my summer gloves on the return journey.

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It s a one off, home made product :) , I do not like those big swingarm bags on the Bob since it's for me my " sportbike" , I have enough "choppers" :)

Thanks

We have are reading glasses on, a bit smaller text would be fine :).

It is indead a pistol case ( make I didn't now ) , I made a metal bracket to mount it on because the case itself is a bit of thin plastik, I added the HD logo to it to make it of.

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I am sorry sir.

It's okay, but one can consider the big font as screaming.

I figured you made it since I spent the rest of last night searching for it.:icon_bricks:
It looks fantastic.
All there is to choose from is a mid century design tuna can and bulky leather bags the industry thinks you like.
Harley is moving toward a more modern design and unfortunately there are not many storage options to match.

That was my thought to, I wanted to keep it as simple and slick as possible, not bulcky in any way. In my opinion the Bob is no bike to chop or whatever, there are enough other models to do so in my opinion.
For example my Sportsters have a ape on it, my Breakout is lowered with airride, a big tire for looks and she is one of the nicest Harleys I own but is also shit to drive, for me it is just a eyecatcher.

Thanks,

I also want to say that the axle covers are really one of, I have made these completely myself from scratch, they are solid aluminum that I've polished and they are inspired by the derby cover with the bolts

I only have to make one for the big nut right behind the exhaust

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Nice work! I can't even get out of my driveway. Even if I could there is too much crap on the roads yet. Probably be another month or more here before any riding.

Very clever with that pistol case for a toolbox, MoneyFor. Thanks for posting up the details.

Nice Bob, looks like a nice scenic riding area too. I've always heard the roads in Spain and Portugal are amazing to ride, assuming you go visit and rent a bike. Wonder if that's possible there?

I live on the country side, not in the city so riding is fun here, I do live in Belgium :)

I just made the last axle nut cover ...

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Wow, nice match to the brake rotor.

Yes now you say, I looked at them as small derby covers :)

May I ask where/what size clamps are used to hold the bracket to the swing arm?

Yes you may ask but I can't answer,

I made them myself to fit out of flat material and bent them in my workshop, don't remeber the size for now, need to mesuare but that is something you can do yourself on your bike..

:-) I was round your way this last weekend. 20 of us on 16 bikes rode from the UK to Belgium this weekend via Eurotunnel. We went to Ypres and visited the Menin Gate and Sanctuary Wood, then on to Mons and stayed there for two days. Rode out to Naumur on the Saturday and visited the Citadel. Going up the cobblestoned hairpin bends on the access rode in pouring rain wasn't much fun, but everyone made it. Went to Tournai on the Sunday and then back to the tunnel to head home.

Lovely countryside - even if its a bit flat :-) Great beer and food as well. I will return as I would like to explore Ypres a bit more.

Great to hear that you all enjoyed the ride, the only downside was the weather I know, I was in it to :)