localmotion411
Street Tracker
My '08 Bonnie Black is almost new, only has about 1k miles on it, but I've had a very distinct vision for it since I first took it away from the showroom. While I liked the Thruxtons, I liked the all-black look of this particular bike and got a great deal on it, so I figured what the hell. I knew it would be fun modding it, and I was right. The evolution of my bike so far has been fairly subtle, but each change has been necessary and has made the bike look and/or perform better. So far, this is what has been done:
OEM tach
Thruxton seat and cowl
TORs
AI removed
Airbox removed
Emissions crap removed
Rejetted w/ 145 mains, 42 pilots
Rear fender eliminated
Front fender bobbed
Ohlins Type 36PL shocks (Thruxton length)
IKON progressive springs
Black clutch dressup kit and bracket
Norman Hyde steering dampener
M Bars, upside down
CRG bar-end mirrors
Black Pazzo shorty levers
Thermos gauge cups
Fork gaiters
sixty8 tank badges
Hedge's pimpin' 8-ball choke pull
Key relocation kit
Black LSL rearsets (on order)
LEDs in gauges (on order)
Veypor wiring in place, unit has billet case (need to reinstall it)
Etc.
At this point, since I've removed the rear fender, I need upswept pipes to complete the look. I would go with Predators, but I want the upsweep of the Thruxton pipes rather than the Bonneville version, so I'd need to buy the headers or trade someone mine.
The only other big change I want to the look of the bike right now is up front. The gauges are too high, which as we all know D9 can rectify. The headlight, as discussed on this forum and rectified by a few, is also too high and not in line with the tank. To rectify this, I could buy some new brackets, but that would expose a lot of the fork tubes, and I want the bike to remain as black as it is now. My solution is to cut a section off the bottom of the stock brackets that is equal to the thickness of the clipon mounts I'm eyeing (http://www.spieglerusa.com/cfm/clipon.cfm?type=offset) which are expensive but perfect. This will leave me a space to mount the clipons just under the top yoke, which will look stock and allow me to keep the stock headlight ears, which I think look great. I will also be able to keep my front signals mounted to the ears. I will have to relocate the rectifier/regulator to have enough room to drop everything down, which is no problem. I do like the M Bars a lot and find them very comfortable, even with the stock pegs, but I want a cleaner, more cafe look.
I guess I just want to get some opinions on everything. If you think my clipon setup is going to be uncomfortable, please say so. I could always mount them above the top yoke, but I don't think it would look as good. Here are some current pics:
OEM tach
Thruxton seat and cowl
TORs
AI removed
Airbox removed
Emissions crap removed
Rejetted w/ 145 mains, 42 pilots
Rear fender eliminated
Front fender bobbed
Ohlins Type 36PL shocks (Thruxton length)
IKON progressive springs
Black clutch dressup kit and bracket
Norman Hyde steering dampener
M Bars, upside down
CRG bar-end mirrors
Black Pazzo shorty levers
Thermos gauge cups
Fork gaiters
sixty8 tank badges
Hedge's pimpin' 8-ball choke pull
Key relocation kit
Black LSL rearsets (on order)
LEDs in gauges (on order)
Veypor wiring in place, unit has billet case (need to reinstall it)
Etc.
At this point, since I've removed the rear fender, I need upswept pipes to complete the look. I would go with Predators, but I want the upsweep of the Thruxton pipes rather than the Bonneville version, so I'd need to buy the headers or trade someone mine.
The only other big change I want to the look of the bike right now is up front. The gauges are too high, which as we all know D9 can rectify. The headlight, as discussed on this forum and rectified by a few, is also too high and not in line with the tank. To rectify this, I could buy some new brackets, but that would expose a lot of the fork tubes, and I want the bike to remain as black as it is now. My solution is to cut a section off the bottom of the stock brackets that is equal to the thickness of the clipon mounts I'm eyeing (http://www.spieglerusa.com/cfm/clipon.cfm?type=offset) which are expensive but perfect. This will leave me a space to mount the clipons just under the top yoke, which will look stock and allow me to keep the stock headlight ears, which I think look great. I will also be able to keep my front signals mounted to the ears. I will have to relocate the rectifier/regulator to have enough room to drop everything down, which is no problem. I do like the M Bars a lot and find them very comfortable, even with the stock pegs, but I want a cleaner, more cafe look.
I guess I just want to get some opinions on everything. If you think my clipon setup is going to be uncomfortable, please say so. I could always mount them above the top yoke, but I don't think it would look as good. Here are some current pics:
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