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SeeAPierce

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Recent pics and asking opinion
04/10/06 at 08:42:08

Mods made in last couple weeks while it rained:

100% de-badged

Black belt guard

Added tach

Lowered bars (just rolled them down a bit)

Knocked down the chrome toolbox and cylinder head caps (grinder)

Aftermarket mirrors

Question: Has anyone put knee pads on their tank? Does anyone think that would look cool? I am also thinking forward controls and I'm not sure knee pads and forward controls go together...just like I'm not sure low handlebars go with forward controls either...Is there any "right" or "wrong"??

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'06 S40 green: sporty muff & 10 degree adapter 155 main jet, 1/2 white spacer, open filter, bar end turn signals

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SavageDude Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Posts: 561 OC_California Gender:	Re: Recent pics and asking opinion Reply #1 - 04/10/06 at 09:14:02 Beautiful !!!! However, the tach's location/mount is somewhat ????? But then again, it might take time to grow with it. Where did you get the tach from? I would love to get one just like that. The bike looks great as is, I wouldn't add anything else to the gas tank. That's my 2 cents.
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Dragon King Senior Member Offline Posts: 400 IL Gender:	Re: Recent pics and asking opinion Reply #2 - 04/10/06 at 10:22:12 bike looks great. Who care's what anyone else thinks as long as you love it.It is all in the eye of the beholder 8)
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Pops Ex Member	Re: Recent pics and asking opinion Reply #3 - 04/10/06 at 13:08:15 8)sweet ride man you got it right make it your own .
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slavy Serious Thumper Offline smart cars for stupid people Posts: 710 Phoenix, Arizona Gender:	Re: Recent pics and asking opinion Reply #4 - 04/10/06 at 14:46:59 I wish I was good with a computer, but I know You can use PHOTOSHOP and create an image exactly the way You want it. You do it, You check it, You decide. Who cares what the rest of the world thinks? This is Your ride- You pay for it and You ride it.
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Guido Ex Member	Re: Recent pics and asking opinion Reply #5 - 04/10/06 at 14:53:46 Right on! That's one of the things that makes the savage so cool!
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vroom1776 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2110 Gender:	Re: Recent pics and asking opinion Reply #6 - 04/10/06 at 15:25:52 I would avoid the knee pads. Just my opinion, though... handlebares: go with what's comfortable...
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SeeAPierce

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Re: Recent pics and asking opinion
Reply #7 - 04/10/06 at 18:29:49

SavageDude wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04:

Beautiful !!!! Grin

However, the tach's location/mount is somewhat ????? But then again, it might take time to grow with it. Where did you get the tach from? I would love to get one just like that. The bike looks great as is, I wouldn't add anything else to the gas tank. That's my 2 cents.

The tach is a Custom Chrome 310226. I had to modify the mount a bit and buy metric hardware, but I think I like it for now...It's like $85 on the Custom Chrome web page, but I got it new on ebay for $50 including shipping...

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jrm8486 Ex Member	Re: Recent pics and asking opinion Reply #8 - 04/10/06 at 18:49:26 Your bike looks great!, get the forward controls you will love them.
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Jim_R Ex Member	Re: Recent pics and asking opinion Reply #9 - 04/11/06 at 07:27:18 wow that is a sweet bike. I like the tach location although I think it would be kewler if that was the speedo. I think I would skip the knee pads. Everything else looks great. Teriffic job man ps forward controls are awesome but expensive. If you can get a custom made pair off here for cheap you can save alot of money.
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Re: Recent pics and asking opinion
Reply #10 - 04/11/06 at 08:32:24

SeeAPierce wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04:

Question: Has anyone put knee pads on their tank? Does anyone think that would look cool? I am also thinking forward controls and I'm not sure knee pads and forward controls go together...just like I'm not sure low handlebars go with forward controls either...Is there any "right" or "wrong"??

Very nice looking bike.
To answer your Q's:

There's NO such thing as RIGHT.!!!!

If it feels and rides to your liking it's YOUR bike.

Never heard of anybody installing kneepads. Do give it a try and let us see what it looks like!

Forwards controls I like but with the straight handle bar I think the bar is too far forward. That's why I'm searching for S40 risers.

Greetz
Kropatchek Grin

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vroom1776 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2110 Gender:	Re: Recent pics and asking opinion Reply #11 - 04/11/06 at 08:43:35 Kropatchek wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04: There's NO such thing as RIGHT.!!!! If it feels and rides to your liking it's YOUR bike. True, but I think mating a sport bike fairing to a low slung cruiser would be pretty wrong.
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: Recent pics and asking opinion Reply #12 - 04/12/06 at 11:41:38 I'm not sure it'd fit my aesthetics either but I'm sure a cafe racer style fairing would look better to me than a larger one.
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bentwheel Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Ride free, citizen Posts: 658 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: Recent pics and asking opinion Reply #13 - 04/12/06 at 12:07:04 I like your idea of putting on a set of vintage knee pads. I think an old thick set from the thirties would be right on.
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