That was my salesman's bike...he had it hooked up. Here are a few more pics.





I didn't see it until a week after I bought mine from him and I haven't seen it since, he didn't have plans to do much more too it that I remember.

 

Casey...

Forks all blacked out for denim looks great!!! I am pretty sure now to do the same to mine. Just need to see the new tins done on my Lo first before I am make that decision.

Thanx for a good example to use now.

Cheers.

 

Caseyx,

Thanks for the photos!! It has pretty much sealed my decision on the direction I will go.
Thanks again.

 

Hey all,

I've been searching for some Pics of a Lo with the HD spring solo seat with out any real luck, Any one got one they can share?

Thanks

 

 

Ill tell ya what... I have had just about enough of this POS kit from Hill Country...

A number of pages back, you will find my concerns about the bars not having knurling at the risers. I have been assured that this should not be a problem, but I specifically had a conversation with them about this when I ordered the kit because I was going with the the 1.25" clamp area...

Yesterday, I posted about the shoddy clutch cable... First of all, the quality is noticeably garbage... Not to mention the threads do not match the stock cable and obviously the clutch release cover.

Today, I figured I will go out and put the front brake line on... First, I do not care much for the universal lines with different banjo fittings you simply tighten together. Now I understand this is a preference thing, but I wish the pictures showed the kit as it is... separate fittings (not a one piece brake line like the picture would have you believe)...

That being said, I did some research again, and see that the universal lines are used more commonly than I thought, and got some confidence to use them. When I installed the 35 deg at the master cylinder, the fitting was so much smaller than the stock fitting that the banjo bolt and washers stick out further on all sides than the fitting itself... As you torque the bolt, the washers bend over the sides of the banjo fitting instead of being crushed as designed... The plastic cases that the fitting came in says it is a 7/16, and if it is, but requires a different sized crush seal washer, they should have noted that, or included them...

Either way, now both the clutch cable and brake line they sent are too cheap or sized improperly. I have placed an order from magnum cables for both...

You would think thats the end of it.. but no... and this is really the worst part... I had left as much protective packaging material on the bars as possible for the duration of the installation. Previous pictures showed that... it is just pipe insulation, but I left it on for the entire upright section. I took it off today, and at the bottom of the top bend on the right side, there is a very noticeable series of scratches through the powder coating... Needless to say, they are getting a phone call on Monday... At this point, the only thing I am happy with is the wiring though the bars. Throttle/idle cables installed without problems as well... Its a shame because they are nice bars... except for the clear scratches... Its almost like someone had rested that corner of the bars on a concrete floor while working on the other grip end or something like that...

 

I was playing with my phone and I made this from a photo of my bike, it came out pretty good

 

Sweet,
thanks Josewales! I ordered one for my 12 that I get next month! I can't wait to get out of this hell hole and get my bike and back to my family again!

 

Razzlefrazzlefrizzlebrazzle.. I just found out my powdercoater hasn't even started on my parts yet.. He just opened a new shop to expand business a little bit, and has been getting screwed over by the town's inspectors on all the permits they need to put up walls and electrical and whatnot. Oh well..at least it's quasi-cold up here so I don't actually need those parts back yet. Although this morning at about 9am, in 34*F weather, I saw one guy out riding on his sportbike bundled up to hell. Good on him.

Also, side note.. a friend of mine who builds/works on bikes just did a Fuel Moto 98" kit on one of his customers bikes, and is getting ready to do a 107" kit on another.. I didn't talk numbers with him (aside from the total cost of the 107" kit with sending out the heads to get ported and polished..about $2500 total).. but he said the materials (jugs and cams and all that) were great quality and for the money, it's a great kit. Of course that's still a few years down the road for me, as I want to get more miles on the 96" before I put the money in to it, but I'm glad to hear that he'd recommend it.

 

Ya Sgt. JIm....if it wasn't for my uncle's good buddy owning a stealership, that 107 kit would of been very tasty when I did my upgrades.

Btw...more I stare at spokes on a Lo more I am digging them. Damn I swore to myself that i would never mess with the signature rims....but wheels like this (chopperworks bike) looks sick. Also love the hugs. If I wasn't such a cruiser fan...I would of been all over this template.

Rims = Food for thought on next winter projects.