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Old Sep 21, 2014 | 06:48 PM
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The first thing about that coming to mind is Indian Larry
I'm nowhere near as cool as Indian Larry was, but here ya go.



 
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Old Sep 21, 2014 | 08:03 PM
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Nice!
 
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Old Sep 22, 2014 | 02:09 AM
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That's one of the best looking 2 up seats that I've seen...definitely sleek and clean looking unlike some of the other bulky ones.


24v, what part of SD are you in? I was born and raised in SD, lived in Santee most my life but after HS I lived in El Cajon and worked at Rose Toyota, City Chevrolet then onto La Jolla Auto Body...this was back in the 90's of course haha
 
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Old Sep 22, 2014 | 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Jimstang
24v, what part of SD are you in? I was born and raised in SD, lived in Santee most my life but after HS I lived in El Cajon and worked at Rose Toyota, City Chevrolet then onto La Jolla Auto Body...this was back in the 90's of course haha
I'm in Clairemont. Been here my whole life.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2014 | 06:49 AM
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Originally Posted by 24v
I'm in Clairemont. Been here my whole life.
Coolness...my Pops lives right near Morena Blvd.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2014 | 08:31 AM
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Thanks for the answer on the tire Jim
I'm liking that seat Goldsgym, #1
 
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Old Sep 22, 2014 | 09:48 AM
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Got a few things finished up... moved the plate to the rear axle with a bracket from eBay and remounted the right side tail light with a short stand off so it would match the left side. The chrome plate frame is from Custom Dynamics. It's got a row of LED's along the right side. All of the 1157 bulbs have been replaced with LED's from Custom Dynamics too. Since I had the rear fender all apart I also stuck Custom Chrome's fender lip tail/brake light under the fender too.


It's tough to see in these pics, but the air filter is a Ness Stage 2 Big Sucker and the pipes are Freedom Performance's "Amendment" model. The computer got squared away with a Dynojet from Fuel Moto.

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Old Sep 22, 2014 | 12:16 PM
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Your bike looks great, NSR.
I've been leaning towards a side mounted license plate and the Blackline dash as well...it just cleans things right up.
 
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Originally Posted by firefighter616
Thanks for the answer on the tire Jim
I'm liking that seat Goldsgym, #1
Thanks
I need to test it a few more times

It's funny because with stock one, I always making sure that my butt is far enough forward when romping the throttle

Yesterday was the opposite. I had to keep reminding myself to scoot back.
 
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Originally Posted by Goldsgym
Thanks
I need to test it a few more times

It's funny because with stock one, I always making sure that my butt is far enough forward when romping the throttle

Yesterday was the opposite. I had to keep reminding myself to scoot back.
If you are needing to reposition yourself before applying throttle, there is something wrong in your seat-to-handlebars positioning. You should not need to "move" before taking action.

That's why when I ordered my Corbin seat, I specifically asked for the driver position to be moved forward 1 inch. Now, I can comfortably hold the bars full-time with zero strain, and to apply gas, I just twist the grip - no movement or bracing required, because the "hump" that prevents rearward sliding is right where it should be.

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