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Old 05-27-2012, 02:52 PM
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since 2 months i'm the proud owner of a '12 iron, and i think it's time for some upgrades ;-)

this is the work sofar:

# V&H short shots incl. Supertuner
# le pera barebones seat
# coil & key relocation
# tanklift 2.5"

and the "to do" list continues, i'll post some pictures along the way ;-)

chris

here a pic of the home made (laser cut, and home "coated" relocation bracket ;-)


 
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Good job on the bracket. Always like to see "not-store-bought" stuff.
 
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Old 05-28-2012, 03:52 PM
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Im with pococj, good job
 
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Nice job, I did pretty much the same too!
Dya find ya get less miles from it (if ya did a tank lift that is)?
 
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how is the le para seat? The stock on my '12 iron kills me after about 30 minutes. If you can I'd love to see pictures of how it looks as far as the lines of it. Looks good, keep it up!
 
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today i powercoated the headlight ring, looks ok i think ;-))

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Originally Posted by S5VRF
Nice job, I did pretty much the same too!
Dya find ya get less miles from it (if ya did a tank lift that is)?
don't know yet, i did the tanklift just a couple of day's ago, time will tell, but what i hear, it's about 1/8 gal. less




Originally Posted by neely
how is the le para seat? The stock on my '12 iron kills me after about 30 minutes. If you can I'd love to see pictures of how it looks as far as the lines of it. Looks good, keep it up!
i'd love the seat, much better than the stock version.
here's a picture ;-)





chris
 
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Thanks for the pic, the bike looks great. I'll definitely check out that seat as well. I'm still up in the air as to that one, a mustang, or one from sick saddles for $100.
 
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hey guy's

today i did some minor changes....me like...;-)

thanks for watching

next on the list:

# forward controls
# side mount icense plate
# la rosa solo saddle bag
# edge cut footpegs
# edge cut handgrips
# edge cut shift lever
# edge cut control lever
# kuryakin mach 2 airfilter
# white wall tires
# 10" rear shocks
# 14" ape hanger
# black spoke wheels
# motorgadget motoscope mini
# kellermann front + rear turnsignals

chris

 

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Long list bud, I have burley slammer kit on mine and burley 14" narrow apes... They ****in rock baby, I smile every time I get on my bike, not everyone likes apes but in my opinion they look awesome and really suit the iron.
I did a headlight mod too to get shot of that damn 'eyebrow' I'll post ya a pic if I can.
Good luck with your list man!
 


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