Maui251
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This is my 3rd bike and the 1st I've been doing most work on myself. (1st bike I was pretty clueless on even basic maintenance, but luckily it didn't take much to maintain it and had almost ZERO issues. 2nd bike was a Buell that gave me issues from day 1 but always went to a mechanic.) I'm an aircraft mechanic so I have plenty of mechanical aptitude and ability, but only recently started working on bikes, mostly helping friends with their Harleys.
History and aftermarket parts:
When I bought this bike almost 2 years ago, it was a grudge bike that had the racing motor removed and stock motor put back in. Had a flashed ECU, R1 wheel conversion, full voodoo sidewinder, and a swingarm that was a mile long, and anything that was excess weight was removed Since I've had it I've put a macintosh swingarm that's not quite as long, full Brock's alien head, and just recently went back to stock wheels (due to the issues I was having with fitment of the braking system), installed PC3, and secondary butterflies were removed. This past thanksgiving i disassembled much of the bike for cleaning, paint, and off-season maintenance. Decided to reinstall secondaries among reassembly.
Future mods:
until joining this forum, I didn't even think there were so many different changes you could make to these badass bikes. A 1k tail swap was the only mod I had in mind, I'm sure I'll read about more and decide to do them. I know I would like to do a few things to make it more comfortable for longer rides, but still want the performance once we reach the destination,or for when I ride at home
History and aftermarket parts:
When I bought this bike almost 2 years ago, it was a grudge bike that had the racing motor removed and stock motor put back in. Had a flashed ECU, R1 wheel conversion, full voodoo sidewinder, and a swingarm that was a mile long, and anything that was excess weight was removed Since I've had it I've put a macintosh swingarm that's not quite as long, full Brock's alien head, and just recently went back to stock wheels (due to the issues I was having with fitment of the braking system), installed PC3, and secondary butterflies were removed. This past thanksgiving i disassembled much of the bike for cleaning, paint, and off-season maintenance. Decided to reinstall secondaries among reassembly.
Future mods:
until joining this forum, I didn't even think there were so many different changes you could make to these badass bikes. A 1k tail swap was the only mod I had in mind, I'm sure I'll read about more and decide to do them. I know I would like to do a few things to make it more comfortable for longer rides, but still want the performance once we reach the destination,or for when I ride at home