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It's coming slow. Found out I'm gonna be a daddy so time and money have escaped me lol. But I still plan. To find a way to get it done!

More pics.

Ok guys, got an update. Parts are coming in line it's Christmas hehe and finally got my frame and swing arm back. Not too bad for $150. Just had to wait a little over a month. Anyway here are some pictures.
Also, what are those metal things I'm pointing at? Came with the light bar.

Oh I like that! Can't wait for the powder coating people to call me.

I would be more then happy to change the topic of this thread to foto puttana, but we already have Girls on Indians

I think inner tubes are relatively the same, i would also replace the rubber spoke protector. https://www.amazon.com/Outlaw-Racing-OR2008-Motorcycle-Protector/dp/B00D5EN84S/ref=au_as_r?_encoding=UTF8&Make=Kawasaki%7C729&Model=VN800E%20Vulcan%20800%20Drifter%7C20210&Year=2000%7C2000&ie=UTF8&n=15684181&newVehicle=1&s=automotive&vehicleId=2&vehicleType=motorcycle

 

It seems the over all consensus is  Metzeler ME888 Marathon Ultra Tire - Rear - 140/90B16 - Wide Whitewall and Metzeler ME888 Marathon Ultra Tire - Front - 130/90B16 - Wide Whitewall. One thing to keep in mind is are you planning on buying the tires and mounting them yourself or are you taking it to a shop. Alot of places will only install motorcycle tires if you buy them off of them because of "liability" reasons. You don't want to end up with a set of brand new tires and nobody installing them for you.
Good luck!

Headlight came in. Fits the housing perfectly.

hehe thanks, yeah a little of hiding a little of board...Its been almost 4 weeks sense i dropped the frame and swing arm at the powder coating place. I need to clean degrease the engine today. I was wondering, what do you guys prefer? The light bar or no light bar? https://www.ebay.com/itm/KAWASAKI-VN800-DRIFTER-VN1500-DRIFTER-VN1500-CLASSIC-LIGHT-BAR-NOS-K32001-006/263453358583?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649
can you install turn signals on this one?

Yes I would like to know a little bit more about your paint set up.

Wow! That looks freaking amazing! Need more pictures!

Gentleman of the peanut gallery, the issue has been taken care of and once assembly starts I will take pictures for you. As you may not know but a picture is worth a thousand words and to save my typing and filling pages on here.......

I find this very amusing. You guys are awesome!

Lol no

OR is that on the 800 that you tried them?

Vulcanpunch I bought 2 plug and play LED headlights for each of my bikes and I have had the one in Red now for three years I think and no issues with it, I just bought another one for Pearl and put it in this weekend, so have not had time to check it out yet. Yes I have everything in the headlight pod, great place for relays because of the amount of space in there......

Can you link the one you bought?

Fixed the radiator cooling fins that were bent. Cleaned and touched up the radiator.

Got a couple more items today  . Does anyone know if I can install an LED headlight assembly in the OEM housing?

How much clearence do you think is needed between the rear fender and the seat frame?

Well I bought this and am getting it re welded to make a custom seat for my build....

Oh that looks cool! I'm assuming all three will go together? like the storage chest will be directly behind the back of the seat? I like it, really cool and functional! You'll have to post pics when you get it in.

ok some more clarification would be nice, make, how does it mount.......

I hope it fits like this. It's supposed to be the solo seat with the attachment brackets.

Got home to this 

Thanks so much! That is super helpful. I did a little looking up and it seems that different jet manufactures use different numbers for different diameters. Like between Dynojet and Keihin. Even though they are both numbered 134 the actual diameter is larger on the Dynojet jet. Here is a link with a chart that compares different sizes per manufactures. http://www.jetsrus.com/FAQs/FAQ_mikuni_vs_dynojet_vs_keihin_sizes.htm

Question guys, what size jet did you go with? I currently have 137.5 Main jet. I too live in Washington.

That's a good question

Yeah the bars is something I want to change they look kinda cool but the ergonomics (wrists and seating posture) I feel is better with something more similar to the OEM ones. I paid $144 with shipping for the tail light. And the trailer thing with an axle is a home made motorcycle table I made from a YouTube video I saw.

https://youtu.be/Jz8oFhyBrhk