Okay so after the new year started with me soon entering college I was at the point where I gave up on my VL800, went down to Harley and tried getting a new bike that didn't have so many issues after being refused due to me being young with horrid credit history by 14 different financing outlets I tried the only bike shop I trusted in town.....and they tried to screw me so hard I that day vowed to never let them touch my bike again and have been learning/repairing my own bike since, a week after school began I looked my bike up and down....for three hours just literally sat outside until sunset staring at my bike and decided since it has kept me safe and rubber side down in the 2 plus years I've been riding it through all the issues thick and thin I owed it to take a lot better care of it and build the bike I sought to buy instead. Chose working on the bike I fully own being its my only vehicle and I've yet to learn how to drive a car this will be quite a lengthy process and while its little progress here and there I'm making headway among the cries from friends and coworkers who ask why I simply don't just buy a new bike I'm going to list my plans here and keep updated with pictures since this forum is where I got most advice and ideas from (thanks guys!) and on January 29th I said screw the haters and began my tasks for the project
The list of things I seek to Do
(any advice is extremely welcome)
List Of Finished Projects
basically going for the blacked out low-rider look
looking to make the bike mine and want that sense of achievement
first Pic is the bike in 2013 almost right after I bought it from roommate
next pic is bike today after some work already done (not no it has not taken me two+ years to do all this actually was was recent I took all the back seats off
will keep updated and pictures will come too
The list of things I seek to Do
(any advice is extremely welcome)
- Front end bearing upgrades and fork seal replacements
- Smaller LED black turn signals mounted in different locations
- Removal of fork covers upper and lower
- Forwards controls and new pegs in black
- New headlight (LED upgrade if possible)
- New seat
- All chrome painted in a Flat black
- All other parts painted in a satin black
- Blue collar bobbers side covers to replace OEM covers
- Replacement of all hoses and possible upgrade
- Control boxes painted and switches replaced to new non faded ones
- Stash tube installed to hold registration and title
- Have been considering the DJ mod I've seen here
- Coolant flushed and replaced
- License plate mounted on the side
List Of Finished Projects
- 2" rear drop (DONE)
- 12 inch black apes(10 inch Mini Apes DONE)
- removal of pair valve (DONE)
- kuryakyn metric grips (DONE with cheaper, nicer eBay knockoff)
- removal of rear seat, sissy bar, and backrest (DONE!)
- exhaust either ceramic coated in black or painted by myself[/strike] (DONE)
- might do a exhaust wrap for pure cosmetics (Did do an Exhaust Wrap)
- new spark plugs (DONE!)
- Clutch upgrade (DONE!)
- After-Market Air Intake (DONE!)
- New battery (Old Battery finally crapped out, gold standard Autozone Battery) (DONE!)
- Carburetor rebuild and deep cleaning (DONE, partially!)
- Carb Rejetted with Dyno Kit (DONE!)
basically going for the blacked out low-rider look
looking to make the bike mine and want that sense of achievement
first Pic is the bike in 2013 almost right after I bought it from roommate
next pic is bike today after some work already done (not no it has not taken me two+ years to do all this actually was was recent I took all the back seats off
will keep updated and pictures will come too
