MisterX
TopEnd.tv Guy
Well, after seeing Wavex's bike and the tail/fender mod that he applied, I thought that I'd try my hand at it. The tail/fender section has what's considered the 'cheese grater', and although I personally think that it looks fine, I prefer the bob tail look on the Buell. The initial cutting was a major pain since I don't own any power tool other than a drill. So I purchased a cutting wheel attachment and went to town. Eight cutting disks later, I was ready to grind things down and smooth out the rough edges. Not wanting to try the grinding with my drill, I decided to go and purchase a cutting/grinding tool, which probably would have saved me a lot of time in the first place. At this point my friend Saul came over and ground down the pointy parts, added bondo where necessary, then primed and painted it. The end result looks great. I'm still waiting for the paint to set and cure. Since it's been cold and a bit wet here, that process is taking longer than expected. Once it's fully dry, I'll put it back on the bike and post a pic or two of that.
Please forgive the craptastic quality of the pics. Although the iPhone is a fantastic piece of technology, it takes horrible pictures.
Please forgive the craptastic quality of the pics. Although the iPhone is a fantastic piece of technology, it takes horrible pictures.
except I bent the license plate up quite a bit, to make it more aerodynamic lol
