This is how I rode it for the rest of the year. It was a lot of fun and I got some compliments on it when I stopped to get gas.
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This spring I got to work on it's next stage. My goal was to create a bike that would be comfortable, quick, good in the twisties, and have bags so I could take it on some long trips. I love camping and would like to ride this all over, camping across the country.
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Got it all stripped down to this point and ordered parts.
I had gone back and forth on getting rid of the fairing or not, and I'm glad I did. It was a lot of extra weight that I didn't need on the front of the bike, including a 3 pound counter weight?! All the electronics were removed so I could rework the harness. The fuel tank was removed. I cut off part of the upper "backbone" and welded in a single back bone so I could mount a traditional style tank.
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I rebuilt and lowered the front forks using progressive springs. I got rid of the air suspension up front by getting some fork caps made for a Sportster. I replaced the rear air shocks with 11 inch Progressive 412's. I installed a J&P front headlight, TC Bros tracker handlebars, new throttle and grips. I bought a gas tank from a 1980 Suzuki gs1000 that was very close to the same size as the faux tank. I've always wanted to have a sticker "paint" job so I did that on the bag lids. Set it on the ground and pushed it outside to see if my vision was coming together.
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It looked even better than I thought it could.
Next up was to do the exhaust. The old mufflers were so rusty that they fell off as soon as I unbolted them. Got a couple pipes bent up at an exhaust shop and welded them on. And I removed the center stand.
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All that is left is to finish up the wiring! Stay tuned....