Thank you.

Ha ha...think of it as being wise rather than old. Thanks for the P/N.

 

[quote=apbtlvr;12053527]I wish I could find a deal on one of those tool bags. Very hard to come by anymore.

 

[QUOTE=mr_natural78;12055074]Venturaoutfit is a member here. Check with him. If anybody can get one it's him. He specializes in t-sport and other rare/hard to find dyna parts.

 

Since the style we pursue with these bikes is really about function, I was wondering if you guys get the same odd looks I do when people ask about it. I was at the dealer the other day to pick up the FXRG boots for my cold and wet commutes (they are pretty damn awesome, btw... worth the money) and I got some questions about the bike.

Does the fairing help with the wind, or is it just a looks thing? No, definitely not just looks, it helps a lot.

What's the deal with the bars? Great comfort and awesome handling.

What's next? Suspension.

Oh, you're going to slam it, huh?

No, definitely not. I'm going higher, 13-13.5" and then having the front resprung.

This is where the "uh... what?" look comes. I wouldn't be posting this if it was a one time thing, but every "Harley guy" that asks about my bike gets a puzzled look, or outright says they don't understand, when I mention raising it off the ground more and increasing its handling and overall performance.

I fully respect that some bikes are about the look, hell my Sportster was one of them, but I still don't quite get that the concept of doing things for performance or handling is so odd to the Harley world. Is that just the culture now? All about lowering it as much as you can and doing things for no reason other than look? Anyone else experienced this?

 

the front fairing looks like the front on the police bikes in the first Mad Max film

 

And those bikes were bad-***!

 

wonder what make they were since it was made in aus.

 

I blame a decade (plus) of cable "reality" shows of chopper building where the bikes are all about looks. Those guys weren't building high performance daily riders.

It's not much of an issue out here on the best coast since these bikes are everywhere. The local dealer stocks Death Squad T-bars, Ness and Conley fairings, Roadawgz, etc. I imagine the further east you are, the stranger a Panty-Dropper Dyna may seem to the locals.

 

The Mad Max bikes were Kawasaki KZ1000s, modified to look like futuristic cafe racers.

Yeah, I guess that makes sense considering the style spawned in California. Still loving the new name for the style, as well, lol.

 

The attitude has been around much longer. Chrome, apes, and slammed setups started in the 50's or 60's and the look became an icon with Easy Rider in '69. But, the reality shows brought a ton of bolt-on stuff to the market. Stuff that used to need someone with metal working skills. The art is all but lost these days. When was the last time you saw a homemade derby cover or garage-built bars?

By the way, best coast/west coast aren't necessarily the same thing (better than my area of the east coast though.) I love me some east coast from Baltimore to Boston.