new winter fun and new seat pics

got bored with no riding so figured i would work on her some..seca fender/tail light gone new fender flame mirrors scoot works risers exhaust is off working on harley mufflers and lowered forward controls

yeah the seat is not bolted down just sitting there so it sideways just a quick chop on it going to work on it some more just wanted to get basic shape


the risers are for 1 1/4 bars but they give you adapters for your 7/8 ones now i need to work my magic on the choke to get 1 1/4 controls so i can up grade to the BIG bars lol
oh and i forgot a guy came into my work last week trying to sell of part out a virago so of course i asked some questions about it said the motor might be sold so he was really might be just parting the rest...it has wire wheels soooooooo waiting to see if the motor sells cause those wires are MINE

 

ok so anyways didn't get any replies to this but will keep everyone posted on my progress i bought this seat a few months ago from a VTX chopped on it for a while but couldnt get it to go cut my old pan and worked the stock foam but as you can tell from the pics above it looked bad so one seca seat pan hacked all up and one VTX seat pan hacked all up something had to happen so here ya go


as you can see the fender got some paint no more bare metal but will be blue shortly and the seat looks right at home..works out great now the solo seat gives me support in the small of the back i like...also finally got the forward controls bolted down flipped the mounts from left to right and removed 2" from the spacer not so wide now...still must address the linkage lol and stock exhaust is back on harley cans are way long and look stupid with the short fender looking at the mac 4 to 2 as i speak...let me know what you all think

 

although nobody has anything to post about it i am still going to keep posting :lol: got her out for a short ride it was cold lowlow 30's took some quick pics after

the rear has just the two signal lights here a trailer harness wired for brake and signals off the sandard single filament bulb and one led drilled into the back of each housing for tail lights looks cool at night cause the light shades out around the bulb inside so i get half moon shapes from them

and a pic of the projector headlight

and you can not see in the rear pic but i had no idea what to use to plug my frame where i cut it but was at the gym working out the same day noticed on the end of one of the machines the pipe looked about the same diameter asked the guy that was working about them cause noticed a few were missing plugs they gave me two they work perfect same inside and out side diameter.lol.....FREEBIE...

 

very nice, i like the look. the seat looks great as well. keep up the pics on your progress. good job 4life

 

y4life, what exactly have you done to that Seca? It looks like you have shortened & raked it??? Also, that rear tire looks big - what size is it and is it on a standard rim?

The seat looks good but my wife would not like it

Oh yeah

GoBucks!

 

thanks guys SecaRob just cut the frame after the rear fender hoop where the top of the tire would rest if you remove the shocks and added the fender and its the stock rake thats a virago rear wheel (dont get one bastard size rear shoes) same size as the maxim wheel (16") 130 rear tire and air shocks air out sitting at 9.5" but waiting on my savage shock i ordered :twisted: my girlfriends daugher hates it she was always on the back but not no more i'm flying solo (seat that is)

 

very very cool. that paint scheme matches what youve done to the bike. i think the seca's look so much cooler with pull back risers and chrome in the front.

 

I think it looks real sharp! I'd be curious to know what's up with the different wheels you get for it. I'm not totally into the wire wheels, but something different might be an option.

 

Hey! For some reason I just glanced by last of the pics.....and the first thing that popped into my head was "Nice color on that old VMAX....?!?! HUH?"

You've made that SECA look like a possible granddaddy to a VMAX....I think anyway...

 

well the wheels off a virago will fit but you need to watch what years mine in from an 81 and the shoes are not the same the are a bastard shoe and the air shocks are gone got some savage shocks lol rides so much better