mod list over the next few months

[bgreer]

Ok, I've finall nailed this down...Had to make some decisions about things, and here is what I plan to do
(1) 250mm Rear list
(A) BCC softail swingarm, chromed
(B) Kewl Metal Delux softail bleed & feed air ride
(C) 360 brake system and hub by AZPHATS
(D) Xtreme Machine Wheel (Burnt) 18"X8.5"
(E) Chromed Final Drive
(F) Custom Fender with LED running, brake, and blinkers, by
Metal Jockey
(2) Seat
(A) Custom solo by Metal Jockey
(B) Custom passenger pillion with built in back rest by Metal
Jockey
(C) Custom chromed solo fender panel, flame design, when
passenger pilion is not in place..possibly by Metal Jockey
(we have'nt discussed this peice)
(3) Front end
(A) 6 degree trees
(B) 21"X3.25" Xtreeme Machine wheel
(C) 360 brake and hub by AZPHATS
(D) 2" bullet extentions by Kewl Metal
(E) Front Fender by Metal Jockey
(4) Tires
(A) Avon
(5) Engine
(A) Dual side air intake

*Xtreme Machine, Metal Jockey, via AZPHATS and probably everything else not purchased privatley

I can't wait, I feel like a kid at christmas time whos got a fistfull of Santas ******

you can view Metal Jockey and azphats work @ www.azphats.com

[Big Bandit]

I hope I do not offend you with this post, but it sounds like you are going to make your bike less functional, but look really cool. I am a "Form follows function "kind of guy and you may not be. What I mean by that is, the most important thing to me, is how an object functions and how it looks is secondary.

The large rear tire will be very heavy and the gyroscopic force it will generate will be extremely hard to overcome, when you want to turn the bike. In other words, the bike will not want to lean, it will want to stand up straight and it will take a lot of force to make it lean. If you do ever manage to make it lean, then you will be in danger of the front end washing out because your front tire will be so skinny and have such a small contact patch.

My 2 cents. Your bike should make you happy and make your heart beat a little faster, make you feel alive. Different strokes for different folks. Good luck with your project. I hope it makes you happy.

[10-95]

Make sure to post up some pics when you get started and when you get finished. I admire your enthusiasm on your project. I don't have the patience to tear anything down and work on it.

I've got a couple of buddies with Mean Streaks who are constantly adding things or modifying them. All that chrome is just too much work for me.

[AlphaFire X5]

The large rear tire will be very heavy and the gyroscopic force it will generate will be extremely hard to overcome, when you want to turn the bike. In other words, the bike will not want to lean, it will want to stand up straight and it will take a lot of force to make it lean. If you do ever manage to make it lean, then you will be in danger of the front end washing out because your front tire will be so skinny and have such a small contact patch.


In theory this is true, but it isn't that dramatic of a difference when put into real practice. The tires are still curved so leaning the bike, while taking more effort, isn't a mind boggling dramatic difference. It doesn't require you using all your might to huck the bike over a tenth of a degree, as your post makes it seem it will be. Plenty of factory bikes come with big tires like that (the Victory Hammer comes to mind) and they are perfectly safe.

No, it isn't a sportbike, or even close, but it will still lean and turn just fine I'd imagine.

[bgreer]

In theory this is true, but it isn't that dramatic of a difference when put into real practice. The tires are still curved so leaning the bike, while taking more effort, isn't a mind boggling dramatic difference. It doesn't require you using all your might to huck the bike over a tenth of a degree, as your post makes it seem it will be. Plenty of factory bikes come with big tires like that (the Victory Hammer comes to mind) and they are perfectly safe.

No, it isn't a sportbike, or even close, but it will still lean and turn just fine I'd imagine.


I've done quite a bit of research on this, rake and trail #'s, talking to people with oversize tires, and yes it does change the steering dynamics some. This is one of the reasons I have decided not to go with a 300mm tire. I put 20,000 mi. on my bike last year and intend to continue with that trend or even more

[bgreer]

"If you do ever manage to make it lean, then you will be in danger of the front end washing out because your front tire will be so skinny and have such a small contact patch."


My front rim will 3.25" wide, this is wider than the stock rim and the widest availabe on these wheels...I've rode bikes with thin front tires, and I don't like the way they "track"....with the 6 * trees and 21"X3.25" front wheel, the more expensive dampnig air ride, I will lower the center of gravity on the bike from stock, and actually make it handle better...the VTX 1800 is kinda top heavy stock, more so than the 1300, any one who has rode both can describe the difference....bottom line is if I don't like it, I'll change it. Part of what I enjoy about motorcycling, is the mods and expressing yourself through the machine....its kinda useless to have a cool shop and not have anything to work on in it.
Bryan