New England B.S. Thread

Yea that's what all Ducati are torque monsters period end of story lol

 

Yeah maybe.

 

Badass bike, but that guy is a dope for riding a chain drive bike in flip flops

 

havent done it? I hate shifting, down is fine up hurts

 

What's wrong with that? I drove my 94 VFR with flip flops lmfao

 

Lol i did it that way also, requires a lot less bondo. My 2012 satoshi i did in all fiberglass though, definitely a lot more work. Dave you should do regular bondo for your first coat then use finishing putty for the final coats, it comes out smooth as glass

 

My father went thru a mid life crisis and bought the same bike same color combo.he probably rode 5 times in 3 years. I took it out quite often.i was pissed when he finally sold it...

 

Evan I'm doing as much fiberglass possible just because I've worked around this stuff for awhile. I'm actually filling right now with cloth I did use Mat one the back. This thing is gaining some weight. When I'm done with the glass ill be using glass filler sand that then spot putty. The reason behind all the glass is because the 1st gen grill is floppy with out the center section and I fell that if I used more bondo than glass it will have no give I want some flex.
What I'm looking at now

 

Nice dave, thats a good call. It will definitely strengthen the grill. I just know sanding that stuff as well as bondo can be a pain in the ass

 

I'll be doing the same to my OEM one and selling that, It's chrome but i can fully remove the chrome also. The one I'm making now is the way i think a satoshi should look. I have about 8 hours into it now 2 hours a day so like 10 more days and i'll be done

 

palm sander FTW. I'm doing rasied lips going into the grille for looks

 

Riding any bike without proper footwear isnt the best idea, but with an exposed chain drive bike, you could easily lose a toe/toes in a minor accident by getting them stuck in the chain.

I ride in sneakers, which isnt a great idea, but its more protection than flip flops

 

They're not that bad!!!! Had a blast on it. 1st gear is geared low for trails and I've gotten it u to 60mph with no problem!!!

 

I wear Chippewa loggers and Timberland pro in the summer. Bikes has no electric start so I need some harness in my footwear for when it decides it wants to kick back LOL ouch

only 60? Damn I hit 90 right down the center of a rail road track...Yea call me stupid but it was smooth as glass. Still had one more gear

 

I guess mine was a quarter life crisis? lol. Bought it before I got engaged, that way I am grandfathered in after I got married

 

Anyone know where i could get 2awg black battery cables with 3/8" lugs in 8' to 10' lengths locally?

 

I saw pics of your bike before, that thing is clean! I loved my old 80's dirt bikes, they were all tanks. I used to have a '95 XT 350 and it was nice but also my reason for being apprehensive about getting another dual sport. At the time, I was riding a lot of tight trails and the 350 was a bit much off road and wouldn't quite get going on the road. It'd hold 60 but above that it was screaming. 70 was it's max. I want something with a max around 90 or higher.

That's good to hear about the WR250X. Realistically, I'll probably keep my Katana and pick up a smaller dual sport to mess with on the weekends and trails. If I could afford one, I'd get the Ducati Hypermoto. That thing is disgusting fast, powerful and nimble

You must have missed that part about being broke Plus I think I need something bigger, that will hold highway speeds.

I actually like the newer Sportsters but I hate ape hangers on any bike. I think they're awful. I like drag bars and actually don't mind the stock bars.

Yeah, and holy maintenance costs batman

All your gear all the time!

Only 90? My 750 will hit that in 3rd gear with 3 more to go

 

I love riding mopeds in the Carribean haha

 

I have some in my garage I will check when I get home from work to see how much is left . The lugs you can get from the auto part store . I got mine at autozone .

 

Speaking of wiring, I got blue and yellow wire now because I have too many black and red wires going everywhere