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Old 02-02-2011, 03:54 PM
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Hey wrussi, what seat do you have? Is it from the 48?
 
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Old 02-05-2011, 08:02 PM
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Ok got her all wrapped up today with the help from my friend.
This round of mods:
Relocated front turn signals, speedo, coil, and ignition. Tank lift, wire tuck.
New bitwell tracker bars, interal wires. New black ISO grips.
My friend had an extra set of short shots so I threw those on as well.
Kuryakyn sent me the wrong grips and made me pay return shipping. Pretty lame.
Vance & Hines never would contact me back about a new mounting bracket, so we made one. Awesome of them.
Uskoolines and Bitwell were nice to deal with. Quick service, good product.
Took her out for a ride tonight. Burrrrrrr.
Will get pics as soon as I get a nice day around here.
Will also give a ride report on those bars and grips.
 
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heres mine
 
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Old 02-13-2011, 10:37 PM
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Hey...so this is my first post. I've seen a buttload of great looking iron 883s out there and I've picked and choosed what I liked and went with it. Like most of you know out there, it seems the look of the bike is constantly changing. My iron has changed. First it was low and lean for looks, then it transformed to more of a chopper that is more comfortable to ride. I'll try to attach some pics of the transformation.






 
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Old 02-13-2011, 11:43 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxAJF5Qtz-4
 
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Old 02-14-2011, 08:23 AM
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Well I have put on about 200+ miles with the new bars and grips. Still don't know if I really like them or not.
They look great but it's cramping up my clutch hand. Maybe I just need to get used to them.
Dallas which bars are those? Did you have to change over all your cables?
 
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Old 02-14-2011, 11:36 AM
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Hey 3Skulls...the latest bars are chrome 8" Jammer Wide Z-Bars I found on eBay for $50-60. I used a scotchbrite pad on them to give that brushed metal look. I also used the stock grips and wrapped them with black hockey grip tape. As far as the cables, I only replaced the front brake cable. You can used the stock brake cable if you remove the brake cable mounts, but it looks kind of crappy. Clutch cable was fine, however I believe 8" bars in the highest you can go before needed to extend it. The control wires are fine. I believe I even have enough slack to run them internally (without adding extra wire) since I rerouted them during the tank lift.
 
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Old 02-14-2011, 11:47 AM
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@ Dallas883Iron

What seat is that? Been looking to get a aftermarket one coz the stock one isn't working on looks on my bike
 

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Old 02-14-2011, 12:03 PM
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Thanks for the info. Are they kurled?
When you replace the break line do you have to do the whole line or just the upper part?

I really like the look of your bike. I wish I could test out handlebars before buying them.
Thanks again for the info.
 
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Old 02-14-2011, 12:05 PM
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@ironhide

It's the lepera barebones...picked it up for about $160-$170. It's no more comfortable than the stock seat although you can probably guess that the name of the seat. The shape/form of the seat feel better and looks a hell of a lot better than stock...to me anyway!
 


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