Motorcycle Maniac
Motorcy
JOHN
1. What kind of bike you riding and what have you done
to it?
I have a 2013 FXDB 96 cubic inch Streetbob. I haven't
done any major to the motor except for put on a Bassani
Road Rage 2 into 1 pipe, an Arlene Ness Big Sucker stage
1 air cleaner and a FuelPak fuel manager. Suspension
and handling are key for the canyons around my area of
Ventura/Santa Barbara. The bike was a little spongy and
low from the stock suspension so I put on Progressive 12.5"
970 Series piggypack in the rear and the Progressive adjustable monotube cartridge in the front. I threw on a GPR
steering dampener along with a HD Screaming Eagle fork
brace to stiffen the front end more. I replaced the stock
flexy ape hangers with Biltwell's 10 inch Murdock risers
and their tracker bars, with Performance Machine Contour
grips. Chris at Volholl traded me some skate stuff for a
PocketPistol utility bag. It’s the best thing ever and made
in the USA. I throw my tools, extra gloves and snacks in
there. I use that bag on every ride. The stock seat is a little
wide for my short ass legs so I put on a Mustang Squareback. The Squareback has a dead stop 90 degree step in it.
It’s also a nice comfy seat in the back for the lady. I had to
replace the funky looking stock bobbed fender with a full
fender and added a Costume Dynamics Genius II Tail Light
to it. I didn’t like rear turn signals because they look like
alien eyes. So took them off and put some Alloy Arts strut
lights on there to clean up the rear end. Other cosmetic
things I threw on were the HD Switchblade mags, HD
Daymaker headlight (I have a Moto Illumination coming in
the mail), HD flush-mount fuel cap & gauge kit, and a Ness
narrow glide louvered fairing beveled out to fit my wider
front end and Biltwell Mushman pedals. These pedal are
probably 1 inch shorter than stock so you get even more
clearance. All in all, I am pretty happy with the out come.
The thing rails. The only thing I need now is a my buddy
David’s FXRT and do it all over again.
3. What’s the craziest thing that has happened