When does the insanity end?
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Pacific Northwest
It really depends on how much you love your bike.I don't love my bikes (I love my wife and kids),so they stay stock.However,I can see many of you real bikers here love your bikes alot so you will waste your money on stupid bolt on parts.(and call them MODS)I am curious about something though.I wonder how many of you real bikers here have been riding more then 2 years?
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Kalaui Kona HI
It really depends on how much you love your bike.I don't love my bikes (I love my wife and kids),so they stay stock.However,I can see many of you real bikers here love your bikes alot so you will waste your money on stupid bolt on parts.(and call them MODS)I am curious about something though.I wonder how many of you real bikers here have been riding more then 2 years?
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2008
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Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Little Apple, Iowa, U.S.S.A.
It really depends on how much you love your bike.I don't love my bikes (I love my wife and kids),so they stay stock.However,I can see many of you real bikers here love your bikes alot so you will waste your money on stupid bolt on parts.(and call them MODS)I am curious about something though.I wonder how many of you real bikers here have been riding more then 2 years?
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: MA
Thanks KB. I'd say it took about 16-18 months total. There were moments I'd do a lot at once, and then other times it'd be the small details like every bolt was changed to chrome. Yeah, I know, that's obsessive.
Club Member
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Passaic County, NJ
I s'pose some people have a definite picture of what they want their bike to look like,etc and when they reach it they're "done". Me, on the other hand, doesn't see the big picture yet and am changing what I can when I have the cash. I always see something I can tweak. One idea I have is about moving the rear master cylinder onto the forward controls for accessibility, like a softail setup. It's not important so I have that on the "to-do" list.
Big Kahuna HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: USA
My mods are based on available cash...which with this economy is also in the tank, so my bike will look the same for some time now. 
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Ron
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Joined: Mar 2006
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From: From Long Island, now in So. Cal
I planned on just doing the intake and exhaust, then one thing lead to another. Used a lot of parts from other models, and modified some original parts. One good tool to use is Photoshop to get a good idea what would look right on your bike. I used it for almost all my mods so that I wouldn't have any regrets, example below (gauges).
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