Well, it's winter here in SW Pennsylvania, which means it's time to completely rip apart my bike and screw with it. I got some pictures of what I've done so far, but I don't want to give away too much all at once... so, here are a few pictures of what I'm working on:
And, just for reference later on, here's the latest picture I had of it before I tore that @!#$ up:
More updates soon!
thats 1 wide tire!!
im running 180s on my r6... what is that? 255s?
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The only harley id ever ride...mind you i like th midnight version...all flat/black ...mmmm.
i did the rims the same on my rr...looks good.
nice vrod!!
i'll be tearing down my yamaha here soon...
Mat Cacciatore wrote:thats 1 wide tire!!
im running 180s on my r6... what is that? 255s?
It's a 240/40-18 on an 8.5" wide wheel. It was originally a 5.5" wheel with a 180/55, but I wanted to fill the back fender up since it looks funny with the original tire on there, and a 240 is almost exactly the same width as the rear fender (plus, if you go any wider, it will really kill your low-speed maneuvering). And the story behind the wheel is enough in itself... apparently Performance Machine quit making the "Monaco" wheel design last year, and I was not able to buy an 8.5" matching rear wheel, so I either had to A) buy two new wheels, plus matching brake rotors and sprocket, to the tune of about $3000, or B) send my 5.5" rear wheel to Kosman Specialties to have them cut the rims off the wheel and weld wider ones on, for $550. So, naturally I chose the cheaper but more difficult route, and then after getting the wheel back, I put about 5 hours into grinding the visible welds off the inside of the wheel using lathes and air tools. Then, I decided I wanted to do 2-tone on the wheels to match the paint, so I had to polish the rims which I got about 10 hours in to (mainly because I had to sand all of the scratches out that came from removing the welds). I finally got it powdercoated (black in the center and clear over the whole wheel), and now I have to take off the front, strip the chrome, polish the rims, and get that one powdercoated along with the front rotors and sprocket. That should all be done in the next week or so, and then I get to start on round 2, which is the fun part (look at my sig picture for a hint)
Here's a picture of the rear tire on the bike while I was mocking it up to make sure everything (barely) fit:
drool.
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I give up...
i'm buying a VW those people love trees, so they should love eachother too... "Andy"
Bow chicka bow bow
Semi-put-back-together:
Rear wheel is installed, still missing belt guards (which I'm hacking up) and axle covers. New Corbin "Young Guns" seat (which I got for a steal of a price, not sure if I'm gonna keep it or not though). And don't mind the dirtbike stance, I forgot to deflate the bags before pictures. Some of you more observant types may have noticed my lack of turn signals... well, they're there, you just gotta know where to look (You'll see what I mean shortly). Also, in the second picture you can see Willie G's autograph on the "gas tank."
Got the front wheel off, de-chromed, and I polished the rims, so it'll go to the powdercoaters on Monday with the rotors and should hopefully be done by next weekend.
Peace!
very nice bike, love the rear tuck. nice work man.
You need a DX rear fender for that thing
Looking good man!!
I really want to pick up a VRSC soon, just torn between the F and the DX......and of course funding, lol.
Can;t wait to see it finished!
I love the silver / chromed out color
looks great!
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LowFire wrote:You need a DX rear fender for that thing
why would I want to do that? The 07-up V-rods that come with the stock 240 tire have that awful-looking wide rear fender, and the way mine is set up the fender is nearly the exact same width as the tire, it just looks much better (to me at least).
There are a few F's at the dealer I work at, black is definitely the best color. It's a cool-looking bike, it would nice parked next to that Vette
I just like the wide ass fender on the back with the ones that came with the 240 tire
I love the black F, just need to take it for a test drive.....we'll see this spring
Some new stuff:
Black front wheel, upper fork tubes.
The best update I can do to it:
That's right, paid off suckas! Took a year and a half, triple payments will do that though.
That's all I got for now.
A V-Rod will take an R6 I'm quite sure... And I own an R6.... That thing will haul ass in a straight line. Nice bike... I'd def pimp it... Lookin damn good.
V-rods are fast for a 600-pound cruiser motorcycle, but most all 4-cylinder street bikes would walk away from one very easily. Your average new 600cc bike puts out about 100 horsepower to the wheel. My bike is probably around 105 to the wheel (right now
), but it's hauling around an extra 200 pounds at least. The only advantage my bike has on a sport bike is that it's got a long wheelbase and you can launch it hard. I would have no problems taking just about anything out of the hole until about 60mph, but it's over after that. With an average rider, a V-Rod runs about an 11.50 quarter mile and a 600cc will run about 10.50... and a 1000cc will run 9.90. Plus, we're not even talking about corners here.
Yes, some new stuff:
Screamin' Eagle CNC-ported cylinder heads, powder coated black.
Intake
Exhaust
Pieces of my exhaust that are no longer attached to my bike. Took six pounds of unbalanced weight off the right side of my bike, and it looks sexier, too.
