Well Fish, Here's the "Swan Song" post and pic's.
6/18/11 AM.
6/18/11 PM.
Well, sort of.
With the addition of the front speedy fender and bar end mirror, my son and I are at the point where the cosmetic changes are through. We have the "quick change" parts all set up and ready to accessorize in any manner we choose, from two-up, full fendered road barge to the solo bobber you see now. Twenty to thirty minutes, and it can be one, or the other, or ANY combo in between. (No bags, unless it's the Heineken mini-keg one we have).
We have just two more things in mind, then all the time, effort, and money are going into performance upgrades only (motor/handling).
One of the two is to have the solo seat recovered in a distressed, brown leather. The other is to have another tank (as soon as one becomes available for $100 or less, including shipping), painted a medium, metallic, ice blue (like the later Dodge truck blue), with the '69-'79 eyebrow badges I'm SOOO fond of
, with a black or gold background paint color. May or may not two tone paint like stock, leaning toward one color only.
Over the years, many parts from ebay, fab'ed parts from GSP (Ghetto Shed Products), and parts from members here have made it what it is today (or yesterday, or tomorrow).
You may spot your parts here. Members like Richard, Dave, Mike, Zdenko, and Ron
(hope I didn't forget anyone), who graciously sold or DONATED parts, WE THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH for your generosity.
As you can see from the current photos, the green tank is back on. Every time I see a shot of Doug's bike, I go back to the green tank, but now I don't know which one I like best, the green or gold, what-cha think? (this is another reason for the blue tank, to be a more liked color then BOTH of the others.
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We're waiting for some more info. from Bonneville Performance about their 1100 and 1200 kits, with a claimed output of 104 hp & 86-90 ft.lbs., and still only 10.5:1 comp. We've NEVER heard any personal comments from anyone who has had this work done. Anyone have ANY input? The kits can be built in house by them for about 5K for the 1200. I'd go that route for that much work, to have it done by pro's, with a warrenty.
