My bike

[kenz]

Okay, here it is in all its glory.... Looks a little rough right now, but give it some time and a dump truck load of money it'll be good as new!

1987 HD Softail Custom

[lilbrucie]

omg dude that is amazing! do work on the thing and i know itll come out lookin good!

[lilfroger]

How long have you been working on it?  What are the grand plans for it?

hmm should be very very pretty when done

[mayfair]

What's on your to do list? I've got an 89 in my garage if you need pics of something.

Back corner

[kenz]

Haven't quite decided what I'm gonna do. I know it sounds bad, but I started the teardown about 5 (yes 5) years ago when the carb took a dump. I have run stock bars, apes, and drag bars and think I'll go back to apes as I liked them the best. Maybe not as tall as before. I had to extend a 48" wiring harness 6 inches to hook up the switches. Also want to switch to a springer fork and hand shift. So, looks like a long broke winter.

[mayfair]

Have you ever ridden either a Springer or a hand shift bike?

[kenz]

Nope, haven't used a hand shift, and haven't rode a springer. The springer shouldn't be much different, but don't know if I got the coordination for a hand shift until I try it. Speed shifting should be fun! The first bike I ever rode was my 883. First ride ever was when I picked it up from the dealer and went once around the parking lot, thru on a helmet and rode 45 miles home! Kinda like on the job training. I like that '89 you got back in the corner, anything special done to it? Any experience with a hotter cam? Would like to see more of it if you don't mind. The apes look like what I had except I had 3" wide glide risers under the bars. Like them risers because they were straight, as opposed to the softail risers that bent back 1". Kinda made it hard to reach the grips going around the corner!

[spencea15]

Looks like a fun project but get to work i want to see it done.

[mayfair]

The springer front end tends to be a bit more bouncy ( I think ), and hand shifting can be a bit of a challenge, especially with a foot clutch. DEFINATELY not the scoot I'd want to try and ride home from a bar.



I'll roll the 89 out and take some pics as soon as I can. It's a bar hopper, not a distance runner.