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SouthsideWJK
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Thanks everyone for all of the compliments! I'm in the middle of moving this week so I haven't been able to do much personal browsing, but it was awesome to log on this morning and read all the positive comments! A couple of updates:
1. It runs beautifully. When I finished the build I had a grand total of about 8 miles of riding experience, so it has been a blast to bop around town (although we're experiencing record rainfall the last 3 weeks in NW Indiana, boo!)
2. I snagged some mirrors for it that keep with the theme but also function well and keep me safe (and legal!)
3. The fender comments were all spot-on and appreciated! My friend Adam is painting it and it should be on next week. I wanted to keep this bike more or less unmolested, no frame chop, bob, stretch, nothing. As an inexperienced 34 year old fat guy I really don't think I'm going to out-design a team of Japanese engineers and frankly, reading through these threads reinforced my appreciation for the GS and leaving the metal on this beauty as it was....
....BUT the clearance was waaaay too close for comfort using the stock mounting holes so we're adding about an inch and a half of steel to the fender ears to keep it safe and give it a bit more aggressive look up front.
I'll post pics as soon as I can get them, and I did submit for BOM this morning, thanks for even thinking my project is worthy enough for submission! Anc once again thank you all for your encouragement and for maintaining such an awesome community!
1. It runs beautifully. When I finished the build I had a grand total of about 8 miles of riding experience, so it has been a blast to bop around town (although we're experiencing record rainfall the last 3 weeks in NW Indiana, boo!)
2. I snagged some mirrors for it that keep with the theme but also function well and keep me safe (and legal!)
3. The fender comments were all spot-on and appreciated! My friend Adam is painting it and it should be on next week. I wanted to keep this bike more or less unmolested, no frame chop, bob, stretch, nothing. As an inexperienced 34 year old fat guy I really don't think I'm going to out-design a team of Japanese engineers and frankly, reading through these threads reinforced my appreciation for the GS and leaving the metal on this beauty as it was....
....BUT the clearance was waaaay too close for comfort using the stock mounting holes so we're adding about an inch and a half of steel to the fender ears to keep it safe and give it a bit more aggressive look up front.
I'll post pics as soon as I can get them, and I did submit for BOM this morning, thanks for even thinking my project is worthy enough for submission! Anc once again thank you all for your encouragement and for maintaining such an awesome community!
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