Mean Streak VN1600b

[Pumba]

Briliant Bike. The old man has one although he is considering changing. The problem he seams to run into is serious lack of ground clearence, in the 30,000 odd km he has owned it he has had to have the heat sheld rebuilt and replace a few low bolts on the frame (Bloody impresive to follow at night).

His has the Muzzy exhust system, K&N filter, & a Power comander, as well as a custom seat with the vulcan logo embroided in from the guys at Mcdonald auto trimers over in Tauranga.

If it went round corners faster I would seriously consider owning one.

[Meanie]

Gday Meanie,
Do you still have stock exhaust on your meanie? What other mods do you have in mind?

Heyjoe2

I brought the meanie with mods done to it but am just starting to put my touches on her It already had the number plate put on the side of the bike down by the driveshaft, the indicators fixed on the back gaurd where helmet locks were which gives her the fat look from behind (cant beat a good lookin rear end )It has had the original air filters removed and another that no one can tell me what it is fitted and flames put on tank It also has had the seat recovered in white leather The leather is great but i hate the colour so i am off to Tauranga this year to have it reshaped to fit my butt a little better and have it put back to black again
It had a custom made 2 into 1 pipe when i brought her but was a little on the rough side so i brought an original set from a guy on the Kawasaki site in America and fitted them, Looks heaps better but i miss the sound a little so i am considering a set of V&H straight shots Only prob is thier maybe hassle with wof and allowed noise levels
I am going to have her repainted in the winter with a few special touches and get rid of them flames Ill post photos as it all happens

[Meanie]

Briliant Bike. The old man has one although he is considering changing. The problem he seams to run into is serious lack of ground clearence, in the 30,000 odd km he has owned it he has had to have the heat sheld rebuilt and replace a few low bolts on the frame (Bloody impresive to follow at night).

His has the Muzzy exhust system, K&N filter, & a Power comander, as well as a custom seat with the vulcan logo embroided in from the guys at Mcdonald auto trimers over in Tauranga.

If it went round corners faster I would seriously consider owning one.

I had problems with ground clearance too and have just replaced my first heat shield however now that i am getting used to it and havnt scraped it for a while and have learnt to lean her over untill its just about touching
How does he like the seat i am thinking of going there to have mine done

[Pumba]

How does he like the seat i am thinking of going there to have mine done

He liked the change in seat overall but he does have a few small issues (nothing to do with quality of the job though). The isses are he got them to shape so it wasent such a reach to the handle bars, which they achieved spot on, but in doing so the distance to the foot pegs was reduced making is leg position slightly uncomfortable.

[heyjoe]

Has some forward controls been considered? They can add better stretch to the legs especially for taller people. I understand the Mapam ones add about 4 inches to the reach and the Jardine ones add about 6 inches. Both look better than stock pegs but they are not cheap to buy. I have read that the Jardine ones are a little bit higher as well.

[heyjoe]

Heyjoe2

I brought the meanie with mods done to it but am just starting to put my touches on her It already had the number plate put on the side of the bike down by the driveshaft, the indicators fixed on the back gaurd where helmet locks were which gives her the fat look from behind (cant beat a good lookin rear end )It has had the original air filters removed and another that no one can tell me what it is fitted and flames put on tank It also has had the seat recovered in white leather The leather is great but i hate the colour so i am off to Tauranga this year to have it reshaped to fit my butt a little better and have it put back to black again
It had a custom made 2 into 1 pipe when i brought her but was a little on the rough side so i brought an original set from a guy on the Kawasaki site in America and fitted them, Looks heaps better but i miss the sound a little so i am considering a set of V&H straight shots Only prob is thier maybe hassle with wof and allowed noise levels
I am going to have her repainted in the winter with a few special touches and get rid of them flames Ill post photos as it all happens

Thanks for that. I did a lot of research before deciding on the cobras and I really like them. It kept the original length of the stock pipes but the slashdown cut gives them just a nice finish. Of course the new sound speaks for itself. I've noticed the throttling feels a little more responsive. I look forward to hearing about your future changes.

[T.W.R]

Has some forward controls been considered? They can add better stretch to the legs especially for taller people. I understand the Mapam ones add about 4 inches to the reach and the Jardine ones add about 6 inches. Both look better than stock pegs but they are not cheap to buy. I have read that the Jardine ones are a little bit higher as well.

My mate has a 04 meanie with Jardine forward controls, nice comfortable positioning & look but he's started grinding the mounting plates already so they aren't that high.

Meanie; wouldn't worry to much about WOF issues with the V & H straight shots , Matt just had to get a new WOF and didn't have any trouble at all