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Turbo Punk · January 3rd, 2011, 02:39 PM

Went to my friend Miguel's today to help him put his new extended, chromed, 300 series swingarm and front wheel on his Hayabusa. This thing is a work of art.

I didn't get any before pics but here is what it looks like now.

Ryan · January 3rd, 2011, 03:41 PM

wow that is nuts

rostigbug · January 3rd, 2011, 04:07 PM

that is one AWESUUUM 'Busa

Turbo Punk · January 3rd, 2011, 04:31 PM

New exhaust, light kit, some powder coating and chroming and he just might be done with it.

Ryan · January 3rd, 2011, 04:45 PM

*** bringing back a previous post *** watching american chopper and Jr is wearing that shirt with the bike that was not his... they have it blured out and it looks like it is backwards???? is pocket logo is on his right shoulder???

**V8Transporter** · January 3rd, 2011, 05:52 PM

Just a couple of comments in general. Nice Gold Wing, they look really good when the excess 'wing' is clipped away. A 1-7/8" traier hitch and ball, really?

On the 'Busa...DAMN!
And Fungus. Hope you're okay. I really hate gravel and the roads out here are going to hell by the hour. County says that there is no $ to fix the back roads and they are letting some return to the gravelly days of I guess, the 20's.

How quaint.

rostigbug · January 3rd, 2011, 07:13 PM

Yeppur V8T...a 1 7/8 ball.
I had pics of when I first got it, but I think I lost that thumbdrive!
Yes it was quite a joke.
Apehangers, leather grips with 18" leather thongs dangling from the ends, A/M F/M cassette, The synthetic sheepskin seatcover looked like somekinda Roadkill strapped on the seat.. all wrapped in BRIGHT yellow Krylon!

rostigbug · January 3rd, 2011, 07:22 PM

I am thinking of what I can do to take some more pork off of him....

Maybe find some way to shave a few lbs off of the altornator, I no longer need 385 watts of power

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I also need to figure out how much smaller of a battery I can use that will still start it that battery is as big as a car's.

I should re wire it as well. There is tons of wiring that I no longer need.
The entire rear 1/2 of the frame is designed to support two fat riders, luggage,trailer hitch,ect.

I bet I could cut it all off & build something lighter.
mill the heads to bump compression,put a wideband in the exhaust & jet it carefully

rostigbug · January 4th, 2011, 09:10 AM

[QUOTE=crack monkey; it looks like it is backwards???? is pocket logo is on his right shoulder???[/QUOTE]

I used to work in a bodyshop next to a screenprinter & I would buy his OOPS for super cheap.
I often had T shirts with the pocket logo upside down or switched front to back or crooked.
I think that shop needed more ventalation

JiI · January 4th, 2011, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by rostigbug

I used to work in a bodyshop next to a screenprinter & I would buy his OOPS for super cheap.
I often had T shirts with the pocket logo upside down or switched front to back or crooked.
I think that shop needed more ventalation

Pockets can be a pain to print.
Jeff

rostigbug · January 4th, 2011, 09:40 AM

more photos of the GoldWingAttachment 27404

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rostigbug · January 4th, 2011, 10:30 AM

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I rillyrilly love this bike the way it turned out. I think I will name him "Vincent"

**V8Transporter** · January 4th, 2011, 10:31 AM

Hmmm. So what does the seat weigh? Looks comfy so it must be heavy. The fairing and bar combo really changes the look for the better.

With only a thousand cc (I'm guessing the displacement here) you should be able to run a smaller, modern battery.
I can't believe that you threw away the leather fringe.

rostigbug · January 4th, 2011, 11:16 AM

So I saved enough weight by tossing the taillight to compensate for the heavy seat.
Making the turn inds into stop, tail & turn was no small trick

**V8Transporter** · January 4th, 2011, 07:59 PM

But that's what makes it fun! The side view shows off the purposeful look. Nice!

rostigbug · January 4th, 2011, 08:27 PM

check out www.nakedgoldwings.com

MatteBlack · January 5th, 2011, 05:56 AM

I don't consider myself a Harley guy but, I'd be really happy with one of these. I guess i just did not know about their XRs.

Turbo Punk · January 5th, 2011, 06:12 AM

That's actually cool.

Mikelrome · January 5th, 2011, 06:27 AM

This is a XLCR cafe racer I had once. That XRS looks like a safer ride.

hotpocket · January 5th, 2011, 07:19 PM

Yeah, Harley is still pretty competitive on the flat track, i think they even have their own team

MatteBlack · January 6th, 2011, 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Turbo Punk

That's actually cool.

I like the balance of appeal to Harley, Cafe, Sportbike and Flattrack fans. I guess the XR1200 came out as '09 but Storz has made some tweaks I like visually. For my money I'd like to drop the graphics and ad some sort of front number plate and take it to more of a stripped down cafe look but, I think a lot of different bikers could find something they like (and probably hate too) in the design.