Tearing down & rebuild of my Virago.

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[MrChuckDickHanksaw]

These came in today, so I had to go put them on in the dark. 



And being the smart person that I am I smashed my fuse box to shit.  So I just orderd a new one and as soon as that gets here maybe I'll be able to go ahead and start this thing.

[MrChuckDickHanksaw]

New rear wheels just got here.  It looks the exact same, only its a 18 instead of a 16.  Hopefully I'll have it cleaned up and ready for a tire by the end of the weekend.  I'll probably order a tire in the next couple days.  Not that it matters though, I can't do shit to the bike till the snow goes away.

[MrChuckDickHanksaw]

It's coming together.

Battery box is on, wiring is almost done. I need to mount the new fusebox and wrap the wiring up and it should be good to go.

New rear wheel and tire is on.  Its an 18" rear wheel off of a Yamaha XJ750, its pretty much the exact same thing as the stock 16" Virago wheel that was on the bike, its just 2"s bigger and has a slightly bigger drum brake.

Also took a better shot of the clip ons, and I cleaned up and repainted the top of the trees too.

[Weaver]

i've said it a 100 times.  i dont know shit about bikes.  but shes lookin nice! 

[Balloon Knot Goggles]

Ricky, bike looks pissed.  You ride it yet?

Also, isolate that gauge with some rubber where it mounts.  It will stop working from the vibes if you don't.  Trust me, mine are shot. 

[MrChuckDickHanksaw]

Ricky, bike looks pissed.  You ride it yet?

Also, isolate that gauge with some rubber where it mounts.  It will stop working from the vibes if you don't.  Trust me, mine are shot. 

Good to know, I was going to remount it a little lower anyways, I'll figure that into the remounting process.

I haven't ridden it yet, I need to tidy up a few things on the wiring and get a battery.  As soon as this headache I've had since Thursday goes away I'm going to fire it up and make sure everything is working, then I'll pick up a battery and take it out for a spin.

[MrChuckDickHanksaw]

Shits done.  Waiting on the battery to come in and then I'm riding the fuck out of this thing. 

[Marcski]

nice!

[MrChuckDickHanksaw]

I am having so much fun on this thing.

Pictures at some point.

[Balloon Knot Goggles]

Same with mine!!  It's like a BMX bike on the street.

[MrChuckDickHanksaw]

Same with mine!!  It's like a BMX bike on the street.

Mine's a little heavier than that, haha.  But its fun.  And sets off car alarms in the city.

[MrChuckDickHanksaw]

Here are some pictures.  Even though I finished the bike months ago, oh well.

[Balloon Knot Goggles]

Those clips are LOW!

[MrChuckDickHanksaw]

Those clips are LOW!

I couldn't get them any lower :(  Damn headlight bucket was getting in the way.

I want to get stiffer springs in the forks so I can lower them a little more and move the clip-ons up a little.  I had to raise the forks because the front pipe kept scraping on less-than-lazy right handers.

[pschmidt]

How in the fuck is that street legal?  I like it.