I love the scorpion helmets, they're a great fit for me (big head), and they can be found pretty cheap, I found a good one for $150

 

now's the time to bust out the boba fett gear (for picture taking purposes)! make it look like a scout bike from return of the jedi or something... eheh.

 

+1 Thats a great idea.

 

HAhahahaha Thats not a bad idea at all. I actually thought of that many months ago, long before I had my bike. I took some quality pictures today, along with some of my friend and his (mobile and brand spankin' new!) Virago 250. We tookalot apart today and just did general tinkering to see how it works and what goes where. Alot of the good stock parts that I don't like for the look of the bike will go on ebay soon, after I let some of the guys at the yamaha forum have a go at it all.

anyhow, pichas!






bunch more pics here

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...&id=1062510114

 

Congrats on the bike! Wear a helmet and cover yourself in leather as mentioned. TMS needs you! Have fun!

 

very cool bike... its got that old, ravaged, post-apocalyptical look going (thats a good thing)

 

looks like a nice project....

my dad just stumbled on an 80' 850 special.. pretty nice bike

he had it running on 2 cylinders and after a little tinkering we got it going strong..

heres my project thread for my 78' gs1000E
http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=123558

 

Pretty sweet build thread Too bad you had to sell the 750, I adored that bike I'll be watching the 1000 thread though

I'll start working on my bike some more once parts arrive and once i finish my car

I've already got my jacket picked out, tried it on and everything.
http://www.calmoto.com/images/shop/t.../MensL_021.jpg

it looks like an older leather jacket but it has all the modern armor pads in the shoulders elbow and back. Costs 8 times as much as the bike

 

i want to find an xs750 to work on, clean up and bob it out. i would with my current xj, but i couldnt do that to my father who bought the bike in 87. maybe i'll make a yamatracker out of an xs650 or something i love old yami's

 

Ya, you should go out and get a better helmet and one that is a perfect fit. Oddly enough I grew up riding mini-bikes, then dirt bikes but when I got my drivers license my parents didn't want me to get a bike. Now that I am married, my wife and mother-in-law are also deadset against me getting a bike. My mother-in-law worked in the emergency dept at the local hospital so she had plenty to tell me about what happens when you get in an accident. I know they know I wouldn't do anything stupid but it is the drivers out there that don't pay attention and cut off people on bikes.

So just be careful, especially if you have never driven around on a bike.

 

the new lid i want

 

yea i loved the 750, but it went so i could pay for the 1000 upgrade

i got her on the road now, and she pulls hard!!! definately better than the 750 did...

the 750 was a 4 valve, the 1000 is only 2 valves.. but it still had about 20 more HP stock for stock

 

That bike looks amazing man. I love the color combo

As soon as I'm done building and painting my II, all my effort goes to that bike

 

I love that new rossi helmet, only he could pull it off with his face on it. That's fantastic!

 

welcome to the bike clubTraded my 06 Honda Shadow 600 in for this 07 Honda VTX 1300.
Drive defensively and take nothing for granted. Especially cars pulling out in front of you..Biggest problem IMO

 

I've driven my car once in the last 2+ weeks. Rain tomorrow though.

I haven't put gas in my car since May 4th, and I still have just under 1/2 tank left.

 

totally, i'll buy a replica

 

No rain here in a month but I've been waiting for my agent 47's mirrors to come in so I haven't driven my car in almost 3 weeks. No mirrors on now.BTW,guy I sold them to is sending me his old ones so I can have parts. 20.00 dollar F up

 

Gorgeous bike Chuck

Just from following by buddy around when we go places (his bike runs so he can ride it palces) I can see how much you have to focus. He keeps telling me that theres so much going on while hes on his bike that he can't not focus.

That being said, I can't WAIT to start riding... and to get my bike to start

 

I got hit while I lived in FL, and after I was able to ride again (took about 9 mos) I didn't enjoy riding after that. I sold my bike and got a boat. Much more suitable for down there. Now I'm living back in Ohio where the boat is nearly useless, but we've got a great thing called Amish country. Twisty, hilly roads for miles w/ very little traffic and stop signs. The biggest obstacles are making sure you don't hit any horse crap on the road and making sure you don't get so comfortable riding that you get overconfident. I had a great ride last weekend, but 300 miles on a lowered Sportster will beat you up a bit.


Even here though, I still ride w/ my lid, an armored coat, boots, and jeans. Honestly, I think it makes it even more enjoyable.