Been off the roads for awhile and only using the wife's Nightrain for getting to work -- spent the last six months tearing down and rebuilding the Bulldog. I was fed up with the EHC and wanted new paint..and a few other fixes. I started off having the work done by an independent shop and had to finish it my self. Before the pictures, what I learned so far;
1. Sorry the economy is bad and people are out of work. But for biz owners that can't get their shit together, I say Fuck You. Had to fire a bike shop (nice guy but incompetent) and a painter (idiot with drug problems). :bang:
2. Chris is right - no one will work on your bike like you. I tried to help these guys stay in biz, but shit, I got cash and I can't find a decent shop in the area -- fuck 'em. :down:
3. Chicks like the sound of the open primary.
4. Wire-Plus harnesses are OK, but their directions suck and have errors. Their tech folks are real helpful and honest. :up:
5. The order of mounting stuff is important. Think things thru or you'll be taking things off again to get to a bolt. :bang:
6. Don't trust anyone to torque your bolts -- if it breaks or comes loose, you crash, not them.
7. FIND YOUR OWN PAINTER! Once I took back control of the job the paint turned out excellent. Aleycia (formerly a painter for BDM - now independent) did an AWESOME job on the tank. The fender chick was done by the original painter -- she'll be replaced this winter since she just ain't that good. :up:
8 Seatmaker does great work and he's fast -- I wish more biz owners were like him. :2thumbs:
Picture time:
Old Bike;
Rebuilt, Road-tested ride;
Wrapped Pipes;
I was tired of the fluid primary and envious of Thumper's;
Fed up with the whole clutch cable adjusting and griping it in heavy traffic -- over to a hydrulic clutch actuator
Wanted new paint and powdercoating -- besides, who doesn't like chicks?
Still experimenting with the speedo mounting;
50 cal shell to cover the hole from the old ignition switch;
1. Sorry the economy is bad and people are out of work. But for biz owners that can't get their shit together, I say Fuck You. Had to fire a bike shop (nice guy but incompetent) and a painter (idiot with drug problems). :bang:
2. Chris is right - no one will work on your bike like you. I tried to help these guys stay in biz, but shit, I got cash and I can't find a decent shop in the area -- fuck 'em. :down:
3. Chicks like the sound of the open primary.
4. Wire-Plus harnesses are OK, but their directions suck and have errors. Their tech folks are real helpful and honest. :up:
5. The order of mounting stuff is important. Think things thru or you'll be taking things off again to get to a bolt. :bang:
6. Don't trust anyone to torque your bolts -- if it breaks or comes loose, you crash, not them.
7. FIND YOUR OWN PAINTER! Once I took back control of the job the paint turned out excellent. Aleycia (formerly a painter for BDM - now independent) did an AWESOME job on the tank. The fender chick was done by the original painter -- she'll be replaced this winter since she just ain't that good. :up:
8 Seatmaker does great work and he's fast -- I wish more biz owners were like him. :2thumbs:
Picture time:
Old Bike;
Rebuilt, Road-tested ride;
Wrapped Pipes;
I was tired of the fluid primary and envious of Thumper's;
Fed up with the whole clutch cable adjusting and griping it in heavy traffic -- over to a hydrulic clutch actuator
Wanted new paint and powdercoating -- besides, who doesn't like chicks?
Still experimenting with the speedo mounting;
50 cal shell to cover the hole from the old ignition switch;
nice paint! oh and love the chic's on it! Aleycia did a excellent job on the paint!
