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lovely looking vrod! again more chrome than I would dare go near good to see we have more harley fans in the club! MM, amazing bikes and pictures of course! there goes my feeling of achievement with my iron . amazing bits of kit. have you still got them both?.. and the the bikes?

Thanks! a serious amount of chrome here! how do you keep it so clean! I struggle with the tiny amount on my bike

You swim in the lakes!!! Bit cold isn't it?! Only May to October and in a wetsuit, it actually gets too warm mid summer so that you have to cool down after one lap. Though there are quite a few braver that only wear swimsuits....not for me as I like the comfort of knowing I can't sink in a wetsuit ! Thats insane! I never knew people actually swam in there . i'll keep an eye out for the Z then!

Hi all, Not wanting to mod my 370z too much I have now looked at my bike in a different light. I am starting to spend time, money and effort (by way of learning new basic skills) to mod the bike the way I want. Some of you may remember when I put the first post about getting a harley for my first bike, and all the concerned comments about how i will drop the bike and find it difficult to ride. Happy to say after nearly 3 years I haven't dropped the bike (yet! ) and find it really easy to ride, so would encourage anyone to get a sportster. As the bike looked from standard with a few additional parts from the factory. Namely the Vance&Hines short shots, Screamin' eagle heavy breather and the side license plate mount. What I don't like about the bike as standard is the lack of rake. It sits more like a cafe racer style bike than a "bobber" which is the look I am going for. My plans are to replace the rear shocks with 112 progressive suspension which will drop the bike right down and give it a much better stance. Cut 75% of the rear fender and frame to expose more of the rear wheel. Replace handle bars with something that has a more aggressive position and install mid foot controls to bring my feet a bit further forward. Also I will install an axle plate holder. One thing I can't decide on is whether to remove the belt guard (yes its belt driven!). Most of the american/uk Harley sites say they've ran their bike without guards for X years without a problem, but I am not 100% happy with exposing that belt when going down the motorway! Bike as standard: Axle plate holder installed: .. the lights work! ] re-wiring the indicators (first effort of splicing/connecting etc I have ever done!) Finally remouted the breaklights/rear indicators for the frame to be cut (this will be cut from the light backwards, which will also be where the fender is cut. so now the fender will end where the lights are located, exposing the wheel). Rode the bike like this over to an engineering firm to cut the frame an fender ... happy to say I made it there alive. Picking the bike up later on . Hope you enjoyed the read and i'll keep the thread updated if anyone is interested. I have ordered the progressive suspension, should arrive this week and i'll give fitting it a go. It should be a doddle!!

You swim in the lakes!!! Bit cold isn't it?!

Likewise, nice little walk. The incline to the top is a killer though!

Looks like a lovely village ... guess those lakes are old sand/gravel quarries ? It is really nice here, full of history, small, quiet and 3 good real ale coach pubs! ... I sound like an old man! Good point regarding the lakes, never really looked into the history behind them. Your suggestion makes sense given the age of the village!

Nice! Live in Dorchester on Thames. In didcot leisure center every Sunday night playing 5 a side though!

Yep! Saw it - looked good to me! Do you live locally?

Unbaffleavible

Ahh yes on my right hand side! Vaguely remember thinking the wheels looked good!? Was it your m3? I was heading to the engineering firm at the bottom on the right, they're doing some metal work on my harley for me

I saw BBC 10K on an old turquoise 3 series the other day

I HAVE BEEN SPOTTED AFTER 4 YEARS. This is fantastic news commander! What car you in? Didn't see a zed!

Agreed, always from the same members too.

why is it daddys car? Usually being a bellend in an expensive motor is rich kids and being a bellend in a shed is not rich kids. Like all generalisations there are exceptions well summarised

why is it daddys car?

really like that

Yep, heard this a lot. The engine is fundamentally different moving from NA to FI.

fair point - also this type of modding to a car has quite a big following in the states/south america. IMO its no worse than "ridin' clean", "ridin' dirty", "baggin" etc.

There are a lot of reasons why FB is a waste of time! Which is why I binned that cr@p off! But then how do you do your stalking? I have gone back to the old fashioned way, gossiping with my mates in the pub (who are on facebook )

There are a lot of reasons why FB is a waste of time! Which is why I binned that cr@p off!

wow, video now worked for me!!!

i dont have FB, show me show me!!!

looks great Ian

+1 - i thought you may of even gone for a HR version or 370z