What would you have done differently?
I regret buying used parts trying to save a buck even though the seller(s) say they are in "very good to excellent" condition. I should have known better.
Heal soon hero & get back in the wind!
Thank you!
Heal soon hero & get back in the wind!
Thank you!
I regret buying used parts trying to save a buck even though the seller(s) say they are in "very good to excellent" condition. I should have known better.
Heal soon my friend & get back in the wind!
Thank you!
Heal soon my friend & get back in the wind!
Thank you!
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Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 3,492
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From: Illinois
Welcome home Soldier and God's speed on healing well. I wish I had done this sooner yet I am not sorry I couldn't. I took my kids on after a divorce and raised them alone.
I wish I had never waited so long for suspension upgrades, air on back monotubes up front.
I also always assumed apes were uncomfortable and I based that on nothing! They didn't look like they were comfortable therefore they weren't, or so I thought. Internal throttle, wires and controls are the ultimate.
I also always accepted stock seating on a Harley. God what a mistake that was. Choices were limited when I was young, not so anymore. Gelfoam is some amazing $hit!
I always wanted performance but again, funds. Not so now, this is a bad *** lil 98" stroker motor. Headwork is a must.
I rode my 1st Harley, a 1969 Sportster at the tender age of 13 and never looked back. I just turned 57 and will ride to the grave.
Do it now Dude, all that you can as much as you can. Budget be damned. A wife, home, kids, all that stuff makes it hard. If your single go ***** out right out of the gate and never look back.
I wish I had never waited so long for suspension upgrades, air on back monotubes up front.
I also always assumed apes were uncomfortable and I based that on nothing! They didn't look like they were comfortable therefore they weren't, or so I thought. Internal throttle, wires and controls are the ultimate.
I also always accepted stock seating on a Harley. God what a mistake that was. Choices were limited when I was young, not so anymore. Gelfoam is some amazing $hit!
I always wanted performance but again, funds. Not so now, this is a bad *** lil 98" stroker motor. Headwork is a must.
I rode my 1st Harley, a 1969 Sportster at the tender age of 13 and never looked back. I just turned 57 and will ride to the grave.
Do it now Dude, all that you can as much as you can. Budget be damned. A wife, home, kids, all that stuff makes it hard. If your single go ***** out right out of the gate and never look back.
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Joined: May 2014
Posts: 68
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From: KY
Welcome home Soldier and God's speed on healing well. I wish I had done this sooner yet I am not sorry I couldn't. I took my kids on after a divorce and raised them alone.
I wish I had never waited so long for suspension upgrades, air on back monotubes up front.
I also always assumed apes were uncomfortable and I based that on nothing! They didn't look like they were comfortable therefore they weren't, or so I thought. Internal throttle, wires and controls are the ultimate.
I also always accepted stock seating on a Harley. God what a mistake that was. Choices were limited when I was young, not so anymore. Gelfoam is some amazing $hit!
I always wanted performance but again, funds. Not so now, this is a bad *** lil 98" stroker motor. Headwork is a must.
I rode my 1st Harley, a 1969 Sportster at the tender age of 13 and never looked back. I just turned 57 and will ride to the grave.
Do it now Dude, all that you can as much as you can. Budget be damned. A wife, home, kids, all that stuff makes it hard. If your single go ***** out right out of the gate and never look back.
I wish I had never waited so long for suspension upgrades, air on back monotubes up front.
I also always assumed apes were uncomfortable and I based that on nothing! They didn't look like they were comfortable therefore they weren't, or so I thought. Internal throttle, wires and controls are the ultimate.
I also always accepted stock seating on a Harley. God what a mistake that was. Choices were limited when I was young, not so anymore. Gelfoam is some amazing $hit!
I always wanted performance but again, funds. Not so now, this is a bad *** lil 98" stroker motor. Headwork is a must.
I rode my 1st Harley, a 1969 Sportster at the tender age of 13 and never looked back. I just turned 57 and will ride to the grave.
Do it now Dude, all that you can as much as you can. Budget be damned. A wife, home, kids, all that stuff makes it hard. If your single go ***** out right out of the gate and never look back.
Road Captain
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 631
Likes: 26
From: Rome (Italy)
No regrets for the moment and mods aren't finished yet! 
Something I can suggest is adding the Blackline console, stock gloss black or chromed depending on how you wish to mod the bike.
Obviously Stage I, Air Cleaner/Tuner/Exhaust, that's a "must".
Heal soon!
Something I can suggest is adding the Blackline console, stock gloss black or chromed depending on how you wish to mod the bike.
Obviously Stage I, Air Cleaner/Tuner/Exhaust, that's a "must".
Heal soon!
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Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 862
Likes: 2
From: WI
Start with the end in mind. Get a vision of what you want your scoot to be, and work every stroke of your mod brush to that end. A boat load of cash can be spent, only to be changed out later with a pile more because this didn't fit with that. In fact, part of the reason I chose the Slim is because I had a vision ahead of time, and it was the best "blank canvas" to work from.
Example - I put a set of grips on the stock bars, only to spend that $80 again a few months later because I finally put the apes on that I knew I wanted from the get-go. Not a huge loss, but that same $80 would have put me another 800 miles down the road, or I might have been able to fund the apes project a month earlier. Another is that, for the foreseeable future, there is NO plan to put a windshield on. Had I planned on it, the turn signals I put on the front would have to go, as they're incompatible - would have gone with something else.
Another issue I see a lot is a reluctance for some folks to do a lot of their own work. As someone above mentioned, get a service manual, and pick up a wrench. Regular maintenance and a lot of your mods can be done with a couple of simple tools and probably a jack - all can be had for the cost of a single service at the dealership.
There are TONS of folks on here who have made their scoot THEIR scoot. Find your own inspiration, do some research, and go nuts.
Example - I put a set of grips on the stock bars, only to spend that $80 again a few months later because I finally put the apes on that I knew I wanted from the get-go. Not a huge loss, but that same $80 would have put me another 800 miles down the road, or I might have been able to fund the apes project a month earlier. Another is that, for the foreseeable future, there is NO plan to put a windshield on. Had I planned on it, the turn signals I put on the front would have to go, as they're incompatible - would have gone with something else.
Another issue I see a lot is a reluctance for some folks to do a lot of their own work. As someone above mentioned, get a service manual, and pick up a wrench. Regular maintenance and a lot of your mods can be done with a couple of simple tools and probably a jack - all can be had for the cost of a single service at the dealership.
There are TONS of folks on here who have made their scoot THEIR scoot. Find your own inspiration, do some research, and go nuts.
