Updated pics

[07fatboy]

hi fellow kbers just posting a couple of pics with some new goodies...16 inch chubby apes,braided lines and a new air cleaner,ditched v&h fuelpac in favour of a screaming eagle race tuner...schweeeeeeet to ride, comfortable and very responsive am having a ball,stay safe guys

[kiwifruit]

very nice!!

[Harry33]

Nice ride :) I like the pipes.

[Sparky Bills]

comfortable and very responsive am having a ball,stay safe guys



HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Im sorry, but that just made me laugh.:innocent:

[Meanie]

Nice dude, Im not keen on the ape hanger thing myself I personaly like semi westerns
Love the look of those pipes ill bet they sound awesome

[paturoa]

Nice,

What I've never been able to work out is how do you keep them so clean & shiny???

[Toaster]

Mate, looks wicked dude.... i want to see that baby out on them there roads.

[johnnyflash]

Yep, agree with toaster, lookin good, though the apehangers would leave me in a hospital traction bed :laugh: I too want to see and hear it on road, bring it on a cruiser run..

[outlawtorn]

very nice ride dude, looks awesome, pipes really set it off. How are the handlebars? Do your arms get stiff over long rides or is something to get used to?

[outlawtorn]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Im sorry, but that just made me laugh.:innocent:

come on dude, if you've got nothing nice or constructive to say then don't say it at all.

[07fatboy]

yep thanx guys, just to answer a few questions...cleaning the bike takes about 20 mins to half an hour with abit of mr sheen depending on how dirty,uaually give it a quick rub after i put it away get some road grime off mainly bugs and crapp on the mirrors and front fork tins only takes ten minutes...the chubby apes are to me very comfortable compared to the standard bars as i'm 6ft 2 i was getting a sore ass, sore back, sore knees...since the changes all the pain has gone,ride for 3 hours no dramas,the bars are about level with my shoulders so i dont look like a starfish,with the air cleaner and race tuner it pulls very well to 180k with the occasional cross wind wobble scaring the living beejeezus at of ya,on occasion i ride with a few kiwis here in perth in the weekends with an array of bikes,R1s,1700 warriors,TRX850,triumphrocket3's,speedmasters,M109 s,1900 honda thingy,and the rest harleys,the fatty keeps up with them all,stay safe

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[Macktheknife]

Nice ride mate, well done.

[BMW]

Nice ride :) I like the pipes.

agreed the pipes look good, I like the way they face downwards

[Bruiser]

Those pipes look mean! I was tossing up between the radials and V&H bigshots, the only reason the shots got the nod was the way they seem to match the Wideglide, but thats personal opinion of course.

[Thunder 8]

Real smart lookin. Well done.

[mbazza]

Great looking bike, do your arms get tired with the ape hangers compared to lower rise bars? Cheers.

[Edbear]

i ride with a few kiwis here in perth '


May be a while afore we see you on a ride then...

[07fatboy]

Great looking bike, do your arms get tired with the ape hangers compared to lower rise bars? Cheers.


Have recently done 6 hr return trip with these bars,with a passenger as a bit of back support my arms where great as the pic below shows my arms are about shoulder height no loss of blood to the hands

[07fatboy]

May be a while afore we see you on a ride then...

Tryna organise a trip to the south island(as i've never been there),when i hand the keys over to the commander and chief and pick up my new ride,it will be our first big ride together...got to put a pic in for the above thread didnt work the last time

[merv]

Have recently done 6 hr return trip with these bars,with a passenger as a bit of back support my arms where great as the pic below shows my arms are about shoulder height no loss of blood to the hands

Does the passenger seat kind of pop on and off coz its missing from that pic and I hope your chick doesn't just sit on the mudguard, but then I notice it appears in the earlier pics?

[Edbear]

Well, you look suitably BAD...! Cool bike, but...!:yes:

South Island is awesome!:first:

[07fatboy]

the passenger pad and quick detatch sissy bar takes less than 30 second to put them on and off...

[07fatboy]

just took a couple of pics for ya

[07fatboy]

well i finally worked out how to do video thingy hope this works
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=mTAsGd4OCaw&feature=user
YouTube - the weir 3

[Kittyhawk]

:bleh:When are we goin for a ride

I need someone to break my cruiser virginity....Toaster was ment to but I dont think he's got around to putting the pillion seat on!!!:Oi:

Expect a slap Toaster!! But not too much you may just enjoy it hahahaha.

Turtleman came over today, and I found myself drueling over his chrome pipes.. argh the sound of a V twin too....soo sexy....

** Hmm dreams about naked bikes **

[The Lone Rider]

:bleh:When are we goin for a ride

I need someone to break my cruiser virginity....Toaster was ment to but I dont think he's got around to putting the pillion seat on!!!:Oi:

Expect a slap Toaster!! But not too much you may just enjoy it hahahaha.

Turtleman came over today, and I found myself drueling over his chrome pipes.. argh the sound of a V twin too....soo sexy....

** Hmm dreams about naked bikes **

You should hear my four pipe v4 then :P

Since I'm not coming to auckland to bum at your place, you should come here!

Nice bike. Quite nifty leather work on the seat. Not to sure about the german helmet though.

[Kittyhawk]

You should hear my four pipe v4 then :P

Since I'm not coming to auckland to bum at your place, you should come here!

Nice bike. Quite nifty leather work on the seat. Not to sure about the german helmet though.

Yep it's one of the things to do on my list this year!!!:niceone: Will bring the bike gear too....I see some rides coming up when Im down your way hehe.

[bmz2]

:bleh:When are we goin for a ride

I need someone to break my cruiser virginity....Toaster was ment to but I dont think he's got around to putting the pillion seat on!!!:Oi:

Expect a slap Toaster!! But not too much you may just enjoy it hahahaha.

Turtleman came over today, and I found myself drueling over his chrome pipes.. argh the sound of a V twin too....soo sexy....

** Hmm dreams about naked bikes **

Toaster two up:confused: , hahahahahaha, Sorry just fell off my chair:shutup:My evil twin will never ride two up . one good reason ,he can't find the rear seat., he has lost it

[xwhatsit]

Nice,

What I've never been able to work out is how do you keep them so clean & shiny???

Because they don't actually ride them very much, silly! :eek:

How do you find those solid wheels? I know most of the weight is kept low, but do cross-winds bother you much? Seems like a worry to me, but then again my bike weighs about as much as one of your pipes (which, incidentally, look hawt).

Noice. One day I'll own a cruiser. Put clip-ons, rear-sets and a single seat on it :shutup:

[07fatboy]

The bike is 10 months old and has 24000kms on it and still looks like it has just come outta the box...the cross winds haven really bothered me i do ride with ricers and they have been blown around more than i have...bike weighs approx 350kg wet plus me 105 kg thats close to half a ton that might have something to do with not getting hammered by the winds...still having a ball,12 weeks til the new ride arrives cant wait...have a happy new year and stay safe

[Big Dave]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Im sorry, but that just made me laugh.:innocent:


Steady on laughing boy - Ridden one have ya?
I've just tested the 08.
I'd describe the steering as responsive.
Countersteering it around a manhole cover or pothole is tre easy.

[07fatboy]

Heres a couple more updated pics for the hard core harley bashers...:whistle:
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg117/mudthug/trucks010.jpg
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg117/mudthug/bikes011.jpg
Stay safe guys

[chubby]

Hey mate, thanks for the pics. Thats a beautiful bike but then again i am slightly prejudiced. Ride safe and thanks for the pics.

[The Lone Rider]

Hey mate, thanks for the pics. Thats a beautiful bike but then again i am slightly prejudiced. Ride safe and thanks for the pics.

Duh, that looks like nearly the same as your last bike!

[chubby]

Duh, that looks like nearly the same as your last bike!

Duh, that is my old bike. The latest one isn't up and running just yet. So no new pics till its done. It is going to be different to the old one.

[The Lone Rider]

Duh, that is my old bike. The latest one isn't up and running just yet. So no new pics till its done. It is going to be different to the old one.

As long as it has chrome!!

You and Kram will have some mighty fine examples of American iron in CKMC :P

Dang... I'm jealous.

[chubby]

Oh chrome..... ummm... there is less there now than on the old bike. Hope you guys like black.

lol... and you have done up your bike as well i understand?

Oh and here is the kicker... Bike is almost ready and waiting and now they have diagnosed a torn tendon in my shoulder. Looks like i will be going back for another operation. last one (same issue) had me unable to drive for 2 months and ride for at least 3. I am not a happy camper.

[The Lone Rider]

But you will still at least make it to the CKMC birthday bash right!?

I'm doing my bike in matte black, with a high gloss red candy stripe down the middle and a custom tank logo. But thats like when win the lotto or get my inheritience or have the heart to sell off my guitars.

Just been fiddling with the speedo - custom guages now bohahahaa.. it looks ok at best.

I wish I could afford a brand spanking new bike.. second hand bikes I just want to cry when I see whats been worn out... just had to order a new speedo cable today :(

Heres the gauges

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showpost.php?p=1647942&postcount=3

And I'm going to attempt to mill my own custom grips and then chrome them

[chubby]

cool, they look great. Well you have a plan and thats a start. just a matter of working on it eh.

New bikes are new for a very short period of time and that look disappears quickly without maintenance. Don't down that bike of yours. Its a nice bike and its yours. Sorry i haven't been at the rides, as you know i have been a little ummm preoccupied.

[07fatboy]

Thanks for the support Chubby...thought I'd wack those pics in there before i change the pipes bars and air cleaner,,,have change the bars twice,added a race tuner,211 SE cams and dyno tuned... 38000kms no dramas,have 8 months left on warrantee before i can start to play around with it...

Cheers
Stay Safe guys

[The Lone Rider]

have change the bars twice

Haha, I was wondering how you'd fair with those mini apes when you posted this thread up awhile ago.

I aped my curved bars for awhile - until one of the guys in my club who has a GN pasted me on a uphill turn. I knew then my bars were too high for me to control it how I wanted to ride my bike :D

[chubby]

Thanks for the support Chubby...thought I'd wack those pics in there before i change the pipes bars and air cleaner,,,have change the bars twice,added a race tuner,211 SE cams and dyno tuned... 38000kms no dramas,have 8 months left on warrantee before i can start to play around with it...

Cheers
Stay Safe guys

man that sounds mean. So you've done the stage 2 then, I have the stage one only (aircleaner, pipes)? Bars are always a talking point. I dropped the chubby standard bars and went to T bars with an 8 inch built in riser. On the new bike they are going to be low and a little wider. I went with V&H 2 -1 pipes. I think it gives a good low rumble. Lone rider doesn't like my 2-1 but hey thats why we are all different and he is entitled to his opinion. He also complains that big apes lets GN's pass him on hills, GN's pass him on the flat too. (j/k)

It'd be great to see your bike throughout the changes. Ok, I am a sucker for variation and change.

[The Lone Rider]

Lone rider doesn't like my 2-1 but hey thats why we are all different and he is entitled to his opinion. He also complains that big apes lets GN's pass him on hills, GN's pass him on the flat too. (j/k)



as long as harleys can't pass me I'm good :P

I'm a sucker for straight shots, drag pipes (some of them), and classics.