Oh my god mud....11 days...tank bra....dealer broke my bike...U R RIGHT...I HAVE BEEN ATTACKED BY THE ULTIMATE POSER...!
Most people know -when you are stupid - if you keep quiet - NO ONE MAY CATCH ON - What was this guy thinking....?
I am going to throw away my Mantis Tiller - apparently steelcowboy is the ultimate TOOL ...!I WILL PUT ON RUBBER BOOTS BEFORE I REPLY TO HIM AGAIN...! (probably a pic. of someones elses bike too...)

 

Your a big talker aren't you. The F'in dealer did break the feul line when they were doing they mechanic was changingout on my lockset thankfully they had one there to replace it off another bike. When I was putting on the tank bra I broke it trying to hide the straps real welland since the bike had to go in for the recall on the battery box they just ordered me one under warrenty.From drop off to pick up it took them 11 days to get the part and to install it. And if you have any doubt about how real my *** is you can bring your *** down here and we can ride the dragon so I can show your punk *** how Bobs apes can flow in the twisties you made the challenge before I called you out before I'm doing it again. Or did yourbitch mouthwrite a check yourpunk asscan't cash??

 

Settle down Ladies. This is the internet. Grow a thicker skin. I suggest we all just take a deep breath. To each his own. No need to call people "out". There is no need to pay any mind to Insults slung our way over cyberspace. They mean nothing.

Lets all just get a chuckle out of our own bravado and then go ride.

 

diffrent i like the creativety. great work eater

 

LOL ... looks like you've got enough on your plate to keep you busy for a while.

Just a side note here. I just bought my first bike (a bob) and I would LOVE more than anything to be able to do the work you and others do to your bikes.

Believe me, I'm trying to learn and I think I'll tackle a few small projects this summer and try to "wade" into doing the work myself. I also have no tools, nor can I afford them right now, so that's the first step. Also planning on getting the father-in-law to teach me to weld! Although I can't see me working metal for my bike anytime soon.

Maybe a question is in order here. How did everyone get the confidence/skills to work on your bikes. Was it trial by error? Did you spend time in bike shops? Work on cars first?

 

4 pages of replies tyre and only one "Bellend" takes exception to your work , not a bad ratio buddy and as i said first off , i dig what you,ve done and i re-iterate keep doing your own thing bro.
Dont stoop so low as fluffycowboy asking you "out" he may pack steel , have a bling ride and a mouth that runs marathons BUT if bothbikes were parked in the street i know which one would have the crowd around it

-=BJ=-

 

Rayzor, great attitude.
Believe me, it is very satisfying to twist your own wrench
and beat out your own mods.

"wade" into doing the work myself -
Right, that is the way it should work.

In my case, I started out with a 64 XLCH sporty in 1965,
when I was 15. We had to carry wrenches to ride.
The engineering 40 years ago was nowhere near as reliable as today.
So, it was wrench or walk.

Course in 65, we didn't know what an electric starter was,
so we had to kick to ride.

My first car was a 35 Ford way back then, and the block cracked.
So I dropped in a 55 Chevy 265.
Same story, wrench or walk.

So, start out easy, don't get stupid, up the ante as you proceed.

Way back when, my rule was to buy a new tool for each job.
Adds up after awhile. Buy the best you can afford.
They will pay for themselves.

mud

 

She,s looking hot mud...............
You keep teasing us all with sneak previews and different pics of the ride , looking better every time.

Rayzor

You got some great advice bud , i have tools passed down from my father and have had to buy some along the way.
I am no way in the league of some of the guys here for wrenching , but i have tackled a few mods in the 8 weeks i have owned my dyna.
Keep visiting the forums and reading these guys are full of good advice ......... most of the time anyway

-=BJ=-

 

Sweet ride, It's nice to see a bike thats not covered with every chrome trinket the factory has to offer...Later

 

Thanx for the compliment -=BJ=-
appreciate it.

As to the tools passed down comment -

Over in Great Britain, what are we talkin??

Surely not SnapOn, Mac, CraftsMan, Black n Dicker, Milwaukee, etc.

What do you folks like - British made, German, Scandinavian??

I have hundreds passed to me from my father and grandfather.
both were, as I am, modeler/ornamentalist. I love my job.
My greatGrandFather was a blacksmith.
I have his anvil, leg vise, and many tools he made by hand.
A good # of my tools are over 100 years old.
They're the smartest and seem to know exactly what to do.

mud