New Platform Modification Ideas
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From: Plover, WI
Easily reversible in mere hours? How do you plan on restoring the pinstripes you deleted?
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Intermediate
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From: USA
BTW, if lean angle happens to present an issue, will simply rework the plan accordingly.
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Correct. By simply popping back on the factory original fairing, tank, fenders, etc. that came with the bike and had been stored away safely so they're all kept pristine like I've done on other builds. Easy peasy! Anyway, any word yet on how bike will be somehow "devalued" with this plan?
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From: Kalifornia
After just TRYING to sell mine, MANY sources told me that stock, low mileage bikes, are the most desirable and best selling, and draw the highest prices. Do what you want, its your bike. I am not saying to mod or not, I like to make changes myself, but just lettin ya know what I found out. Mine is a high mileage bike, 69k now, and nobody seems to want those, at least not if they have to pay for it, lol.
I quit trying to sell mine when dealers want to offer me have what they have bikes listed for, same age as mine with more miles.
I quit trying to sell mine when dealers want to offer me have what they have bikes listed for, same age as mine with more miles.
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From: USA
After just TRYING to sell mine, MANY sources told me that stock, low mileage bikes, are the most desirable and best selling, and draw the highest prices. Do what you want, its your bike. I am not saying to mod or not, I like to make changes myself, but just lettin ya know what I found out. Mine is a high mileage bike, 69k now, and nobody seems to want those, at least not if they have to pay for it, lol.
I quit trying to sell mine when dealers want to offer me have what they have bikes listed for, same age as mine with more miles.
I quit trying to sell mine when dealers want to offer me have what they have bikes listed for, same age as mine with more miles.
Road Master
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From: Florida
Did not know you just changed stock parts, way I took to understand it you took off the pin striping and removed the tank emblems, a little info goes a long way. Excuse me if I don't stay on here hour to hour.
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As far as I know, all that horrific factory pinstriping is painted on, not tape, so yeah, it doesn't just peel off (which would be great), and a simple swap of the parts is way to go IMO. Bonus: This way you can then have any primary color ya want too and throw the bike back to stock if that how it should be sold later. Not sure what you mean about you "don't stay on here hour to hour."
Road Master
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From: Florida
Correct. By simply popping back on the factory original fairing, tank, fenders, etc. that came with the bike and had been stored away safely so they're all kept pristine like I've done on other builds. Easy peasy! Anyway, any word yet on how bike will be somehow "devalued" with this plan?
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Cruiser
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From: Georgia
G*DD*MN you for being creative and sharing your ideas! WTF is wrong with you?!?!
I bet you can't do the same for the SG... lol
I have no critiques that matter, thx for sharing!
I bet you can't do the same for the SG... lol
I have no critiques that matter, thx for sharing!
Last edited by Crazyasian; Jun 10, 2023 at 12:48 AM.
