Godspeed409 Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Nobody sells (To my knowledge) anything other than the stock top triple tree. kinda wanted something different... i spend alot of time looking at it, its kinda like a focal point to alot of stuff.. Im not overally concerned with the Glare from the sun... (ill know soon if its bad or not).. went ahead and polished it, smoothed all the lines (Top and bottom) and rounded the corners. the line on the top of the second pic is actually the roof line in the house at the top. the little plastic honda emblem i painted flat black, and filled in the wings with red.. also polished the center bolt... ill add a few pics tommarow when its on the bike. I thought about actually cutting an XX into the left side or.. something.. maybe making a maltese cross and molding it onto triple tree... or maybe im just too anal and should just leave it the hell alone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganDonor Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 That shore is purty! Oh... and nice purse... but you expected that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godspeed409 Posted December 17, 2006 Author Share Posted December 17, 2006 Oh... and nice purse... but you expected that. yea i was thinking i would get that... its the wifes makeup bag... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkxx Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Nice. How long did it take you to shine it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Para045 Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 i spend alot of time looking at it, its kinda like a focal point to alot of stuff.. I think maybe you should be looking at the road ahead instead :icon_think: Im not overally concerned with the Glare from the sun... (ill know soon if its bad or not).. :icon_gay: :icon_gay: or maybe im just too anal and should just leave it the hell alone... Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganDonor Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Oh... and nice purse... but you expected that. yea i was thinking i would get that... its the wifes makeup bag... It's shiny, too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sokanxx Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 It looks good i am anxious to see it back on the bike. but please dont put a maltese cross in it!!! Are you going to powder coat the clip ons or will they be getting polished also? how hard was it to get the top triple off? something i could do in 15 minutes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godspeed409 Posted December 17, 2006 Author Share Posted December 17, 2006 i spend alot of time looking at it, its kinda like a focal point to alot of stuff.. I think maybe you should be looking at the road ahead instead :icon_think: Im not overally concerned with the Glare from the sun... (ill know soon if its bad or not).. :icon_gay: :icon_gay: yea, your right, i stare at the controls the whole time im riding... i meant when the bike is parked dumbass.... and its gay to make shit look better/cleaner than it came from the factory? ok.. It actually took me longer than i thought because i couldnt figure out what i wanted to do with it.. probably took about three hours from start to finish, (with dinner in between) It looks good i am anxious to see it back on the bike. but please dont put a maltese cross in it!!! Are you going to powder coat the clip ons or will they be getting polished also? how hard was it to get the top triple off? something i could do in 15 minutes? thanks.... the clip-ons are already polished, as are the grips and bar-ends. the triple tree was pretty easy to get off minus the two allen bolts holding the ignition to the tree that were hard to get out. something you could do in about 25 mins probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godspeed409 Posted December 17, 2006 Author Share Posted December 17, 2006 as promised... also took and make spears into the stock levers and polished those... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT Ski Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 pretty cool looking but those grips have got to be rough on you on a long distance ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godspeed409 Posted December 18, 2006 Author Share Posted December 18, 2006 pretty cool looking but those grips have got to be rough on you on a long distance ride yea.. they are to a degree.. i have thin rubber boots that i slide over them if going long distances that helps comfort and temp.. i have big hands anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Para045 Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 pretty cool looking but those grips have got to be rough on you on a long distance ride Very "Phallic looking" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartonmd Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 pretty cool looking but those grips have got to be rough on you on a long distance ride Very "Phallic looking" "I mean, it's still better than flying the airlines, but I can't help but wonder... couldn't you just use pedals and a steering wheel?" "I guess you could, but why would you want to??" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haWHYnXX Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 It looks good i am anxious to see it back on the bike. but please dont put a maltese cross in it!!! Are you going to powder coat the clip ons or will they be getting polished also? how hard was it to get the top triple off? something i could do in 15 minutes? thanks.... the clip-ons are already polished, as are the grips and bar-ends. the triple tree was pretty easy to get off minus the two allen bolts holding the ignition to the tree that were hard to get out. something you could do in about 25 mins probably. Yeah, I also had a bitch of a time getting those allens out. Had to mount the tree upside down on the stem for leverage - those bastards are in there tight!! Also destroyed one of the phillips screws holding the key guard b/c they were so fucking tight I stripped it then needed visegrips to get it out. Godspeed - the top clamp looks great. Now I need to remove mine and polish it better. Here's a pic of mine (also polished VFR clip-ons, bar ends, reservoir covers (bought from egay), and gas cap): [attachmentid=5592] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBadExxample Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Wow! great job. BTW, change your clutch and brake fluid. They're looking awfully dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haWHYnXX Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Wow! great job. BTW, change your clutch and brake fluid. They're looking awfully dark. I'm sure the first comment was meant for Godspeed, and was hoping the second comment was meant for him also, but alas!! - I believe you meant that for me I know the fluids need changing but will do that with my final winter project of the year - stainless steel Galfers or Speiglers (not sure which one yet). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sokanxx Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I was just curious if you replaced the head bearing while you were at it. are the stock head bearing the best replacements or is there a better aftermarket bearing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haWHYnXX Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 I was just curious if you replaced the head bearing while you were at it. are the stock head bearing the best replacements or is there a better aftermarket bearing? No I did not change when doing this mod - got too lazy. However, there are no flat spots or notches when moving bars side to side. Probably a next winter project. When I do change, will upgrade to tapered bearings - lots of info in the threads about this mod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOXXIC Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Vern your bike is looking awesome! really like Godspeed's grips too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venus97 Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 as promised... also took and make spears into the stock levers and polished those... ---------------------- Looks great :icon_clap: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haWHYnXX Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Vern your bike is looking awesome! Thanks Tim , we still need to get together sometime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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