my learner bike

[KrisCarr]

here's how the Honda is shaping up so far. I'm still not happy with the seat but I'll sort that out. any thoughts or suggestions for a first timer?

[KrisCarr]

I have a suspension question. I want to lower the rear of my bike. can I just relocate the top mount to a higher point on the frame to achieve my drop or will this adversely effect my handling/braking?

[KrisCarr]

tail light install going well. This emulates the Corvette pretty well

[KrisCarr]

I got a little creative when finding an appropriate piece of tubing. since the fender is plastic I can't just use the steel tubing I have an abundance of. Ended up using a cup. Don't tell my wife. lol. The cup worked great because not only did it have the right length and inner diameter, but it also had a slight taper which looks great.

[KrisCarr]

fender is all glued and shaping up nicely. I have been using Fusors 142 plastic epoxy my entire career and it's never let me down. if you need to glue any type of plastic this is the only way to go.

[KrisCarr]

not finished yet but I had to throw the tins on to see how she looks. I'm very pleased with myself, the colour is very eye catching and I only got one run and a tiny bit of bleed through where my masking lifted. (I'm not a painter, I'm a body man who bought a spray guy). Now I take it back apart to do the finishing work. hope to have it running Monday. interstate battery was closed yesterday

[KrisCarr]

just picked up the battery from interstate. good guys there, they had the battery I needed on the shelf and it came to $68 after taxes and core compared to the $120 that princess auto wanted. I will go back for my battery needs in the future

[Dennis]

I previously responded about local shops.  Interstate is an exception.  The preferred go to battery supplier used to be Battery Direct (they've changed their name now) on 1st Ave.  They have been trumped by the good stock, good quality and good prices of Interstate.

For anything universal I prefer Chieftain Auto.  True journeyman parts guys.

Peace & Parts, Dennis

[KrisCarr]

does anyone know if signal placement makes a difference legally? I like them further back on the fender but should they be closer to the tail?

[KrisCarr]

when I think 50's i think of these old coke ads. so when i decided to do a 50's theme build i figured a glass coke bottle seemed appropriate.

[Hans]

rules say turn signals need to be a minimum of 11 inches apart.... 

With a shorty rear fender, you aren't legit anyway.  Fender has to extend past the back of the tire. Stupid rules wrecking our fun..

[KrisCarr]

well fuuuuuuu k. I didnt know that about the fender. I looked for rules on icbcs website and came up empty maybe I can extend the fender with the plate bracket to get it back to legal length. thanks for the info Hans

[KrisCarr]

I measured the distance that my signals would be apart and its 9 inches. I think most guys add 2 or 3 inches when eyeballing a measurement so as long as I don't get a woman doing the inspect it should be ok right? lmao

[KrisCarr]

sometimes I do things just to see if I can. Such is the case with my grips. Someone had peeled the rubber off before the bike got into my hands. Now sure, I could just buy new grips, in white for pretty cheap but where's the fun in that? So I set to recovering the grips in the white vinyl from my first seat cover attempt.

[KrisCarr]

I folded the edges over to give myself clean edges as well as added strength.