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Got her back from paint piece by piece over the last week. Finally got to really take it out and open her up. Let me know what you guys think. I tried to mix it up vicla style with a hot rod paint job. Thanks to Beam Bros. Paint. JD@ shotgun shock and Mark from Choppershop1 for the wheels and Todd @customsaddlebagliners.com for the sick liners.
Looks good man... I'd also like to see bigger photos! I'm looking to do something similar for my next build - only with a couple other things (stretched rear fender, etc.). Sounds to me like you have got a fair amount of mods done when you mention your "thank you list". Looks good, and I bet it rides down the road well also.
One of the things I have been toying with is putting a set of dual speaker lids on the bags - I thought that having those lids, while painted black... Would look pretty neat with the speaker grilles chromed. Everyone paints them to match. Something like this.... http://custombaggerforum.com/forum/s...-Atomic-Orange
I just don't know much about bikes with stereos. Could I mount an amp in the saddlebag, and just power it off of an iPod? Instead of having a stereo deck cluttering up the inside of the bags?
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