Christmas day has arrived! Only 33 days and 19 hours late. Some super super cool stuff came! I'll post 1000 pictures below with a little write up of my thoughts on each.
1. Baking soda and a
media blasting gun. Cheap stuff, should get the job done for the small-medium parts I have laying around which need blasting. The
DeWalt air compressor I just picked up (5cfm @ 90psi) will work well.
2.
All Balls steering bearings, will install these after the frame gets powder coated.
3.
Antigravity 8 cell lithium ion battery - WOW. I knew these were small but I'm in shock. This thing is totally amazing. Anyone choosing to run without a battery might as well put one of these in. They are light as a dime and super small. This is one of my favorite things I've purchased thus far.
(Metrocard for scale - same size as a credit card or business card)
4.
Optimate Lithium-Ion "smart" battery charger. I considered this a must to protect my battery "investment"
5.
Regulator / Rectifier. This was another "protect my battery investment" purchase. I think it will be a nice upgrade from the stock electronics system. I want this thing to be sorted, and work well in stop/go/low speed city traffic, as well as on the highway. I think this unit will help me get the electronics and charging systems set up in a way which enables that. Really liked the packaging on this piece, it doesn't look or feel cheap. I'm expecting it to work well.
6.
Dynatek "Dyna S" electronic ignition system and
Dynatek 5ohm coils. Really excited to have these on there. I think the higher output coil will pair well with the electronic ignition system. The well sorted output from the regulator / rectifier unit and (fingers crossed) a well setup wiring harness will let this little girl have all the electricity she needs. This completes my electrical upgrades - so far at least. I think the three work well together, and I'm excited to see it all in action.
7.
Fork gaitors. May be some back and forth to find the right ones but these should do the trick for now.
8.
MAC 4into1 exhaust and
Emgo Shorty Muffler. I like the look of the MAC 4into1 exhaust, and seeing as how I had no existing headers it was a good fit. I think it makes sense with my "lighweight / classic" theme as 1 is less than 2...That being said, I HATED the stock pipe the 4into1 system came with. Overly large, and definitely not right for my bike. I have the Emgo shorty pipe on the BMW and I LOVE it. Great sound, great look. Sadly I couldn't order the MAC unit without the bundled exhaust so now I'm stuck with that...I also now realized that there is such a thing as "exhaust diameter" (d'oh!) and of course the two don't match up. I'm hoping I'll be able to shim the Emgo pipe to fit in the MAC hole. MAC looks to be about 2.25" inner diameter, and the emgo 1.7" outer - nearly half an inch to fill. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
MAC with stock MAC muffler
MAC with Emgo shorty pipe (bad pictures - looks much better in person)
9.
Bikemaster Superbike Handlebars. I unknowingly already had these on my BMW. It wasn't exactly the look I was going for, but could be cool! May take a few tries to get these bars right. These look to be a good starting point.
10.
Clip on handlebars. Another thing I'm playing with. Not sure which direction is right for the bike just yet, thought I'd try both out.
11.
Smaller profile headlight brackets. I bought this in case I go the clip on route. They look to actually be pretty nice! I may end up using them with either bar. Could be cool.
12.
Grips. Cheap-o $10 ones but I LOVE them! I have the same on my BMW and they've been holding up well. Cool look, slim, but plenty comfortable.
13.
Bar end mirrors. Another cheap-o bit which gets the job done.
14.
OEM Honda headlight. Debated a
Candlepower headlight with a
35/35watt lower power bulb, but decided fitment was more important. The OEM Honda one is guaranteed a better fit in the actual headlight "case".
15. Lowbrow customs spark plug wire. 50/50 on this. Could look cool, could look silly. I think the color compliments the tank well and adds something a little different to the build. If it turns out it's different in the wrong way I'll swap them out for black.
16. NGK plug caps and D8EA plugs. The cool thing about these caps is the ones for the inner two plugs (000) and the ones for the outer two (111) come out at different angles! Nice touch, I like that. D8EA's should work well for me.
Wowee! Lotta stuff. I can't wait to be at the stage where I'm putting this all on. I'm starting to get a picture of it in my head - I think she's coming together. Thanks for the push to open the boxes! It was a fun time
