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Posted by Drift1
- October 07, 2013, 16:28:15 PMHere's one with the ammo cans and Jim and his scoot . He did all the mods himself and man it looks fantastic !
Posted by Drift1
- October 07, 2013, 16:24:24 PMFunny you mention that Ratman . A guy I met named Jim while dealing with Singh for the new seats ended up doing his 1500 series Army style and did a hell of a job , I might add . He has the gun scabbard and did the rear rack identical to the old military scoots . I'll try to see if I can post a pic of his . I really don't want to cover the rear fender on mine so the ammo cans are out for now at least . However , my cousin who is good with photo shop program did this for me . After the grenades are done I want to do so type of bombs as added running lights . Check this out .
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 07, 2013, 16:13:32 PMGrenade mirrors, red dash lights, roadhouse exhaust, pipes blackened, this machine is looking more period correct and will be the envy of all 800's in the Empire state for sure.....we just need to find the front fender holster, and a couple of ammo boxes for saddle bags
Posted by Drift1
- October 07, 2013, 16:07:02 PMI'll have to see how much the replica grenades weigh and go from there DC . If need be maybe we can up with a way to hollow them out a smidge . Although the vibration damper wouldn't be a bad thing . I'm hoping with the new road house exhaust I relieve a lot of vibration I have know due to the straight pies I run on the scoot . Never the less the new exhaust should make the neighbors happier 
Posted by greenbarn
- October 07, 2013, 08:56:12 AMDo you think? I figured by the time you cut them in half, then they wouldn't be all that heavy. Just think of them as vibration dampers... 
Posted by DC
- October 07, 2013, 06:45:37 AMI'm thinking those grenade halves need to be hollowed out big time, to reduce the weight. Those are pretty heavy. I'm imagining that weight on the ends of the bars.
Posted by John Hopkins
- October 05, 2013, 16:03:44 PMI wonder if it is possible to get the grenade mirrors ceramic coated to match the new exhaust..you might have to find a way of unscrewing the mirror section from the stem, grenade section first so they can be fired..Or maybe make the grenade section 'clip on' so that you can refit them on replacement mirrors when you need them..
John.
Posted by Drift1
- October 05, 2013, 09:51:08 AMMoose Wayne , I jumped on the exhaust like white on rice ! I was a little hesitant with all the dam scams going on now a days but , am stoked on this find ! Now once I get the grenades and shipped out to Greenbarn the scoot will be coming together as I imagined .
KW , dude I say that's an awesome find and cheap as hell to boot ! Hey I have one of those Indian fender lights brand new in the box . I was going to mount it and placed it on the fender to see how it looked . Looked great and the colors matched the bike well being it's chrome and has black highlights in the Indian head dress . After farther consideration I decided against the install due to the simple fact it really didn't go with my theme . I'll sell it to you for cost and shiping if interested just pm me .
Posted by kw-retrorider
- October 05, 2013, 05:39:04 AMDrfit1: No highway pegs on my engine guard....not a highway peg rider.
On the speedo housing....just replaced the original chrome one (2002) with a black one from a 2000 in an effort to tone down the chrome on the bike. 2002 paint is black, so housing fit right in. Bought the housing with speedo complete in perfect shape and working for under $100. Speedo only had 800 or so more miles than my original...so good to go there too.
OTHER: Someone was talking about "small" indian fender lights. Anybody got one...what does it look like?
Posted by moosewayne
- October 04, 2013, 20:25:27 PMHey Drift1,
I saw that eBay ad as well! I ride a 1500 otherwise I'd have been all over that like stink on a monkey.
Really glad for you!!
Posted by Drift1
- October 04, 2013, 16:58:38 PMGreenbarn you have a deal ! I was hoping to have them slightly larger then the actual grenade but , hey I'll deal with this look till I find someone that is able to do that . Yes I know someone in town that can weld for me .
KW man the feeling was awesome !! Those hard to find items and the ones you can't find all these fabricators to make drive me insane LOL ." Like I need help in that dept. " What was the issue with the speedo that you needed another ? Honestly the speedo glass itself on mine looks like it get wet at one time and never dried on the inside of the glass . I thought I could just unscrew the glass but , guess not . For $300 dollars for a new one I'll hold off on that project . Hey did you ever get foot pegs installed on your front bar ? If so post a pic .
Ratman , the only saws I own are chainsaws and there for remolding the house for the miss's . OOOOHHHH yeeeeaaaaaa !!!! How do you think I get off the hook so easy around here ? Reminds me of the time she asked me to wash the dishes . Know keep in mind there's two jobs that I hate to do . 1) is painting 2) You guessed washing dishes . Ever since early child but I think what sent me over the edge was KP in the military at boot camp back in 1990 . So any who , she asked me yrs ago to wash the dish's what a mistake that was on her part . It just so happened to be raining that day (remember this like it just happened ) so I took all the dishes that were in the sink and set them outside in the garbage can with the lid off . Purposely placed the garbage can int he walk way so she could have a gander when she arrived back home . So she asked and of course I explained this was just he soaking procedure ........need less to say I was never asked to wash another thing since 
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 04, 2013, 09:41:07 AMQuoteGreenBarn off the lottery list now and back on the swimsuit list.....Just thinking (no comments from the peanut gallery, Ratman) ....
kw you are so right, still looking for folding rear floorboards at a price that will not put me in the poor house. I have Roadhouse and I think they sound just bang on, not loud enough to bother the neighbours but has that throaty sound in town and the highway, and on the highway I do not need to wear ear plugs, to avoid going deaf at the end of the day ride......and I can hear my music in my ear speakers in my helmet. I really like the corrugated look too. Another thing to be on the look out for.
Posted by kw-retrorider
- October 04, 2013, 04:38:27 AMDrift1: Nicely done. Like the rest, I know how good it feels to find that one hard part you are looking for and get it for a reasonable price. You can't always win, but nice once and awhile. My finds were osprey/traveler brackets for my solo seat and a "00 black speedo housing with cover plate in perfect shape.
Good luck with the exhaust. Will be envious like the rest of the 800 riders. Suggest you do a video. I'd like to hear that exhaust. Which version of it did you find? Did you also snatch the old school corrugated pipes between the muffler and the engine? Looking forward to the pics.
Posted by greenbarn
- October 03, 2013, 20:42:20 PMSounds almost too good to be true.... 'course we haven't seen any pics yet...
So if you like the grenade cut in half idea, ship me 2 grenades and I can see to it that you get 4 halves mailed to your house.... we can worry about the fees later.... You got somebody local that can weld them?
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 03, 2013, 19:43:20 PM ok let us muddy the waters a bit here, you take one grenade and you use a band saw and cut it in half, body moulding trim to cover the cut area's and make it look right, powder coat them black or even green to match the bike and to make them original colour, epoxy in a mirror that any decent glass shop can cut to fit or be inserted. does not seem to be too much of a chore. Drifter1 I think this is well with in your ability, and you can either DIY or get someone to help you with it.