...It followed me home!

[Jedz123]

Welcome to Honda
Next will be the Goldwing -- Call me when you get it and we can ride to Cali together.
The VTX is a great bike and you got it at a great price.
The floor boards probably interfere with cornering clearance ..?
Change them out and enjoy - these handle better than most people understand.
Currently I only 2 bikes - the GS and the Wing -
I find riding more than that too much effort so I prefer to have my stable down to a manageable # (for me)

We will see Wings... I saw a Goldwing the other at a dealer and I'm still very much a no go on it... Stripped down, even with the crappy sized tires the bike handles and stops very well... I'm still trying to figure out the floor boards... Since the controls and floor boards are 1 units I'll need to fugure this one out.

LOL I finaly got around to striping it out and retro fitting a GR650 rear fender and a UJM circle headlight.. I did a run with all the extras off (Dropepd close to 60lbs or more)... Then up loaded a new map into the Power Commander... Wow the thing is QUICK... 0-60 it feels like it had more then the Connie. Connie is fast up high but down low... This VTX is a maniac.

Anyway Pics.

10 minute blast down the road to see how things are running on the new maps... Fing nuts!!! With the weight loss the bike is a completely crazed 1800cc monster.


Mocked up the new rear fender, made a template for the new brackets...


.... YEEEESSSS.... The Circle headlight brings the bike back to it's Japanese roots...

Should be good to go once I make custom brackets for the huge 63mm inverted forks...




Next step... New tires. Swapping in a narrower front and a shorter rear... It's going to be one fun alternative blaster.

[Allie]

Nice bike, should be interesting when you get done with it.

[60ratrod]

Damn that thing looks awesome! Try searching for forward controls. I can get some for my 07 vn900b. I wanna get rid of the floorboards on it too

[Jedz123]

I'm still trying to figure the peg to floor board conversion. I just finished creating the custom brackets to mount the rear GR fender and make it look flush and stock...


I think I really captured that UJM look. Next is tires, front chrome fender and circle headlight... Back to the shop to manufacture some more bits!!!...

Well after work, next week... Damn 1 day weekends...

[GS1150Pilot]

Holy crikeys, you're making a decent looking bike look like Frankenstein's monster.

[Jedz123]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder pilot

[dorkburger]

Man, oh man I never thought I'd see you on a cruiser. I'm happy to see you having fun with it.

[GS1150Pilot]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder pilot

Truer words were never spoken, Jedz.

[Jedz123]

Thanks Glen! It's been fun to have a blank canvas... Finally it's turning into the bike I see in my mind... Just minor things left to do (custom front fender, wire up lights, mount front indicator lights...

New tires on today, New pads, New fluids, Finished the tail up with license plate bracket and light, made the custom ears for the headlight.... Worst part it was 15' or less today. Cold day to work outside.

It's looking good!