Juice McGoose
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posted November 29, 2008 03:15 PM
Pics of my "new" '06
I got this last week. Went for a ride today (58 degrees outside in Washington State) and thought it would be nice to take a few pics of my new ride. It has a few things I haven't seen a lot of. Rear chrome grab handle. Side grab handle to lift the bike on the center stand. An inner fender to keep crud off the rear shock and kind of a cool tank protector. I also have pics of the Buell footpegs and 1 1/8" bar risers if you want to see those.
I've been a machinist for over 30 years and I am going to make my own bar risers. I don't like the two high risers I have seen for sale. It doesn't have to be elaborate. Just a pair of risers that put the bars up and back about 4" from stock.
  
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Juice McGoose
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posted November 29, 2008 03:24 PM
 Edited By: Juice McGoose on 30 Nov 2008 00:25
I was using the Yahoo! photo share site and it didn't work.
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Juice McGoose
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posted November 29, 2008 03:26 PM
Darn. Is there a size limit to the pics you can post?
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eklipse636
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posted November 29, 2008 03:43 PM
all i see is x's...
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Bluebyyou
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posted November 29, 2008 03:44 PM
Edited By: Bluebyyou on 29 Nov 2008 23:52
Went to your album and checked it out. Looking good those M14's go well with that black bike. But, while I was checking out your hugger I couldn't help but ask does this dude ever lean, LOL. Seriously brotha, you need to work on kill'in those monsterous chicken strips. Just yanking your chain.
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ratbyk
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posted November 29, 2008 04:05 PM
Go to the topic "Picture Posting" above. It has a great step by step on how to post pics.
So far as fabricating a bracket to raise handle bars. All I did was take the top triple clamp from an old 78 XS11 Yamaha and using a hack saw, couple of files and a drill created the bracket shown below. I used a normal alloy tube handle bar to sit into the perches I had created.
It raised the bars about 5" and back 3". I was able to stretch/reroute all of the cables and wires except the front brakes. I bought a longer braided stainless brake line for that.
It is extremely comfortable to ride for hours at a time. I also put on a Zero Gravity ST smoked windshield to complete the "look" and comfort zone. I'm no machinist, just creative and $ challenged.
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Juice McGoose
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posted November 29, 2008 04:31 PM
quote:
Went to your album and checked it out. Looking good those M14's go well with that black bike. But, while I was checking out your hugger I couldn't help but ask does this dude ever lean, LOL. Seriously brotha, you need to work on kill'in those monsterous chicken strips. Just yanking your chain.
Yeah, good one Blue! Hey, I just got the bike last week and it rains half the time here this time of year.
About the M4's, the more I hear them the more I like them. They may be on for a while.
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Juice McGoose
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posted November 29, 2008 04:42 PM
Ratbyk, thanks for the idea on the bars. Might save me some time.
Where does the wind hit you with that windshield?
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dcjens
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posted November 29, 2008 04:51 PM
+ 1 bok bok bok
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Lacker 14
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posted November 29, 2008 05:15 PM
Juice what part of washington do you live in?Just Curios for a future washington ride.Cheers
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bawls
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posted November 29, 2008 05:19 PM
WIth my old ST shield, It would hit me right in the vent on the top of my helmet.
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ratbyk
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posted November 29, 2008 05:20 PM
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Ratbyk, thanks for the idea on the bars. Might save me some time.
Where does the wind hit you with that windshield?
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I'm 5'9" and with the taller bars and taller windshield it catches me just at visor height at 80mph. Any faster and I start to slouch down a bit. Above 140mph I don';t seem to be able to escape the wind blast. In fact the helmet starts to lift from the vacuum above and the chin strap tries to strangle me. Of course I don't spend much time at those speeds. 120 for longer periods and it works good. It's just that the road starts to get too narrow for my comfort zone.
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speedyme
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posted November 29, 2008 05:53 PM
how loud is that exaust?
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Juice McGoose
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posted November 29, 2008 06:13 PM
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how loud is that exaust?
Well, if you are in an enclosed area like between buildings it's pretty loud. Out in the open it's not too bad. "Loud" can only be compared to other exhausts and I haven't heard any other 14 exhausts. Like one guy here said it's quieter than a lot of the Harley's you hear. It's certainly quiet enough if you ride with ear plugs. If it's quiet enough for the cops in your area is the question.
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speedyme
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posted November 29, 2008 06:25 PM
thanks, also that bike is sweeeet! love the all black! im lookin at the new monster edition just can't get past all the green crap! trying to figure out ways to get rid of the green before i buy it especially the wheel stripe. hopefully i can paint over that and just remove the stickers. and get all black side panels.
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johnsonzx14
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posted November 29, 2008 06:57 PM
Im buyin a bunch of used(extra) plastics so i can pain mine all green.. then I will have two nice sets... change colors whenever I want...lol
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Juice McGoose
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posted November 29, 2008 09:23 PM
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+ 1 bok bok bok
Hey dcjens, when I got home tonight the first thing I did was put your Concours 14 seat on my ZX. The front half gray matches my tank guard but most importantly the seat fits me like a glove. I'll know for sure when I put some miles on it but I'm thinking it's going to be nice. I measured across the width and it is at least 2 inches wider, which surprised me. Thanks for the great deal.
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Juice McGoose
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posted November 29, 2008 10:42 PM
Edited By: Juice McGoose on 30 Nov 2008 06:47
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thanks, also that bike is sweeeet! love the all black! im lookin at the new monster edition just can't get past all the green crap! trying to figure out ways to get rid of the green before i buy it especially the wheel stripe. hopefully i can paint over that and just remove the stickers. and get all black side panels.
Thanks speed. Loosing the green could be easy or it could be tricky even for a professional. If it was me and I could afford it I would buy a bike that looked just the way I wanted. People who buy new bikes usually take very good care of them. Why not buy a black '06 or '07 from one of these people. If there isn't a spotless used bike in your area there may soon be with the economy going the way it is. Heck, I bought my CRX off e-Bay 1200 miles away, flew down, met the guy at the airport and drove it back. If you get enough pics and ask enough questions you can get a great deal. With the money you save you can fix that puppy up just the way you want. Better yet, buy one that is already fixed up the way you want.
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