WOOHOO It’s DONE! And it is AWESOME! I LOVE the way it came out both in appearance and especially the way it rides! I think most of the difference is … Continue reading →

ALMOST done – I just ran out of steam tonight. It was a LONG day with a client standing me up twice for a meeting (my price just went up), … Continue reading →

I am officially stuck until my tank and fenders come back from painting. Tonight I got the rest of the wiring done, the tail lights in, the functions verified, everything … Continue reading →

It was all about the controls today as I got the new bars installed, all the switches and stock levers put back in, rearranged the cables and show you a … Continue reading →

Tonight I had the pleasure of working a couple hours in the A/C! I got all the new lights wired up and the front installed and working! The front light … Continue reading →

Finishing up the valve adjustment, which was quite difficult due to cramped quarters and my large hands – I’m glad I did it because one was way out of spec. … Continue reading →

Getting in to the meat of the service for the bike, even if I left it stock, I start the teardown needed for the valve adjustment. As some other things … Continue reading →

Getting more assembled, I ran in to some issues with kit parts, and had to go waste some money on tools. Why companies mix metric and SAE fasteners or even … Continue reading →

Getting further along, I didn’t get all that much done this time but it sure TOOK a long time! The rear fender bracket was a real PITA for my big … Continue reading →

Officially in assembly mode now, the rear wheel went back on, with a little gotcha 😉 Part of the fender bracket went on, floorboard bolts, the battery box, the ECU … Continue reading →

The new phonebook is here! The new phonebook is here! Oh, and the rest of my parts too 🙂 The huge order of parts from BlueCollarBobbers.com came in – definitely … Continue reading →

More parts came in! I goofed on the unboxing clip, pushing the wrong button and taking a single photo instead of a video…oh well. The front and rear brakes, front … Continue reading →

WOW that was hopefully the worst of the build, what a NIGHTMARE doing the steering bearings. I know they can be a LOT easier on some other bikes, but this … Continue reading →

Wow this was the toughest day just from doing one simple little task, getting the bottom steering head bearing off the shaft. Tapping was useless, as was prying. In the … Continue reading →

Moving along I got the rear shock swapped out, the floorboard off, cleaned and painted hammered black to match the side covers, the tank gauge bezel swapped over and some … Continue reading →