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Posted by Trall
- June 16, 2018, 09:30:11 AMSweet job. Love the paint work and tank set up......great job
Posted by Tfrank59
- May 26, 2018, 23:25:47 PMThat is interesting. Here in Washington we don't actually have safety inspections, which is nice, but if we lack equipment or have equipment that is not up to the code and the state patrol catches it they ticket you. And turn signals are required on any motorcycle that had them from the OEM, which is pretty much any street legal motorcycle produced in or imported to the US after 1972.
Posted by Texasdrifter
- May 26, 2018, 19:40:25 PMQuote from: Tfrank59 on May 17, 2018, 12:49:06 PMI'm just curious about your local laws because here in Washington state unless the vehicle actually predates 1973 it has to have turn signals and our state patrol guys would know that it's a clone and not an original. If you're lucky they only cite you with a Fix-It ticket.
Turn Signals are not required on a motorcycle for inspection in Texas. Need to use hand Signals
Posted by Tfrank59
- May 19, 2018, 09:48:32 AMOh I totally agree, and that's why I actually enlarged mine with the '59 Cadillac lenses. It's just that some guys want to get that retro look and they are right in the fact that in the 1940s motorcycles didn't have turn signals. our bikes are 1940s Indian tribute bikes which have all of the required modern safety features, unless of course a person elects to remove those to make the bike more like the original. I was just more or less playing devil's advocate for law enforcement who would know that our bikes were outfitted with turn signals, being 1990s and later.
Posted by mittico68
- May 19, 2018, 03:41:29 AMTom, I would never ride my bike without blinkers: they can save your life.
Not using turn signals is the worst thing that you could do, because they allow coming up drivers to understand your intentions and avoid hitting you...
Posted by Tfrank59
- May 18, 2018, 11:49:04 AMNice, but your bike's not a '94 or older 
Posted by mittico68
- May 18, 2018, 09:24:21 AMHere in Italy the obligation to install turn signals on motorcycles was introduced in 1995.
Previous bikes still can ride without indicators.
Posted by Tfrank59
- May 17, 2018, 12:49:06 PMQuote from: Texasdrifter on May 16, 2018, 21:56:48 PMI'm just curious about your local laws because here in Washington state unless the vehicle actually predates 1973 it has to have turn signals and our state patrol guys would know that it's a clone and not an original. If you're lucky they only cite you with a Fix-It ticket.No, Spots are Repop Harley spots with Amber lenses. Turn signals are my arms! No turn Signals in the 40s!
Posted by Tedsdrifter1500
- May 17, 2018, 10:16:53 AMJust an amazing job and absolutely gorgeous. You find your legs being splayed out with the fat bob tanks?
Posted by RockinRollin
- May 17, 2018, 09:01:45 AM 
Posted by Ogri
- May 17, 2018, 07:08:11 AMQuote from: Texasdrifter on May 16, 2018, 21:56:48 PMWhen will you be retrofitting drum brakes?No turn Signals in the 40s!
(just messing with you...put down that pistol.)
Posted by RockinRollin
- May 17, 2018, 06:43:25 AMMine used to backfire loudly on decal until I fixed the exhaust leak, it sounded like a shotgun blast. One time it happened in a rough neighborhood in Toronto, a couple of teenage boys immediately dropped to the ground.
Posted by Texasdrifter
- May 16, 2018, 21:56:48 PMQuote from: tj on April 11, 2018, 08:46:22 AMLooks awesome! Are the spots used as signal lights?
No, Spots are Repop Harley spots with Amber lenses. Turn signals are my arms! No turn Signals in the 40s!
Posted by Texasdrifter
- May 16, 2018, 21:54:40 PMQuote from: rob f on April 06, 2018, 08:01:29 AMVery nice job Tex.
Your pride in workmanship shines through on that iron horse.
The thing that caught my eye first was the air filter cover. Was that an easy conversion?
The last owner on my bike stripped the center stud that holds the cover on and am looking at replacing the housing.
Was going to go with OEM but now that I"ve seen yours.........well it's got me thinking.
R
the OEM airbox is removed, I fabbed a sheet metal backer that bolts to the OEM brackets and the 2003 Indian S&S air cleaner bolts to the backer. All the OEM air box and tubing and crap was removed and carb jetted. It backfires a bit on decel but that just adds to the subterfuge.
Posted by Texasdrifter
- May 16, 2018, 21:49:24 PMQuote from: Vulcanpunch on February 26, 2018, 11:23:21 AMYes I would like to know a little bit more about your paint set up.
I have a 3 car garage with a OH door into my shop. I cover the floor and walls with heavy plastic, opened the doors about 30" set a big ass fan on the floor blowing outside and opened the windows in the shop to get flow through. I have a Harbor Freight $10 HVLP gun that I have used the hell out of and I love it because it works with 6cfm @40psig where most need 12cfm requiring a huge compressor.