What mods you got planned for this winter?

[blackwell33]

Yup, it's gettin cold out. I hate the cold weather like nothin else so I dunno how much longer I'll be able to take the bike out.

So, what mods do you have planned for your sportster over the winter? These are some of the things I'm thinkin about..

Mini Ape Handlebars- prob 12"

-wanna change somethin with my air intake.. not sure yet

-replace headlight with custom mounted to lower fork stabilizer, remove brow

-relocate coil and ignition- custom short plug wires

-turn signal relocation

-tank lift

-lowering block

-gas cap- not sure which kind yet

-grips and pegs.. dunno which ones yet

-maybe some powdercoating on some parts

[gruss]

really waffle-in over the chop on the rear fender, it may look goofy with the back rest....

fork brace for sure...those sporty forks like to move around alot...

and just maybe gonna paint her black with red met. flake.....

drill the belt guard, and air box, as per daves mod.....

and hell the list goes on, but i wont get that far..g

[blackwell33]

Originally Posted by gruss

really waffle-in over the chop on the rear fender, it may look goofy with the back rest....

fork brace for sure...those sporty forks like to move around alot...

and just maybe gonna paint her black with red met. flake.....

drill the belt guard, and air box, as per daves mod.....

and hell the list goes on, but i wont get that far..g

Man, that's a good list.. I like Dave's mod too. But I'm starting to like the bare look of the air filter without a cover.. just the bare mechanical look.

My bike is blue.. and I thought about painting too, but I dunno how much that would cost. I'd rather get rid of my stock bars and put on something to straighten my back out a little.

I also like the fork brace idea and maybe even some new fork springs.. the stockers aren't so great. Man, the money adds up fast though..

[gruss]

Originally Posted by blackwell33

Man, that's a good list.. I like Dave's mod too. But I'm starting to like the bare look of the air filter without a cover.. just the bare mechanical look.

My bike is blue.. and I thought about painting too, but I dunno how much that would cost. I'd rather get rid of my stock bars and put on something to straighten my back out a little.

I also like the fork brace idea and maybe even some new fork springs.. the stockers aren't so great. Man, the money adds up fast though..

money ? crap, i knew i was forgettin sumthin..........

my list is long, but most i can do myself....including paint.
i've got a booth at work, and painted as a pro for 3 years...so the sporty shouldnt be much trouble....

what bars you lookin at ?

[blackwell33]

wish Utah was close to Maryland.. I'd throw some cash to ya for a paint job in a heartbeat

I'm not sure about the bars yet. I'm thinking just the HD Mini apes which are just like $69 bucks. Then again, I'll need HDs expensive cables.. so I keep hearing these guys names thrown around.. everything in a kit custom for your particular order

Harley Ape Hangers Motorcycle Handlebars - Hill Country Custom Cycles

[gruss]

Originally Posted by blackwell33

wish Utah was close to Maryland.. I'd throw some cash to ya for a paint job in a heartbeat

I'm not sure about the bars yet. I'm thinking just the HD Mini apes which are just like $69 bucks. Then again, I'll need HDs expensive cables.. so I keep hearing these guys names thrown around.. everything in a kit custom for your particular order

Harley Ape Hangers Motorcycle Handlebars - Hill Country Custom Cycles

i hear ya, but your so close to dean, ya really should give him a shout, and see if he'll make a deal for ya, he's the paint man....

i really thought about apes after i got my sporty, but i decided on the drag bars, and for me, they work best....my shoulder got worked on a couple years back, and i cant do the ape thing...it hurts....

by the way, that bottom link on your sig line has a trojan virus attached....i tried to open it, and the virus attacked my proxy server...it's all good, just thought you might like to know....

[blackwell33]

a virus? wha? It's just a website.. a blog that I wrote. I don't even know where a virus would come from on there. I just clicked on it multiple times and it just links me to my website.

Tread on This!

[big worm]

i going to try and convert over to a chain drive for more gearing options and strap a nitrous bottle on the bike for a little more HP.

[gruss]

cant say for sure where it came from, but the firewalls i use, detect a resident virus attack....

that website has sumthin going on...it all but raised the red flag of china when i hit it.....

weird.....its all good.....i blocked it.......strange it didnt hit your side...

[gruss]

Originally Posted by big worm

i going to try and convert over to a chain drive for more gearing options and strap a nitrous bottle on the bike for a little more HP.

now yur talkin......