 How often does your bike change
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After looking at some GA rally pics I realized that I have made appearance changes to the bike since the rally, just little stuff
painted the side covers and different horn. But then I begain to realise every time I look at pictures of the bike
something is different from picture to picture. So here the question how often do you change something on your bike?
I still remember the line I told my wife when I picked her up. Its so sharp I wil not have to change a thing,could be the biggest lie I ever told.
Chris
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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I think most of them evolve over time. I tried to do a huge makeover last year but events (and money) conspired against me. So now I just have the front end blacked out. Hopefully the next phase will be paint. Then electrics (turn signals, headlight, etc.).
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Tail light lens too????  Amylee
AmyLee
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It seems to go in spurts but I would say in the two years I've owned the bike, something has changed every 3 months. Got to stop that!
Redbike7
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It seems to go in spurts but I would say in the two years I've owned the bike, something has changed every 3 months. Got to stop that!
Im about the same interval...just cant leave good enough alone.
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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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"Lighten up, Francis."
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I dunno. The one that's on there now looks pretty sloppy. 
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I think it depends on what I see and if I can convince the Mrs that I need it, the bike will be a lot better with it on. It's worked so far 
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I dunno. The one that's on there now looks pretty sloppy.
Hey, it works just fine!
Ok, so license plate illumination is zero but what the hey?
"You can't believe everything you read on the internet" : William Shakespeare
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how often do you change something on your bike?
when it was new it changed pretty frequent but now I would say I change things over the winter just to feed my "fix". So I guess at least once a year in the spring
Erwin
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Mines about to change. I ordered some black Ikon shocks and fork springs from Brent and will be putting them on tomorrow when I get back home. BTW... I ordered these things from Brent in the morning, they were shipped the same day of order, and they arrived at my front door the VERY next day. Kudos up the kazoo for Newspeedmaster.com!!! 
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 In the first few months of ownership, did the the usuals, ai removal. Added drive lights bags and sissy bar. Long TORs. couple home meade do dadads and a couple store bought do dads. Underwent an accedental change last year at this time. All of those changese have now been reversed. Abd bikes pretty much back to the way it was prior to thoase changes. I still have one of 2 unfinished doit youself cosmetic things going on. Trouble is i nolonger have access to "free" machining. (access is there but has become risky). SOme time this season. If the money gods smile on me I plan to loose the stock bridgestones and and maybe put in progressive front springs.
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I've had mine about 2 months now, and so far just the ai is gone and mixture screws are different. However, I have 2 boxes of parts in the garage and more on the way(gaiters,seat,rack,etc), so a change is on the way. Cosmetically, every time I look at it I see ways to change it. Funny, like oneijack I thought it was perfect the way it sat in the dealer showroom but it's not quite playing out that way. It's great having such a great and versatile platform to work with though!!
ride when I can, work when I have to
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My Gold Wing friend keeps telling if I spend enough money, I'll have a real bike.
Redbike7
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At first it was only little things, like the chrome clutch cable loop, a tool bag, saddlebags, and oh yeah - the very first thing was removing the A.I.. I added a Flyscreen a couple of years ago, then the clutch-lifter dress-up kit. And then last year, thanks to the CLASSIFIEDS here on this Forum, I picked up a Triumph Touring Seat, a Sissy Bar and Luggage Rack, and a set of TORs, all told, spent about $300 for the three items (Beat that). The Dealers may be discounting the Tank Badges now that the new tank is out - I picked up a set of Knee Pads and the Garden Gate Tank Badges for only $100 last month. So yeah, my Speedmaster does look a bit different now, four years later. I've kind of "Gone My Own Way", I guess. 
Keith
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AI removed, Pingle, UNI Filter, 1 shim, straight-through slash-cut TORs, Stage 1 DynaJet, 140 mains, 3 turns, 16/42 final drive, 115K
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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My Gold Wing friend keeps telling if I spend enough money, I'll have a real bike.
After I had to replace my belt with a Harley piece, and put the HD saddlebags on my bike, my buddy said it would be quicker to just buy a Harley rather than build one piece by piece. 
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My Gold Wing friend keeps telling if I spend enough money, I'll have a real bike.
After I had to replace my belt with a Harley piece, and put the HD saddlebags on my bike, my buddy said it would be quicker to just buy a Harley rather than build one piece by piece.
BLASPHEMY!!!!!!
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Whatever Lola wants , Lola gets . I wonder if she REALLY loves me .
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Every time I tell my wife this it on the bike I get the deservable yeh right! look.
She's a Lady and the Lady is 100% mine !
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My wife is all the time trying to buy me something for my bike . She did it again today . It's to make up for all the Harley stuff I got for hers .
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CHROME! 
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My bike was in a constant metamorphosis the first two years. Now that it is almost 3 years old, I don't see much I want to change in appearance. I have all the chrome I want, but I'll probably change saddlebags eventually.
The big bore was my change for this year. I may change sprockets/chain to something slightly different. It took me about 2 1/2 years of changes to want to stop.
Bob
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How often does your bike change?
Every several hundred dollars 
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The only time I've ever "finished" a bike is when I signed over the title to the new owner...it's just a given factor and I thank my wife for allowing it to occur.
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Mine has changed recently after I took a dive in Helen yesterday.  lots of parts bent and lots of chrome scratched
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Only when I work on it....
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well, lessee, I gave the mixture screws another eighth of a turn when I got home tonight, does that count as a change?
ride when I can, work when I have to
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I hear you there Snows. I'm glad your up and able to post, I hope that means you are doing okay. I was there recently myself. I keep looking at things to change, and I know what I want. I'm just trying not to buy everything at once and enjoy each little piece as I do it. I did just picked up a solo seat and ordered a seat adapter from Fast Eddy. The luggage rack is coming off too. My speedy already is looking better. What next?
~Brent
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Hi Chris, My sickles change as needs demand. Monday saw a reconfiguration. Having two sister sickles it is real easy to inadvertently change the configuration. The biggest reconfig was when I stripped Vera of her touring accoutrements, placing those on Cinnamon girl last Aug/Sept. Then the invariable weekly pillion shifts. Got to just leaving the oem pillion on the shelf now. Vera looks real fine with a naked rear end. Having said that I really need to redo the rear indicators as they look out of place with the bare fender. Ahh, want to paint a memorial to OKC on the fender too. Too many ideas not enough wherewithal. Seriously, both sickles have all the farkles they is gonna git.  Everything i buy now consists of maintenance items especially new rubber thingees. Swapping out parts are the changes...Saddle with backrest, then without. Blk corbin saddle then alligator gold pin stripped corbin saddle. No windscreen(s) then well it will be a long time fo any are remounted.
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It seems like everytime i go out to work on it, I take off more parts then i put back on...ahah
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Lately, it's been all tinkering and no visible changes.
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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Heck Moe I didnt know you had another bike who is Cinnamon girl and where are her pictures?????
Chris
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Black 04 sm freak AI removed TORs 152 jets
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Heck Moe I didnt know you had another bike who is Cinnamon girl and where are her pictures?????
funny guy.
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And i am sticking to that story..