ok, here we go again. I tried this yesterday, but had probs w/ pics. I finally finished rebuilding my 1200c after a "friend" wrecked it and my kx250 (long story). Before the wreck it was a stock 1200c w 2 tone burgundy/black paint. After I saw it in pieces, I decided to build it the way it should have been built in the first place. I wont bore anyone by listing all the one offs and custom touches (unless asked of course). It took 2 years and alot of elbow grease, but its done. I am posting pictures so that i can get some good old honest feedback from fellow sportster nuts. Needless to say, now that its done I find myself wanting to do another one, so i guess you could say I'm hooked now. I look forward to spending LOTS of time on this site. I wish I had known about xlforum.net before i started this one. I have been on 2 days now and have found more useful info than i did on my own in 6 months. Keep up the great work, and THANK YOU ALL.

Kaos

You got a nice bike there. I am not a fan of the z bar but after seeing your bike I like that look. Nice job on the rebuild.

Damn, that's pretty hot. I love the look you got going on there.

ok, here we go again. I tried this yesterday, but had probs w/ pics. I finally finished rebuilding my 1200c after a "friend" wrecked it and my kx250 (long story). Before the wreck it was a stock 1200c w 2 tone burgundy/black paint. After I saw it in pieces, I decided to build it the way it should have been built in the first place. I wont bore anyone by listing all the one offs and custom touches (unless asked of course). It took 2 years and alot of elbow grease, but its done. I am posting pictures so that i can get some good old honest feedback from fellow sportster nuts. Needless to say, now that its done I find myself wanting to do another one, so i guess you could say I'm hooked now. I look forward to spending LOTS of time on this site. I wish I had known about xlforum.net before i started this one. I have been on 2 days now and have found more useful info than i did on my own in 6 months. Keep up the great work, and THANK YOU ALL.

Kaos
Well done
IT might have taken u 2 yrs but it looks fantastic
hope u get to enjoy ridihg ur bike for a long time after all that hard work:tour

Awesome great job. Me likey.

Nice, I would like to see some close ups of the rear fender where you cut it and some pics of your stop light and plate holder.

Yes! More pics please! And close up ones.

I forgot these pics with the project pics. I wanted to show off the HOK candy brandywine over wrinkled silver metallic w/ vivid black tribal "ghost" thorns. I know the pictures suck, I'll post better ones when i can. This paint took me over 200 hours all told. I could have probably done a simpler job for my fist whack at it, but then my wife would have nuttin to whine about. Keep in mind this is before final buff, so not as "wet" looking as it is now. I'm pretty happy for my first job, but will use a harder clear on my next project. HOK colors are awesome , but the clear is way too soft. I had to wait 2 months for the 26 coats of paint and clear to dry completely. Thanks for lettin me show off. YOU GUYS ALL ROCK!!!!

Very nice!

Phit-Phew!!!! [that's a whistle]. That's a good looking ride you got there! Good work!!:clap

I like it!

I like the Z-Bars, gives you that look of the drags with
some pull back.

Look's sweet.....I've seen those bars somewhere before, oh Yeah, my bike! Good choice!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/flskevin/newbars3.jpg

I like it, too!

Good lookin'! Tell us about some of your mods and one-offs.

Looks good, gonna hit the show circuit?

Turned out really great. The bars really set the bike off.

That is a sweet lookin' bike!!! Great job you did there!

very nice. I have been looking at those bars as well. How do they feel. Do they give much pullback at all?

Not my style, but done very nicely.

Good job!

looks great.
I would be afraid to drive that baby.....

Great job!

Awesome job. Hope mine will come out as sweet when I'm finally done.

Nice Job
Bob

it's allright, whatever you like is the key

very nice, give yourself a pat on the back, you deserve it.

.mmmmmmmmmmmm chrome frame... ya don't see that everyday.....

looks better than a painted one too...

the chrome gives the colour of the reflections, so it sorta dissapears

I'm not a fan of coloured stock frames as the sporty frame doesn't have lines that flow with the rest of the bike......so I normally prefer 'em black so they just blend into the background and shadows




and I know how much work goes into these things............usually about ten times what ya thought it was gonna be :D

Great job, I hope my bike looks that good one of these days...!!!:clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap

HOT!!!

I like it. Looks like it was WELL planned out it flows together very nice

2 favorites on yer ride (Well, that I can SEE!)... I love yer Zbars, what sort of position does it put your arms when riding? I am TALL and want my bars to come back a bit farther than stock... LOVE the Z's, do they come back a bit more? If not, couldn't they just be twisted down towards the rider in order to make that happen?

Also, LOVE yer A/C... looks so hard. Its a mean looking ride, let us have a few more pics, I'd love to see it personally!!

Looks terrific! Great job.

Very nice looking bike, great work.

Looks like you did a good job. I'd like to hear about your one off pieces.

The more you look at it, the more hours a person can see that you spent on that work of art! Well done, and I think a small run down of your efforts are in order! :D

sharp bike!!!!! love the color!!

really cool

Great lookin bike, just the look I'm looking for. DiD you have the frame chromed or powder coated ?

That is really nice Kaos! Oh.... Welcome to the forum! :)

Extreeeemly cool. I really dig the z-bars. Nice work!

nice lookin' scoot...

Extremely outstanding job, amazing how a little sweat and blood
all pays off in the end. It's great to stand back and look and say
i built that by myself. The way i see it, it never ends you just keep
adding or changing the bike depending on your style or needs.:tour

Beautiful piece of work. Love the over all look.

Really a nice effort ... all the hours really show, Good work, I love the tank!

kaos,
Shame it had to get wrecked in the first place, never let someone test ride your bike. The worst of luck always comes into play, I should talk I swapped bikes with a stranger to certify race results.:doh
Your bike really turned out well. Maybe you should do another to sell. might be a good thing.
stargateops

Awesome job! :banana


Bart

That looks sh*t hot cobber :banana :banana :banana :banapart

Regards Grayfeather.

KaotikEvo, I voted sexy shiney beast, but we all know these things are work in progress! Very nice. Watch where you park it....Nick

Great work do it again. :clap :clap :clap :clap

Hey nice work on the scoot. I would like to say welcome to the forum. Hey I noticed you dont have a profile, You should take a few minutes and fill it out it would help to know ya.:tour :danccow

looks great!
love the z bars

That's really awesome! Well done! I'd love to see some more pics, all angles.

Absolutely Beautiful, are the only words that come to mind. You did a great job and should be very proud. :clap

"Done"? is anything ever really done?

Nice.
Like others I am wondering how those Z bars are? Do they reach back or are you hunched over?

Nice one, mate. Hope you get as much pleasure from riding it as you have from seeing the finished job. Cheers,:chtwo

Good Lookin Scoot!!!!:clap :clap :clap :clap :clap

I would have gone with Drag Bars, but that just me!!!!:D

Hope you have better luck with the stretched tank than I did. Mine leaks at the rear mounts. Looks great.

Very cool. Awesome looking scoot...........26 coats of paint?? Why not 24 or 27?:)

Looks great. 2 years is a long time, I hope you had another ride while working on this one, otherwise you'll wear it out in a week.

Cheers,

Brett

I think it is coming along.
The one thing I do not care for in the strat pipes, and nicer exhaust is really needed I think.

It's a great lookin' bike otherwise.

That is a damn sweet looking bike.

Too cold to ride here. 23 degrees tonight. Ice everywhere today.

To celebrate you finishing up your project though, I'm gonna go out to the garage and fire "Pearl" up for a bit just to clear her throat and hear her rumble.

Suppose to start warming up a bit. I hope so. Me and some buds are hoping to do a Santa toy run this Sunday morning starting at Central Texas HD and ending up at the Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas.

Christmas is, or should be, all about the little ones I guess. Helping kids and an excuse to ride, hmmm . . . a no brainer maybe.

Keep the shiny side of that head turner up,

Ralph
Georgetown, Texas

I love it. You've got the chrome and paint in all the right spots. The chrome on the downtubes is sexy as hell, and I love the painted oil res... chrome oil resevoirs look like hell IMO, good call :D

Not a big fan of the Z bars....But the bike looks GREAT

I clicked the "looks good, keep working" tab because we know our bikes are never finished.
Your bike looks great indeed

Not much I can say that hasn't been said, except 'ditto'...

more pix and might I suggest that if you get a sunny day to get some pix outside, much better looking w/out flouresent tubes reflected in paint...

DAMN, makes me want to fire Lily up and ride, but can't today... :frownone
temp @ 36F and light rain/snow... :frownthre

AWESOME.....I like it

Great looking ride, I really like the look of the big ass tank.

Wow nice job....LOVE those z bars. Great looking bike!

That's a tough looking motorcycle. I agree with TiBaal, the oil resorvoir looks good matching the tank and fenders.

Great lookin' bike! Now, tells us all the details... can't see the rear... did you go phat...?

This is my second response. I like the bike alot and is damn clean. It isn't my type of bike, but for what it is, i like it alot. You did a clean job, everything seems to match up and you did one hell of a cleaning job. :) That is a bike you can be proud to drive. :)

Ummm, more pics? I guess you are too busy out riding to respond.

Great job. Nice color and chrome!! Enjoy the ride.

Hey Kao-evo, Bars look great but was wondering if they could have been mounted lower, without the rise???
I think it would look all that much better IMHO.

nice looking sled you got there!

very Nice indeed ,Good work

Kaos: A rolling work of art. Freaking beautiful!

Great looking ride man! Awsome job!!

Looks sweet...I'm still on the fence about the bars but I like the bike ;)

I'm not a fan of Z bars, but I do like the rest of the bike.

If you like it, that's all that counts!

Looks sweet----I was gonna go with the Z bars but they were on backorder for ever and I wasnt paying 300 bucks for a set of $80 bars----V twin has them for $80 if anyone likes them---and yes after a 1 1/2 year backorder ,they came instock 3 weeks after I went with the Carlini 1 1/4" apes:smoke ------Now that my frame is out getting a single downtube +4", 5" out on backbone---and a 38 degree rake---Im gonna have to sell the Apes and cables with a whole 200 miles on them--They will be way to high now I think---Ill wait and see I guess----$225 takes the bars and Braided cables(Russel)----So Im gonna probably go with the Z bars now---cable might work also with the frame streach--I hope

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/eastcoastiron/done021.jpg

sorry forgot to email notify for the thread so heres another shot---Im gonna have to sell the tank and landmark paint saver caps as well--gonna need a longer tank:smoke :doh



http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/eastcoastiron/LodiLyfeE026.jpg

Looks good Kaos,
not sure about the bars but i definately don't like the look, BUT i'd change the pipes in a heartbeat. Straight drags don't do anything for me.
Sorry to be negative, but you asked.

I wanted to thank you all for your opinions. I'm sorry to take so long in posting a response, but have really had a rough couple months. to answer a couple of questions, first let me say that the z-bars are comfortable for me, they have about a 2.5 inch rise, and 3 inch pullback, and as they sit now are quite comfy. I am not nearly as hunched over as I was with the stock drag bars. I will be adding shorter risers, so that they dont ride so high (only to close the gaping hole between the bars and trees). It sounds like a bunch are on the fence, but I am happy as hell with the z-bars. I have now settled into my new place, and will work on getting more pics to show. After reading some of the comments, I think i'll take some advice and add a better set of pipes. I would again like to thank all of you for your feedback and opinions, I cant tell you how useful this site has been for me. I will be looking to sign up for premier membership asap. after spending some time here I feel comfortable enough, that I started another sporty project. I had so many parts left over, that it was just as easy to buy an ebay frame and re-use the old parts for another bike. I've been lookin at the cafe section quite a bit and am completely impressed with what you guys(and girls) have done with your bikes. Thanx again !!
XLFORUM RULEZ!!

KAOS

to rotten ralph - the tank has given me no problems at all, its a one piece stretcher, and I acid etched(once) and kreemed the inside twice.

to PREDATOR - I wouldnt have asked if i wasnt prepared to hear what people really think, You have a sweet lookin scoot dude and I do truly appreciate the opinion, yours was actually the comment that pushed me off the fence and made my decision to go with different pipes, but I might just leave the z-bars on to urk ya!!

tHE BARS ARE sweet:clap :p :boxing DONT CHANGE THEM FOR ANYONE-:boxing They arnt riding it you are!! I love them----I wanna buy your upsweep pipes if your selling them-----I dont have time to read back ,why are you changing them??? Perormance issues I can only guess?:smoke :boxing My only opinion is to rake your neck and get rid of those dangerous raked trees--you will enjoy your bike so much more --If you dont go on the highway then ignore it ,but I cant stay off the freeway---I heard every opinion on all the forums about 7 degree trees on a stock sporty and its fine and I can control the squirrellyness and this and that but the only thing that counts is a trail # thats 4-6 inches Thats it ,no If and or butts about it-----I have 3 degree trees and wouldnt put one more degree of rake in the trees without raking my neck ,like I am doing--- I changed whos doing my work--Patrick Patterson from Led Sled Customs is getting my new frame tomorrow ----Heres a edited photo of whats it will look like:smoke It will have more rake 38 degrees with 3 degree trees and 6 over tubes I hope
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/eastcoastiron/jasonsbike.jpg

:boxing :boxing

to eastcoast, ha ha, fooled ya, nothin but factory rake on my bike. still workin w/ good ole hd rake and trail. I actually spent a ton of time mounting the gas tank at an angle and rotating the z bars in the risers to give the appearance of more rake. I have just completed plans for a stainless steel 2-1 custom mandrel bent exhaust w/ 3.75 inch twin spear outlet. I am only changing the risers on the bars, my intention is to lower the handlebars approx. 1" so they dont ride so far above the tank.

Two words...BAD ASS!

You got me bro----:smoke You see the guy on ebay selling Bassanni pipes new for $200 starting bid---he bought a ton of them from a shop going under---Im trying to work a deal for $200---they stay outta the way of the offset pulleys and wide tire kits:banana

wow!! that is hella nice!!

Looks great, I like what you've done gives me some ideas on mine.

wow!! that is hella nice!!

LOL, LMAO - cartman cracks me up
"screw u guys,...........i'm goin home"
thanks for the chuckle

How did you use over stock tubes and keep her sitting level?? How many inches over did you use---and your trail cant be stock----lowering the rear,putting over tubes ,etc, they all change your trail but nothing like raked trees

How did you use over stock tubes and keep her sitting level?? How many inches over did you use---and your trail cant be stock----lowering the rear,putting over tubes ,etc, they all change your trail but nothing like raked trees

you got a point w/the shocks i guess, they are 11.5 inches
no overtubes though.

trees stock
tubes stock
no modifications to front end at all
but I love the fact that its got you guessin:tour

Looks good Kaos,
not sure about the bars but i definately don't like the look, BUT i'd change the pipes in a heartbeat. Straight drags don't do anything for me.
Sorry to be negative, but you asked.


EDIT: OOOPS. I meant to say, 'but i definately LIKE the look of the bike'

PREDATOR - I wouldnt have asked if i wasnt prepared to hear what people really think, You have a sweet lookin scoot dude and I do truly appreciate the opinion, yours was actually the comment that pushed me off the fence and made my decision to go with different pipes, but I might just leave the z-bars on to urk ya!!

Well we all can be influenced when we see something new. You've got me thinking about those damn Z-bars now :doh and how they'd look on my scoot. I like the idea that you could pull the back a bit for a different look and feel and no need for outrages risers.

Is a Sportster ever really "finished"? I dont think so.

Phit-Phew!!!! [that's a whistle]. That's a good looking ride you got there! Good work!!:clap

I love that whistle girlie.....and the bike is wicked cool!!:clap

Absolutely love it ... must see more pictures!

I agree with you about the riser height needing to be a little lower.

that color is great dont see much of that round here and them Z bars just set if off !!! i have been looking at z bars and down the road would like to add them to mine looks great !!

That is one beautiful horse, i like the bars and all the chrome. you do great work.

Looks way better than my bikes. If anyone knocks it, prolly because it looks way better than their bike too. Wish I had your talent and $.http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif

Really like the bars!!!

Can't believe this post is still going three months now. LOL!!

Nice job! I love the stance and colors

Gret looking scoot!!!

It looks real nice. Downright evil the more you look at it, especially with those bars and the air cleaner. I' m looking for one of those myself. The cheapest price was $129. By the way, it's your ride if no one likes it, the hell with them

Looking good there...

Very sharp looking bike! I'll bet some "skirt blowers" would look sweet on it! :)

Sweet lookin ride. PS--Keep your friend off this one! Stay safe and keep the shiny side up

very nice!!!!!!!!!!!! good job man be proud of her