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[Knight]

Warriors are Nice, R1 sportbike brakes (and forks?). My buddy had one and it got more attention than my custom Harley and he paid half the cost of what I did.

Yep. The only downside is they don't increase in value that much even with all the custom work.

Much better without. That fairing looks like one of the aliens from the movie Independence Day.

It's really not that bad in person. Plus it really helps with the wind on the long rides. But I prefer it without also myself.

[theorangeguy]

I have ridden one during a Harley "demo days" event. They're quick, but I didn't like the riding position, pegs are too high er sumpin?
I don't see very many while out riding...???...everybody wants and has Street Glides
Except me, my ole Softail is close to 40k miles on odometer

man thats a clean bike...

[kingls1]

Here are a few bikes I have done top one Honda VTX1800C, #2 is a 1992 GSXR955 I'm most proud of was a 750 punched out to 955 fully hand sanded and hand polished frame, swing arm, wheels, sprocket, weight around 450lbs-150 H.P. Monster.
Last two are 68 & 74 Honda CT 90's I restored. The 68 was for my dad who had one like that when we were kids

[Murder after Midnight]

Knight I would like some opinions on how you would customize build my chopper if it was yours.......Attachment 25716

[5.0THIS]

I logged some time on a trail 90 when I was younger. I wore out the grass in a loop around my folks' back yard Good times.

[Knight]

Knight I would like some opinions on how you would customize build my chopper if it was yours.......Attachment 25716

Is that your bike? Depends on what you like. Lots of options. I usually talk with the customer to see what they want and the overall goal for the bike - strictly show, barhopper, groundpounder, long cruiser, ect.. We can pretty much do anything and everything, for the right price.

[Knight]

I logged some time on a trail 90 when I was younger. I wore out the grass in a loop around my folks' back yard Good times.

I took my motorcycle test on a Honda 80.

They wouldn't let me use my Harley cause it didn't have turn signals or a horn. That little 80 made the test a breeze.

[GTP231]

I used a Suzuki DL(?)110 for my MSF class/license test. One of the instructors yelled at me saying I was leaning to far for knobbies

[Murder after Midnight]

Is that your bike? Depends on what you like. Lots of options. I usually talk with the customer to see what they want and the overall goal for the bike - strictly show, barhopper, groundpounder, long cruiser, ect.. We can pretty much do anything and everything, for the right price.

Yeah that's my bike, i want a show winner, that i can still ride

[kingls1]

I took my motorcycle test on a Honda 80.

They wouldn't let me use my Harley cause it didn't have turn signals or a horn. That little 80 made the test a breeze.

I had two friends who used my Honda 650 I had to take their test one had a tricked out 67 Harley with no safety stuff and the other had a early AMF that leaked oil everywhere. They both passed the riding part but failed the written test! It was funny as shit. I had plenty of fun at their expense....

[Knight]

Yeah that's my bike, i want a show winner, that i can still ride

Is it a rigid? Motor? And most importantly, budget?

[Murder after Midnight]

Is it a rigid? Motor? And most importantly, budget?

Was gonna start with this, budget is flexable


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[Knight]

Those are a good start, but you'll need a lot more to be a show bike. The market is flooded right now with custom choppers and the like. Every show I'm at has at least a few dozen. The big wheel baggers are big right now too. Give it a year or two, and the trends will change. Cafe racers and bobbers are starting to come up. If you want a show bike that will always draw attention, one-off parts and paint like the Warrior, or extremely wild like one of my personal bikes - Franky, is the way to go. Pick a theme and build to that - flames, skulls, vintage, rat, ect..

[Knight]

The worst thing to do is throw a bunch of catalog or web mass produced parts on and try to hit shows. There are so many custom builds out there that there's no competing.

[Murder after Midnight]

I want to go with a flame theme throughout the bike,I'm thinking of getting a custom seat like this made

[Murder after Midnight]

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[Knight]

Customs seats are good, but depending on the distances you plan to ride, most won't offer much comfort. It's kind of a trade off.

[theorangeguy]

I logged some time on a trail 90 when I was younger. I wore out the grass in a loop around my folks' back yard Good times.

my first one was a honda XR80

[5.0THIS]

my first one was a honda XR80

In the past couple of years I've seen a couple of trail 125s come through auctions. I tried to buy them, but damn if those little things aren't worth a lot of money these days

[theorangeguy]

In the past couple of years I've seen a couple of trail 125s come through auctions. I tried to buy them, but damn if those little things aren't worth a lot of money these days

I want a 450...YZF450 to be exact. those things are badddddddddddddddddddddddd