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Hey Guys, Hope you like my speedy. I let my girlfriend (she is Jewish) name her “Lorca” after Leonard Cohen daughter. I was at Rabbit Hash in Kentucky and a HD rider came up to me and asked if it was named after the gay Spanish poet…. Hahaha, I guess I should read more! Anyway, I think she is missing something, but can’t put my finger on it. Any suggestions?    
Last edited by exodortch; 03/07/2011 11:26 AM.
Going for the 50's look...
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Wow that dame is sweet. What would I do? Get rid of the bag supports and go with ghost brackets. Also I'm not a big fan of the passanger seat,maybe the color of it just stands out, other than that she is a beauty.
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Absolutely beautiful. I'm not sure I'd change a thing, I think you've done a great job on the bike!!!
Live to love, love to live.
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Should be Riding
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Great looking bike! The only thing I would change is the seat color to black.
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Should be Riding
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Jason, she sure is purty! Really dig the white saddle, the pillion white piping too. The stitching on both kicks them both up a notch. "Anyway, I think she is missing something, but can’t put my finger on it. Any suggestions?"  keys in the ignition and you in the saddle!
Blowing gravel off rural roads
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Looks great! Big fan of the blacked out touches in front and the relocated signals. Like the white seat too. Does the headlight visor affect the beam at all? 
2005 Speedmaster, Tornado Red, AI removed, Uni Pods, JCW 19" turnouts
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Ditto the above and more. Very nice! Good balance between blacked out items and those left chrome. Nice contrasts all over.
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Yeah, the bag supports are a bit ugly but he K-drive bags were to expensive to get rid of now.
the visor does not really affect the headlight beam since i moved up to one of those high intensity headlamp and bulb. it really throws a bright, wide, and unbroken rectangle of light now.
The seat grew on me. I was trying to match the cream color of the tank, but the closest thing i could find was white. so i sprung for the metal flake as well (i did not know that meant having a stripper rub her ar*se on it before it was sealed). It looks really good in direct sun though - photo really does not capture it.
thanks for the opinions, keep'em coming!!
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Great looking bike! The only thing I would change is the seat color to black.
I would change the back seat to white! 
And +1 on the easybrackets comment, but those brackets are pretty unobtrusive and look like K-Drive brackets, so if that's the case I wouldn't change to easybrackets.
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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White wheel centers might look nice too.
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Very sweet lookin ride.  If I was going to do something to enhance what you have already accomplished I would put spoked wheels on her. Maybe whitewalls but would photoshop it first to be sure it looked the part. You have done a great job already and there is no need to spend more.
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Yes! Whitewalls would be the shiznit.
White cheesegraters. White tail light housing.
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Looks great! Big fan of the blacked out touches in front and the relocated signals. Like the white seat too.
Me too! Love seein' all these BAs and Speedies around here lately with that blacked-out front end! And, the white seat looks great on your bike, too! I say keep it, as the white matches the tank's "target".
(...and yeah, I'm thinkin' white-walls might look kinda cool on your bike, also!)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Looks awesome and unique just as it is!!!!!
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Darn pretty! The white seat really sets it off. And the balance between chrome and black is spot on!
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The black and chrome mix looks great, what did you use for turn signals?
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thanks for the comments! the turn signals are kuryakyn (see below). i got one of those solid state relays, so they are run/turn lights. the red with smoked lens in the back looks really cool at night. not sure the charging system is happy about it though. My tach light fades a little with the pulse when i put the turn signal on now. I have been thinking about whitewalls for a while. not sure how i feel about them. I'll photoshop a pic and throw it up in a bit. i guess it would not be a big deal because i could wait until i needed new tires and throw a set on. if i dont like them, i could change back when they wear out. will whitewalls fit stock rim? I dont think i want spoke rims, had some bad experiences on them while doing some geological mapping in the Himalaya riding on an enfield. what are white cheesegraters? when does the snow melt in Toronto!?!  rear- http://www.kuryakyn.com/Products/3760/Universal-Red-Single-Circuit-Turn-Signalsfront- http://www.kuryakyn.com/Products/1807/Bullet-Light-Front-Turn-Signal-Conversion-Kit
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That looks great. I love the seats, and I agree the stitching takes it up a notch. I also am working on blacking out my front end. Everything about your bike looks good.
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"Nothing you can be is more terrible than what I am." ~ 2007 Black Speedmaster!!
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Yes! You must do that! 
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I wouldn't change a thing. Looks great the way it is.
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Yes! You must do that!
Agreed!!!
And yeah Jason, I think you have the width of those WWs just about perfect in that photoshopped pic there.
(...and now to find 'em just like that!)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Nice ride!! I'm not much for white walls but they would look awesome on your set up. You should think about lowering your rear suspension a little.
Opportunities multiply as they are seized. - Sun Tzu
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