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This is my new toy SPS with a 80 EVO. Wanting some new pipes for her black powder coat any ideas anyone can throw out would be great. Louder the better of course. I think a some loud pipes would just finish her off just right!
Last edited by 1BadSally; Aug 30, 2009 at 03:02 AM.
Reason: re wording
Nice Bike! How's the ride on that rigid? Do the springs on the seat help much? I love the look of a rigid. When you're about to head over some railroad tracks do you need to lift your *** off the seat in order not to break your tail bone? I tend to like the looks of shotgun style pipes on a rigid.
put,
If you can, ride one on a bumpy street or as you said, over railroad tracks. As I am sure you can imagine, bumpy turns are the most attention-getting.
Rigid frames look the best to me but I am on a swingarm now.
On my rigid frame bike I used a big solo seat with 5 inch springs. It made it nice for me but the bike itself did bounce around on rough surfaces.
If you are not going to race around on a rigid frame bike, except on smooth roads, you will probably like it.
Since everybody is different, there ain't no way to positively tell for yourself until you have ridden one for a while.
If I rode a little less aggressively, a rigid would work for me just fine.
I hope you can find someone to let you try it so you will get first-hand experience on one before you buy or build one.
1BadSally,
That ride of yours would get me back on rigid in a hot second if I could afford two bikes. If I build another rigid, it would look a lot like yours.
Last edited by megawatt; Aug 31, 2009 at 11:54 AM.
put,
If you can, ride one on a bumpy street or as you said, over railroad tracks. As I am sure you can imagine, bumpy turns are the most attention-getting.
Rigid frames look the best to me but I am on a swingarm now.
On my rigid frame bike I used a big solo seat with 5 inch springs. It made it nice for me but the bike itself did bounce around on rough surfaces.
If you are not going to race around on a rigid frame bike, except on smooth roads, you will probably like it.
Since everybody is different, there ain't no way to positively tell for yourself until you have ridden one for a while.
If I rode a little less aggressively, a rigid would work for me just fine.
I hope you can find someone to let you try it so you will get first-hand experience on one before you buy or build one.
1BadSally,
That ride of yours would get me back on rigid in a hot second if I could afford two bikes. If I build another rigid, it would look a lot like yours.
Thanks for the comps! Its like you say as long as you are not riding it like a bat outta hell the ride isn't bad and watchful for oncoming bumps in the road your okay. I love it and I can't wait to get home for some more sore *** and sore back! I have a baby on the way so there will be less sore parts to be had.
This is my new toy SPS with a 80 EVO. Wanting some new pipes for her black powder coat any ideas anyone can throw out would be great. Louder the better of course. I think a some loud pipes would just finish her off just right!
get the sawzal out cut them of find some header wrap nice and loud 0 cost no down time and bad ***
If you want more back pressure, use some torque cones.. or you can buy some BCT (big city thunder) baffles, but the exact size you need and install. VOILA!
Badass scoot there man. Love those SPS bikes. Pretty hard core!
I just purchased an 06 from a guy up in KS.... "purchased" being the key word in that sentence. I am taking a road trip with the wife once I get home for R&R from Iraq to go and pick her up. I am STOKED about it, gonna ride it back home, hope my **** is up for it (bringing a trailer just in case) So maybe I will be seeing ya around town BadSally..
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