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Posted by pcarrell
- October 06, 2012, 11:41:13 AMA high wheeler! Love it! Now we need to motorize one!
Posted by 49Reo
- October 06, 2012, 10:23:26 AMHere is a pic of the last bike my dad built; totally custom!! 
Regards and such,
49Reo
Posted by pcarrell
- October 06, 2012, 09:39:53 AMMy wife wanted one of those a few years back, after her knee surgery for therapy. We ended up with a 3 wheeler instead, and I'm sure that was a better choice at the time. Don't show her yours now though, or I'll be off to the bike store again!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 06, 2012, 08:30:56 AM 
it is a really comfy ride but hardest part is taking off from a stop because your feet are up and in front, takes about 5 trys to get comfortable doing it, second thing is that you can not stand up to peddle, if you are going up a hill you should be leaning forward and not lean back on the seat. Turning radius is really large if you are going slow, but thend it does turn on a dime when moving, and counter steering is awesome. Never tried to figure out my top speed but on hills it was really scary fast...lol...
Posted by pcarrell
- October 06, 2012, 05:39:18 AMNow that one looks like you could put a few miles on an feel like you're sitting in your lazy boy!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 05, 2012, 23:08:03 PM 
49 you are scaring me now......
But seeing as we are talking about our other personal powered rides this is one of mine.....
loads of fun to ride and as much an attention getter as the Drifter.....
please no response about feathers..ok
Posted by 49Reo
- October 05, 2012, 22:05:05 PMLOL!
Posted by pcarrell
- October 05, 2012, 21:11:51 PMYou paint a quite colorful picture! 
Posted by 49Reo
- October 05, 2012, 21:00:29 PMWell now. If I had that and you had a feather in your britches, we would both be tickled!
That is a beauty!
Regards and such,
49Reo
Posted by pcarrell
- October 05, 2012, 20:38:33 PMI kinda go for that older style too. Guess we all do since we ride Drifters, huh?
This is my "lower horsepower" ride that I use to try and work off dinner with......
See, I really do like that vintage style!
Posted by 49Reo
- October 05, 2012, 20:07:41 PMQuote from: pcarrell on October 05, 2012, 18:52:22 PMThis was my 1975 Yamaha XS650 project. I say "was", because sadly I had to part with it when I needed some quick cash this last spring. The guy that bought it said he was going to do a street tracker with it. I originally planned to do a modern day version of an old board racer with it.
Sweet. Those older bikes had a style all their own. Nice to see some of that look coming back in some of them.
Regards and such,
49Reo
Posted by 49Reo
- October 05, 2012, 20:05:17 PMQuote from: pcarrell on October 05, 2012, 18:46:04 PMI have my exhaust all on the right, so mine fits rather well over on the left.
Looks good tucked in there, I like that.
Regards and such,
49Reo
Posted by pcarrell
- October 05, 2012, 18:52:22 PMThis was my 1975 Yamaha XS650 project. I say "was", because sadly I had to part with it when I needed some quick cash this last spring. The guy that bought it said he was going to do a street tracker with it. I originally planned to do a modern day version of an old board racer with it.
Posted by pcarrell
- October 05, 2012, 18:46:04 PMI have my exhaust all on the right, so mine fits rather well over on the left.
Posted by 49Reo
- October 05, 2012, 17:18:25 PMThanks, PCarrell; it actually mounts to the V&H rear muffler mounting holes; since I ran the rear pipe over to the left side, it left the mounting holes in the bracket available. But the muffler mount does bolt to the rear peg mount, so yes, you are correct, in a roundabout way. The tool box is an (old) original, had no key, so took a drawing of a buddies key, spent WAY too much time making one, then discovered that J&P cycle sells them for about $7 bucks for a pair. Laughs were on me for that one!!
Regards and such,
49Reo