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Brent's Roadie Bobber 4 Years, 4 Months ago  
Hey everyone I am new here and hope this is the place for a build thread...

I am still on the hunt for a 2004 or newer Road Star to make into a winter project. For now I will be doing a mass amount of research and recording all my future plans/progress here for everyone to see/criticize. So far this is what I have planned...


Fenders:
Removed/Fenderless
I really dig this look. Although getting caught in the rain is pretty miserable lol.
This is actually my kawi800



Tank:
Sportster Style
I don't care for the wide looking tanks. I like the bike to be as skinny as possible... A Roadie on a diet!



Handle Bars:
Clip on
Gives you that sleek cafe look.



Controls:
pulling the forward controls back (more comfortable with the low bars...)With my legs stretched and my torso leaned over it hurts my back (herniated discs) More of a cafe position works for me. I was also thinking about rigging up a jockey type shift but leaving the stock clutch and foot shift in tacked.



Wheels/Tires:
Black Wheels and can't decide whether I want the spokes all black as well. and most likely a 21" on the front and maybe a 18 or 19" rear? I don't like the disc covering those pretty spokes.
Tires will be that old school tread.





Seat:
Metal no cushion with some hairpin springs... yea. im a badass


Lights:
Old school / simple



More ideas to come...
 
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Re:Brent's Roadie Bobber 4 Years, 4 Months ago  
Should look good , welcolme to the clinic.
 
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Re:Brent's Roadie Bobber 4 Years, 4 Months ago  
Air Cleaner:
I am a huge fan of the velocity stacks or strainer looking intakes...I will have to see what kind of performance is behind them for the road star...





Exhaust:
Trying to make this beast get up and go so i should probably go 2 into 1 most likely purchase the exhaust rather than make it so i can count on hp gain. Maybe I will just tweak it a bit for looks. I can't believe how amazing the road stars sound...



Frame:
I would love to go hardtail but with my bad back and girlfriend that is just silly. At least I have the hardtail looks with this type of frame... This winter I will be tearing the bike down to the bare frame, grind off anything i don't need, powder coat and put back together. This is my favorite Roadie bobber... Nice job whoever you are!


Color Scheme:
I have always been a fan of black and bare steel/aluminum... really don't like chrome at all. I love the ratty looking bikes.





Weight Reduction:
Anything that I can remove from the bike (not including lights/directionals) that doesn't make it go. That silly belt cover that may prevent your foot from being sucked in... pfff gone. This is one thing I absolutely love about the Harley motor... So raw i love it!!!


Passenger Seat:
No I am not high. the girly has to ride too! This will be removable... I like the simplistic yet original design to this one....
 
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Re:Brent's Roadie Bobber 4 Years, 4 Months ago  
You get an A+ for posting pics on this site this early in the game. Hell, some of us old-timers here still can't get it right!
 
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Re:Brent's Roadie Bobber 4 Years, 4 Months ago  
Welcome, and what Boatmark said about the A+. You are in exactly the right spot for a thread about bob-ing a Roadie. We have several really nice Bobbers on here already. Do a search on the forum for Bobbers, and you should find three or four.
 
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Re:Brent's Roadie Bobber 4 Years, 4 Months ago  
Haha, thanks guys. I have had a few build threads and whenever I am looking through someone else's I want to see them pictures!! Can't wait to start snapping some pictures of my own! Back to Craigslist stalking...
 
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Re:Brent's Roadie Bobber 4 Years, 4 Months ago  
As for a good base... am i making the correct choice going with the 1700 vs the 1600?
 
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Re:Brent's Roadie Bobber 4 Years, 4 Months ago  
The 1600's will be a lot cheaper, if your going to just strip it down. The 05 and up 1700's, have a better charging system but with minimal lights that shouldn't be an issue. Some of the early 1600's, qualify for a tranny recall, if it hasn't been done.
I'd find a good low mileage 1600, at a steal of a price(there was one in Albuquerque the other day, for 1k). These deals show up if you wait.
 
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Re:Brent's Roadie Bobber 4 Years, 4 Months ago  
Looking forward to seeing this develop. The velocity stack is one of my fav intakes. I may have gone that route if there was a good filter or mesh solution at the time.
 
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Re:Brent's Roadie Bobber 4 Years, 4 Months ago  
Cheaper is better... I mean I know the rev limiter is lower but that can be fixed electronically for what $250?
 
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