 Re: Lets see them....cutom builds
|
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,284
Learned Hand
|
Learned Hand
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,284 |
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
hey mountainman i like that seat. do you know what kind it is or is it just custom?
Watcha talkin' about?
I thinks he means the bike on the left which was in Warlocks' post. 
I'm lost.
I believe he's referring to your Bates solo seat.
Strangler
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....cutom builds
|
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 12,964
Stickman Yogi
|
|
Stickman Yogi
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 12,964 |
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
hey mountainman i like that seat. do you know what kind it is or is it just custom?
Watcha talkin' about?
I thinks he means the bike on the left which was in Warlocks' post.
I'm lost.
I believe he's referring to your Bates solo seat.
I don't have a bates solo seat and my bike is not even featured in this thread. Sorry I can't help.
Live to love, love to live.
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....custom builds
|
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 10,721 Likes: 5
Should be Riding
|
Should be Riding
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 10,721 Likes: 5 |
I only posted so I could fix the spelling in the title word custom 
Always remember to be yourself. Unless you suck. Then pretend to be someone else.
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....custom builds
|
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 103
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 103 |
My bike got run over 
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....cutom builds
|
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 1,483 Likes: 6
Learned Hand
|
|
Learned Hand
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 1,483 Likes: 6 |
Quote:
Quote:
Here's mine...just picked it up with the mods already done.
Plans to add my touch to it, but Im liking it so far!
Nice score!!!!! Where did ya scoop that one? What year is it? She's beautiful... you're in for a whole lot o' fun the way I see it!!!! 
Keith, I believe "thedeuk" was referring to this post.The bike is "bugnbox"'s.
'04' Black America
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....cutom builds
|
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 103
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 103 |
I want them bars 
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....cutom builds
|
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,284
Learned Hand
|
|
Learned Hand
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,284 |
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
Here's mine...just picked it up with the mods already done.
Plans to add my touch to it, but Im liking it so far!
Nice score!!!!! Where did ya scoop that one? What year is it? She's beautiful... you're in for a whole lot o' fun the way I see it!!!!
Keith, I believe "thedeuk" was referring to this post.The bike is "bugnbox"'s.
That is a nice seat
Strangler
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....cutom builds
|
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 1,228
I live in the sun downunder
|
|
I live in the sun downunder
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 1,228 |
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
hey mountainman i like that seat. do you know what kind it is or is it just custom?
Watcha talkin' about?
I thinks he means the bike on the left which was in Warlocks' post.
I'm lost.
Buy a decent map.
FrankW
Ex Speedmaster rider, went to the Dark Side now riding an America.
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....cutom builds
|
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 92
Member
|
|
Member
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 92 |
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
hey mountainman i like that seat. do you know what kind it is or is it just custom?
Watcha talkin' about?
I thinks he means the bike on the left which was in Warlocks' post.
I'm lost.
Buy a decent map.
I see what you did there 
Ignorance is bliss
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....cutom builds
|
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 116
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 116 |
ahh, sorry. mountainman i saw your name next the image you quoted. i meant: hey bugnbox, i like that seat...
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....cutom builds
|
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 12,964
Stickman Yogi
|
|
Stickman Yogi
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 12,964 |
Quote:
ahh, sorry. mountainman i saw your name next the image you quoted. i meant: hey bugnbox, i like that seat...
Well now that we got that one figured out, let's get back to the custom... I mean cutom builds.
Live to love, love to live.
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....cutom builds
|
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 2
Complete Newb
|
|
Complete Newb
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 2 |
Thank you very much for these pictures of great looking bikes. Now I have plenty of new ideas what, at least, I could try to realize during next winter. BR: Heikki from Finland 
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....cutom builds
|
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 251
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 251 |
Hey guy's... My seats are being qc'd this week and should be up for sale week after... The price I am aiming for is £169 finished in a choice of leathers perhaps with tailored designs... The quality is gonna be 1st class, with a good snug fit to the frame and tank... Direct replacement for the triumph ones... No messing... I'll keep you posted. (worldwide shipping too.)
Mike.
Veho Liberate
Iustus Paratus Prohibeo Penuriosus Effectus
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....cutom builds
|
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 12,964
Stickman Yogi
|
|
Stickman Yogi
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 12,964 |
Quote:
Hey guy's... My seats are being qc'd this week and should be up for sale week after... The price I am aiming for is £169 finished in a choice of leathers perhaps with tailored designs... The quality is gonna be 1st class, with a good snug fit to the frame and tank... Direct replacement for the triumph ones... No messing... I'll keep you posted. (worldwide shipping too.)
Don't forget to post it in the Vendors Only forum.
Live to love, love to live.
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....cutom builds
|
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 251
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 251 |
Ahh... I been putting stuff in the classifieds... ;-)
When sorted I'll put it in the vendors forum
Cheers... :-)
Mike.
Veho Liberate
Iustus Paratus Prohibeo Penuriosus Effectus
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....cutom builds
|
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 251
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 251 |
Standard one piece seats posted in the vendors forum... Start from £89 Panelled, old skool, custom designs now available too...
Mike.
Veho Liberate
Iustus Paratus Prohibeo Penuriosus Effectus
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....cutom builds
|
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 457
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 457 |
wel... so much for keeping mine 'mostly stock' once i get it. oh man i can't wait. it's like i gotta pee.
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....cutom builds
|
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 251
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 251 |
That's how I felt when I bought mine... So many ways to chop it 'cool'...
I could buy 10, make every one unique, and still have ideas left over... I would too if I had the money...
Mike.
Veho Liberate
Iustus Paratus Prohibeo Penuriosus Effectus
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....cutom builds
|
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 467
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 467 |
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....custom builds
|
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 10,721 Likes: 5
Should be Riding
|
|
Should be Riding
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 10,721 Likes: 5 |
Looks good Mike! Are those JC Whitney pipes? I used to run those on my CB650
Always remember to be yourself. Unless you suck. Then pretend to be someone else.
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....cutom builds
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 18,825
"Lighten up, Francis."
|
|
"Lighten up, Francis."
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 18,825 |
Looks nice. I have that tank with kneepads and eyebrow badges. Need to get it installed soon.
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....cutom builds
|
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 467
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 467 |
I got the mufflers 17"long from www.mikesxs.com a Yamaha XS650 twin site. The mufflers fit a 2 into 1 header they sell. The muffler is a 1-3/4" I.D. . I went down to a local muffler shop and had them make me the exhaust pipe extensions which cost me $40 plus I had to paint them. The mufflers I bought awhile back I believe I paid $69 or $79 a piece for them. I like the sound not to loud (to me) and if they are to loud they give you 3 bolts you can screw in to quite them down.So far I like them.
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....cutom builds
|
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 558
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 558 |
Nice looking ride ya got there SBlue, do dig the exhaust.
2008 Speedy, AI removed, DIY airbox destruction with K&N filters, spectres, re-jetted and "custom" rattle can paint job.
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....cutom builds
|
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 476
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 476 |
so whats with the swing arm support bars. it looks like you have one of those 4 point rearends you see in trophy trucks.
looks cool...what does it do?
If it isn't broke, I haven't messed with it.
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....custom builds
|
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 10,721 Likes: 5
Should be Riding
|
|
Should be Riding
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 10,721 Likes: 5 |
Quote:
so whats with the swing arm support bars. it looks like you have one of those 4 point rearends you see in trophy trucks.
looks cool...what does it do?
If I had to guess, I would say for rear set foot controls? 
Always remember to be yourself. Unless you suck. Then pretend to be someone else.
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....custom builds
|
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 20,096 Likes: 2
Fe Butt
|
|
Fe Butt
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 20,096 Likes: 2 |
Yep, I think you're right, Dave.
Mike! Sorry, but while I'm not crazy about the exhausts from front to back goin' from chrome to black and then back to chrome again, I have to say your mid-peg/control set-up looks VERY clean! I REALLY like the looks of that!!!
So, what's the story on those babies, huh???
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)
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....custom builds
|
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 467
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 467 |
Well guys after getting hit in the old family jewels after hitting a bump after a bridge expansion joint,ouch! I decided I would move the controls back for my short legs.I moved the controls,shifter and brake back to below the seat. I have a 30" inseam to give you an idea.I was always reaching to the controls before.They are now in the position more like a dirt bike or the Scrambler.If I come up to railroad tracks I can stand up on those little pegs and ride over them with no problem.I left the front pegs out there,but I moved them back about 2" so I can move my feet out front on the highway.My legs bother me now if I leave them in one position on a long trip.Now I can put my feet in the middle for control,out front to stretch out or on the back passenger pegs to kind of give my back a break also.--There are more pictures under the exhaust section.I believe I put them under "good price".Pictures before the pipe extensions and after I moved the mufflers back.
Last edited by Speedblue; 10/06/2010 2:57 AM.
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....custom builds
|
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 20,096 Likes: 2
Fe Butt
|
|
Fe Butt
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 20,096 Likes: 2 |
I fully understand your reasoning about the mid-pegs, Michael. In fact, it's been probably five years ago since I also came to the same conclusion that sitting on your tailbone with this whole feet forward thing isn't exactly conducive to a lot of people's lower back health...a complaint we occasionally read around here from some BA/SM owners who often eventually feel they must sell their BA/SM and purchase a different bike with a "standard" riding position, because of this very issue. And so, at that time of about five years ago, I also designed and fabricated a set of mid-pegs/brackets for my BA which bolt into those holes on the bottom of the frame rail that the never-to-be-offered-by-Triumph center stands for our bikes were supposed to be bolted into. However, my mid-pegs do not have any controls attached to them, though since the day I bolted those onto my bike, I've been kickin' around ideas about how to move the controls to those pegs, similar to what you've done, or maybe add supplemental controls to them. (btw...I've now seen the closeup pics of your setup which you posted in the exhaust forum, and this might give me some idea as to how I might eventually move and/or add the controls to my mid-peg setup...thanks for directin' me to those pics...I appreciate it!) 
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)
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....custom builds
|
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 467
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 467 |
Your welcome Dwight. I would like to see your set up espically if you move your controls. Since doing mine I have had other ideas on how to redesign them.It's a matter of time and patience. This set up took quite abit of time figuring out a design that I thought would actually work and hold up. I have lowered the pegs about 1" from the orignal design,but it's been pretty much the same since I put it on. Your design sounds cleaner. I had an old Triumph racer mention the place you used for your midmounts after I had already finished my set up.I have been on some dirt and gravel roads since doing this and I must say I feel much more confident riding on those type roads now. Also I have suprised a few sport bike riders coming up behind them.They do not believe a "cruiser" can handle descent. To me it's a "motorcycle",I have seen a few Harleys that handle pretty good and the Victorys also.
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....custom builds
|
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 3
Complete Newb
|
|
Complete Newb
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 3 |
Here's my 2002 America.Let me know what you think.Thanks
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....custom builds
|
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 3
Complete Newb
|
|
Complete Newb
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 3 |
sorry I can't get the pics to load.I'll post when I figure it out.
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....custom builds
|
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 116
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 116 |
a snap of my bike. thanks for all the ideas you've given me from the forum. there's still a few more cosmetic things i'm gonna do.
[image]http://www.flickr.com/photos/brin/5115274716/[/image]
Last edited by thedeuk; 10/25/2010 3:11 PM.
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....custom builds
|
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 116
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 116 |
apparently images aren't loading correctly for me either.
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....custom builds
|
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 1,883
Learned Hand
|
|
Learned Hand
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 1,883 |
hmmm..... Deuk's Bike That is one very cool looking bike. I'd like to see more pictures. Did you powder coat the shrouds on top of your forks? ~Brent
~Brent
-----
"Nothing you can be is more terrible than what I am." ~ 2007 Black Speedmaster!!
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....custom builds
|
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 116
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 116 |
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....custom builds
|
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 3,937
Loquacious
|
|
Loquacious
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 3,937 |
It NEVER ceases to amaze me how when I can't get something to work, like posting pic's, SOMEONE ELSE that I don't EVEN KNOW can do it from God knows where! 
And you may see me tonight
With an illegal smile
J. Prine
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....custom builds
|
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,284
Learned Hand
|
|
Learned Hand
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,284 |
Quote:
It NEVER ceases to amaze me how when I can't get something to work, like posting pic's, SOMEONE ELSE that I don't EVEN KNOW can do it from God knows where!
I know man! It's, like, magic, dude!
Strangler
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....custom builds
|
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 10,721 Likes: 5
Should be Riding
|
|
Should be Riding
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 10,721 Likes: 5 |
That's a good looking bike, Brin! What kind of wheels are you running?
Always remember to be yourself. Unless you suck. Then pretend to be someone else.
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....custom builds
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 18,825
"Lighten up, Francis."
|
|
"Lighten up, Francis."
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 18,825 |
Very cool. 
|
|
|
Re: Lets see them....custom builds
|
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 12,964
Stickman Yogi
|
|
Stickman Yogi
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 12,964 |
Oh you're good John! I tried to post it for him but...
It's nice to see a bigger pic of the bike now and I gotta say... that bike ROCKS!!
Live to love, love to live.
|
|
|
|
|
