jrrkulp
Mad Hatter
So ok, I'm a newb. As in I've owned my 81 XS400 Special II for a week and its my first bike.
That being said, my urge to get out and ride is warring with my innate compulsion to tinker and modify. This I guess goes hand in hand with going to school for Mechanical Engineering.
So my situation is this, I'm a poor married college student with no shop and a pitifully small budget, and I'd like to change the look of my bike to something vaguely bobber, though with two seats so I can convince my wife to ride with me.
My to do list so far:
1: Exhaust (headers look good, mufflers are shot)
2: Hidden rewire (Fairly confident in my ability to do this)
3: Single center mounted speedometer
4: Shorten rear shocks and mount fender on swing arm.
5: Better seat.
I'm at work so pictures of what I'm working with will have to follow tomorrow. I'd love any suggestions on how to accomplish these items, or any other ideas or suggestions.
PS
My stylistic likes:
Bobber
Street tracker.
Dislikes:
Cafe racer (I didn't buy a crotch rocket, I can think of better ways to abuse my gonads)
Chopper (the raked front just doesn't do me.)
Ape hangers (I'm built like a gorilla anyway, no need to accentuate that fact)
That being said, my urge to get out and ride is warring with my innate compulsion to tinker and modify. This I guess goes hand in hand with going to school for Mechanical Engineering.
So my situation is this, I'm a poor married college student with no shop and a pitifully small budget, and I'd like to change the look of my bike to something vaguely bobber, though with two seats so I can convince my wife to ride with me.
My to do list so far:
1: Exhaust (headers look good, mufflers are shot)
2: Hidden rewire (Fairly confident in my ability to do this)
3: Single center mounted speedometer
4: Shorten rear shocks and mount fender on swing arm.
5: Better seat.
I'm at work so pictures of what I'm working with will have to follow tomorrow. I'd love any suggestions on how to accomplish these items, or any other ideas or suggestions.
PS
My stylistic likes:
Bobber
Street tracker.
Dislikes:
Cafe racer (I didn't buy a crotch rocket, I can think of better ways to abuse my gonads)
Chopper (the raked front just doesn't do me.)
Ape hangers (I'm built like a gorilla anyway, no need to accentuate that fact)