1st post! Myself and some buddies do a yearly rally/challenge called the MER and this year's theme is big bikes. So, here I am with THE big bike for my steed. The rally is 4 days of adventure riding with a mix of offroad, gravel and pavement twisties while camping off the bikes.
I picked up a 1980 GL1100 with a complete Vetter kit. Although I love the vintage cool of the Vetter setup, I gave it to a fellow rider who was setting up a '80 for touring. It also came with a complete floorboard kit that had to go.
My vision for the bike is pretty simple, make it more like a modern bike. By that I mean modern ergonomics and generally de-clutter the thing but overall nothing major.
So far I've completed the following:
- rear caliper rebuild
- rear master rebuild/powder coat
- carb rebuild
- tank drain and clean
- new fuel filter
- powder coat final drive black. All new seals
- modify headers to accept Harley pipes
- rear fender chop/wedge
- new seat
- get rid of those terrible footboards and replace with pegs
- blast and Cerakote rear wheel Tungsten
- new battery
- new tires - Kenda Big Blocks in stock sizes
And this is how it sits today
Cheers,
Wes