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Posted by Bucko
- June 27, 2017, 00:32:06 AMLooks awesome! Couple of questions:
- How did you achieve the black wheel and spokes? Powder coat? Paint? It seems that you left a strip un-blacked around the outside of the rim - was that to allow for mar-free tire changes?
- How is the gloss black powder coating (I think I read that) holding up on the exhaust heat shields?
- Did you consider doing the muffler in gloss black too or were you thinking the gloss black wouldn't hold up to the heat?
Posted by Tfrank59
- June 27, 2017, 00:06:17 AMYeah you were saying in order for the oil to pump properly it needs to idle at about 1000 so that guy's got turn it up a bit
Posted by CDNRatMan
- June 26, 2017, 23:44:57 PMThe blue bike sounds more like my Roadhouse pipes other than the idle is set to low that is the sound.....
Posted by Tfrank59
- June 26, 2017, 23:22:02 PMdoes she sound something like one of these? 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yggVeXqrpP8 (this one, it's the second exhaust he's running)
Posted by greenbarn
- June 26, 2017, 21:10:29 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on June 26, 2017, 19:38:49 PMAin't that the truth... LOL. It does indeed sound throaty. It came with a baffle which I cleaned up and painted and put back in. The baffle has no packing on it. It's louder than I thought it would be (to my extreme satisfaction), but it's still not as loud as the Hard Khrome duals were, to my memory... It seems to me a little throatier than the Roadhouse on the 1500 for whatever reason.Mr. Tfrank you will be needing to be careful if you have never heard a Roadhouse exhaust in real life you will get a little stiffy. Because it has such a seductive sound....you will be in love instantly.
Make sure you come up to Andy's for Canadian Rendezvous, and you should be able to hear a few of them.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- June 26, 2017, 19:38:49 PMMr. Tfrank you will be needing to be careful if you have never heard a Roadhouse exhaust in real life you will get a little stiffy. Because it has such a seductive sound....you will be in love instantly.
Posted by Tfrank59
- June 26, 2017, 00:24:32 AMAgain, very nicely done. I wonder how it sounds, I've never heard the exhaust note of a roadhouse on a 800 V twin-- is she a little throaty?
Posted by greenbarn
- June 25, 2017, 21:56:37 PMYes, I sandblasted it down to bare shiney clean metal.
Posted by Tfrank59
- June 25, 2017, 21:25:18 PMBoy that exhaust was in pretty rough shape! Did you sandblast it or something so it won't keep on rusting through the paint?
Posted by greenbarn
- June 25, 2017, 21:04:47 PMforgot the rusty pics...
Posted by greenbarn
- June 25, 2017, 07:20:08 AMQuote from: CDNRatMan on June 24, 2017, 15:03:12 PMI won the Roadhouse exhaust on Fee-Bay, for a great price - $50, and shipping was another $30 USD. It was in really rough shape, I'll attach some pics of the "as found" state, LOL., (how does a pipe get that rusty?!?!
Not going to say much because I have been on this build since day one. I have to say that I think that the exhaust system looks rather awesome, that "should" have set you back a small mortgage payment.
I had it powder coated, same time I did the crash bar - I think the combined bill for the pipe and crash bar was a couple hundred USD, can't remember for sure - I traded with the guy on some tires.
Planning to bring the old girl to Rendezvous -- I'm currently looking into getting them both to fit in a small enclosed trailer I have access to.... may need a shoe-horn,LOL
Posted by CDNRatMan
- June 24, 2017, 15:03:12 PM Not going to say much because I have been on this build since day one. I have to say that I think that the exhaust system looks rather awesome, that "should" have set you back a small mortgage payment. I really like the finished product, but I knew that you could make it work. I hope you trailer it up in July so we can all drool on it during Rendezvous. Great job my brother.
Posted by greenbarn
- June 24, 2017, 14:10:44 PMWent for a ride today, but actually I took the 1500... hadn't been on the 1500 since I took the 800 off the lift, and didn't want her to get jealous, LOL. 
Beautiful day here for a ride...
Posted by mittico68
- June 24, 2017, 04:34:47 AMNow that's a real beauty and a one-of-a-kind Drifter!!!
You've made lots of mods that I've been thinkin' of, but still am awaitin' for...
GREAT WORK!
Now listen what TFrank said and go ride that beauty!
Posted by Trall
- June 24, 2017, 01:58:02 AMDetails details details lots of gorgeous details. Definitely one of a kind riding art piece you made. Great job