She's getting there. Pics
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Looks good! Why the long stalks on your front directionals? IMHO it would look cleaner if they were in tighter to the forks.
P.S. Before switching to the Fatcats I used to have the V&H Straightshots (no baffles) and they were loud.
P.S. Before switching to the Fatcats I used to have the V&H Straightshots (no baffles) and they were loud.
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From: Newfoundland, Canada
You haven't commented much after your origional post...your bars look to be 12"..is that right?? Also, with the downward turn at the hand grips, are your hands higher or about the same as the Harley, 10.5" mini apes??
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From: NJ
Hey all, sorry for the hiatus. A friend of mine (new rider) dropped his brand new iron which is in my garage right now. I've been working on that for him each night after work so no time to post. A little bit of a mess but she'll be good as new once the last of the parts come in.
First, thanks for all the comments.
Yes they are the Kodlin Bonanza Medium (I think 12" rise) $145 shipped...cant beat it. The welds in the gussets could be cleaner and no knurling but that's not the kind of thing that bothers me. They are both drilled and dimpled for internal or external wiring.
Yes, stock cables. I did not run the wiring inside the bars due to time constraints. I will do it in the off season.
The hand position is lower because of the down turn of the bar ends. They could be a little higher so I may add a little in the risers this winter along with new cables.
I will be replacing the blink stems this winter as well...just made an impulse buy that i am living with for now.
I also have been considering BCT baffles. Not sure if it's just in my head but I seemed to have lost a lot of bottom end and a little mid. Feels like I gained some in the top end but I miss the bottom end. Hope the BCT's can bring some of that back without quieting her down too much.
Thanks for all the nice comments on the photography. Just a Nikon D70s with a Nikkor 50mm 1.4f (very fast and sharp lense) shot at low angles. I lay on the ground for most shots. You'd be surprised what a difference that makes. You lose a lot of detail standing above the bike shooting down on it.
Thanks again.
First, thanks for all the comments.
Yes they are the Kodlin Bonanza Medium (I think 12" rise) $145 shipped...cant beat it. The welds in the gussets could be cleaner and no knurling but that's not the kind of thing that bothers me. They are both drilled and dimpled for internal or external wiring.
Yes, stock cables. I did not run the wiring inside the bars due to time constraints. I will do it in the off season.
The hand position is lower because of the down turn of the bar ends. They could be a little higher so I may add a little in the risers this winter along with new cables.
I will be replacing the blink stems this winter as well...just made an impulse buy that i am living with for now.
I also have been considering BCT baffles. Not sure if it's just in my head but I seemed to have lost a lot of bottom end and a little mid. Feels like I gained some in the top end but I miss the bottom end. Hope the BCT's can bring some of that back without quieting her down too much.
Thanks for all the nice comments on the photography. Just a Nikon D70s with a Nikkor 50mm 1.4f (very fast and sharp lense) shot at low angles. I lay on the ground for most shots. You'd be surprised what a difference that makes. You lose a lot of detail standing above the bike shooting down on it.
Thanks again.
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