Transforming boring into FUN! sort of a madmax/cafe look

well.... long story short since the weather has been poor here i got real bored and had some fun with the maxim. i already have my touring bike so all this is used for is zipping around town and to work to keep the miles off the vstar. anyway.... i made it a little faster and a little more fun to ride. you'll see what i mean by the before and after pics. only thing left i'm waiting for is my pod filters. all the jetting is done and bike runs like a scalded dog! haven't decided if i'm going to paint the rims or not. i think i might. also i'd like to put a cafe fairing on it but it's got a 5" headlight so none of the ones i've found so far will fit. oh well..... what do you guys think? here's a list of what got done

cleaned & rejetted carbs for pods and 4-1 pipe
lowered front 3"
flipped and dropped handlebars
stripped off any excess parts (pass pegs, centerstand, etc)
new rear fender & lighting

 

what a big diffrence those modifications make, completely changes the look of the bike, looks really good actually looks 100% better than before. check out these windscreens from national cycle i think either one of these would look real nice on your bike.

ebay item no. 130042719351 f16 #n2526
130042719380 f18 #n2528

allthough i think both these windscreens are headlight bracket mounted i dont think you would have any problem adapting them to fit your bike.

i like the f16 and am thinking of buying it for my bike.you can also go on national cycle website and check out the other models of winscreens.

 

heres the f16 and f18 shields

 

f18

 

thanks for the compliments. yeah its way more fun to ride now. really sticks to the road with the front lowered. i'm really stuck on the windshield/fairing thing though. just cant decide.

 

Yea, does look better and I think that F18 fairing will complete the look especialy if the screen cuddles the gauges.

 

Oh yeah! Looks like it's going fast just sitting there!

Nice bit of customizing. It looks great! Love the headlight!

Go to your auto parts store and get a "Chrome-look" edge strip. Wrap the gas tank's under-seam in that edging. A hair dryer will help make the turn.

Give it a shot. You might like it!

 

I really like it a lot. How did you do the rear fender and seat mods?

 

i really like the f18. only thing i don't know is what size headlight it's for. they only give bike applications in the guide not headlight size. mine's a 5" headlight so if they made one for a bike with a 5" headlight i'd get it and make my own brackets if i had to.

 

it's funny that you mention that because i've got a bunch of it left over from when i did the gas tank on my vstar. forgot all about it until you mentioned it. i think you're right, it'll look great against the flat black.

 

it wasn't too bad i guess. the fender is the back half of a front vstar classic fender cut down. made a bracket to mount the front of it and used the existing bolt holes in the frame for the back on both sides. the seat was easy as i've modified seat shapes before. it still locks into the bike the same i just cut out a lot in the middle area. the stock shape sucks and really rolled me forward onto the tank. this is way more comfortable.

 

Well hey, good job. It looks great. I'll look forward to seeing when the fairing gets chosen and put on.

 

Nice, new life for an old warrior.

Nothing like making it fun to ride and having all the looks from other riders.

 

Great stuff, it looks quite custom and I dig it!

 

check this screen out cruz, this is what I am saving $$ for for my next purchase; http://www.flyncycle.com/acatalog/Super_Fly_Screen.html
Ithink that oughta look nice on our bikes aye? especially the black one. BTW, how and what did you make your rear fender out of? Looks killer man, way to go!

 

scratch that last question,as I see you already answered it above.

 

me too! lol. i wish i could find something for this darn 5" headlight. haven't found one thing yet!

 

it's kinda funny cause i've dumped so much money in my 05' vstar, and don't get me wrong, the thing is a cruizin machine, but this has been just plain FUN to work on. i think it's because if i screw something up i just laugh and not have my pocket book pucker!!

 

thanks a lot. kinda fun making a little rowdy scrapper bike.

 

i would love to get one of those but i've got a 5" headlight and they only make them for 7" as far as i saw. i haven't seen one thing yet for the 5" headlamp. sucks bad!