Time to MOD the X !

[nealdrums]

Well, the X arrived in my garage around 6pm est. First thing I did was put the new battery in and start it up. Bike was cold, hasn't run in a few. So choke out and started right up. while warming up, I noticed a drip. Antifreeze dipping from lower hose. Tightened up, and all was fine. Once warm, took it around the neighborhood. FUCK, the open headers is loud. and got a sputter every so often. But that could also be cause it was about 38* out, and the bike wasn't regularly ridden lately. Gotta tune it up and change all the fluids.

Here it is in the garage before I touched anything.
http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af211/nealdrums/bike/2011-12-13_19-37-38_889.jpg

Here is the X and the C2
http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af211/nealdrums/bike/2011-12-13_20-49-56_983.jpg

and a front profile
http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af211/nealdrums/bike/2011-12-13_20-53-05_772.jpg

I already swapped out the levers. Stock X levers on the C2, and the flame levers now on the X. Removed the Chin Scoop off the C2, and made sure it will fit on the X. Frame is the same dimensions in the front, so it will work. :jamming:
I'm missing the left mirror on the X, so I am just gonna buy a new set, like the one's I have on the C2. They are cheap enough on egay.

I may also swap handlebars. I love my 1 1/2" T-Bars and want them on the X. Just gotta make sure the X bars look ok on the C2. And I also have a brand new set of front turns, just like I have on the C2, for the X. But they may wait until I get the rake kit.

I will update as I do more

[jimlmackjr]

look like a twin

[BonesSpirit]

Congrats! It's probably going to feel like a long winter, you're going to be itching to ride it. Can't wait to see how it will look after the winter mode.

[TI 3VOM]

That pic really messed me up. The C2 looks like the bigger bike.....

Congrats man... the fun begins a'new!

[BaldEagle]

I was thinking the same thing TI, attributed it to the bars. Neal, I have a set of mirrors like you have on the 750. Let me see if I can find them and check them out and you can have them for shipping.

[woodytick]

neal, i'm gonna order some bends& start working on a mock up for some pipes. if i get them all ironed out & if you are interested in a set, let me know. i will basically build them the same way that Oomp builds his pipes.

[nealdrums]

neal, i'm gonna order some bends& start working on a mock up for some pipes. if i get them all ironed out & if you are interested in a set, let me know. i will basically build them the same way that Oomp builds his pipes.
I am interested. Keep me updated.

[pilotguy299]

in case you haven't already seen them, there are some slick bags and rear fender that is being made by a guy in vietnam:

http://www.vtxcafe.com/showthread.php?t=66462

http://www.vtxcafe.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27058&d=1317490451


http://www.vtxcafe.com/showthread.php?p=860779#post860779

http://i1093.photobucket.com/albums/i438/quincyquan/IMG_3029-1.jpg


Might do it if I can find the cash...

[nealdrums]

in case you haven't already seen them, there are some slick bags and rear fender that is being made by a guy in vietnam:

http://www.vtxcafe.com/showthread.php?t=66462

http://www.vtxcafe.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27058&d=1317490451


http://www.vtxcafe.com/showthread.php?p=860779#post860779

http://i1093.photobucket.com/albums/i438/quincyquan/IMG_3029-1.jpg


Might do it if I can find the cash...
That is some bad ass looking bags. If I had an R, I would be all over them to make a bagger.

[pilotguy299]

that fender he is making might fit on a "C", or it seems like he would make one to fit a "C" on request ...

just a thought :)

[Rider_Randy]

good looking bike! mine will be black hopefully in the next couple of weeks!

[woodytick]

If I had an R, I would be all over them to make a bagger.


we can turn that bitch into an R. i'm getting rid of all my R stuff.

[nealdrums]

we can turn that bitch into an R. i'm getting rid of all my R stuff.
That's OK, kind of like the C better

[nealdrums]

Update:
I already installed my new Road Burner 2 1/2" large radius pipes http://www.shadowriders.net/forums/showthread.php?t=23738
Picked up a set up 11 1/2" Progressive shocks w/HD springs. Will see how I like them.
Already have an Irate customs flame skull radiator cover (just like the C2 had)
Gotta put on the chin scoop from the C2 onto the X
Purchased a Kuryakyn Pro-R Hypercharger used from a member on another forum, should have it soon
Ordered my FP stage 3 Jet kit yesterday
Bought glens perm. a/f screw new from another member on the CAFE
ordered my new bars. 1 1/2" CP Villain bars (pictured below)
Ordered pair valve block off plates
Purchased Kuryakyn transformer backrest
Hope to start by the end of the month, begining of Feb.

Got much more planned:
6* raked trees w/2" fork extensions
1800C rear wheel w/200 metz
New Seat
New mirrors
Glens clutch relief
Glens gas cap hinge
Possibly Forward control extensions(another member on the CAFE is working on a prototype like scootmods)
Probably more.......


http://xchoppers.com/images/Villian-Bars4.jpg

[Rider_Randy]

Its going to be sweet. Did you get the A/F screw for 25 bucks at the cafe?

[woodytick]

neal those bars are hot. they are almost exactly like mine. i checked my shipping today & my block offs plates & clutch relief will be delivered tomorrow. so i'll get those swapped out tomorow. i know this clutch is gonna be nice. tracy has one on his X & he loves it.

[nealdrums]

Its going to be sweet. Did you get the A/F screw for 25 bucks at the cafe?
Yup thats the one. I also bought the kury transformer backrest last night. Hypercharger should be here tomorrow, and bars on friday. :jamming:

Woody, The bars are a brand new style that CP just came out with. I got a killer deal thhat I couldn't pass on. Gonna hit up the wife & kids for the clutch relief & gas cap hinge for my birthday in march.

[nealdrums]

So I had a day off of work and the kids were in school, so I got to do some work on the X today.
Put on the Irate customs Radiator Cover
Removed pair valve and installed block off plates
Installed Glens permanent a/f screw
Rejet with FP stage 3 kit. 220 main 58 pilot clip on 3rd notch a/f 2 turns.
Installed Kury ProR hypercharger
changed antifreeze , since the tank was already off.
Installed CP Villain 1.5" bars & re-routed cables behind the tree. (gonna have to get braided clutch cable and a little longer braided brake line)
I purchased new mirrors, like I have on the 750, should have them in a week.
I still have the Kuryakyn Transformer backrest to install.

Here is some updated pics of the progress

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af211/nealdrums/bike/VTX/2012-01-25_14-54-57_954.jpg
http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af211/nealdrums/bike/VTX/2012-01-25_14-55-55_946.jpg
http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af211/nealdrums/bike/VTX/2012-01-25_14-55-32_961.jpg
http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af211/nealdrums/bike/VTX/2012-01-25_14-55-05_480.jpg
http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af211/nealdrums/bike/VTX/2012-01-25_14-55-39_633.jpg

Yes, I forgot to remove the GARS. They will be gone soon

[FastEddie48]

very nice! Cant wait to see it in person!

[LannyNguyen]

Great work Neal! I wish it was mine. :(

[BaldEagle]

Looking good!

[woodytick]

looks good neal, did the carb dial right in for you or did you have to play with it some?


jeremy over on the cafe needs to hurry up with those forward extensions. i have plans for invovling a set of them & some HD forwards.

[ShadowWolf]

It's looking great Neal. You wasted no time man. Looking forward to seeing it in the spring.

[woodytick]

It's looking great Neal. You wasted no time man. Looking forward to seeing it in the spring.


dude we dont play around, we just mod the hell out of them.

[SteveB]

Looks great Neal....Love the Bars and Pipes. Been fun watching what you and Woody are doing.

[woodytick]

sooner or later WE will convert you all to the DARK XIDE!!!!!!!

[BonesSpirit]

Looks great, can't wait to see how of looks after the raked trees:)

[ShadowWolf]

dude we dont play around, we just mod the hell out of them.

I hear ya Woody! I gotta get my lazy ass back in the garage and finish up my winter mods. Got the parts starin me in the face for over a month now. Thanks to Neal and Bootleg...

[nealdrums]

Bought a VTX 1800 rear wheel and ordered my new 200 Metz today. Will post pics once I get them and they are installed

[woodytick]

Bought a VTX 1800 rear wheel and ordered my new 200 Metz today. Will post pics once I get them and they are installed


yea i got your text message earlier, i was working on the CBR. dude its gonna look good once you get it installed.

[jimlmackjr]

ya i get a X when the wife lets me buy another bike but i dont see that happening any time soon

[woodytick]

for some reason the last page of this thread wont load for me.

[Rider_Randy]

me either

[nealdrums]

Got my 1800C rear wheel and my Metz 200 tire mounted, along with new metz for the front. Now just to put them on.
http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af211/nealdrums/bike/VTX/2012-02-15_18-51-14_834.jpg

Edit: I also removed the gars last night, while I was taking off the front wheel. Should have glen's clutch relief tomorrow or friday at the latest.

[SteveB]

Nice! Didn't take you long to post the 200 club avatar. LOL

[nealdrums]

Went out to the garage, put the Dyna Beads in both tires, and mounted the front. Now I just gotta get the rear on.

[LannyNguyen]

Nice! Didn't take you long to post the 200 club avatar. LOL

LOL yeah big boys club! :jamming:

[nealdrums]

Got Glen's clutch pull relief and installed. What a difference. here is a pic of the rear tire difference. Tire still on the bike is a 170/80-15 , New tire on the left is a 200/60-16 on a VTX1800 wheel.
http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af211/nealdrums/bike/VTX/2012-02-17_00-17-10_833.jpg

[BaldEagle]

Going to be looking good Neal. Not sure what kind of seat you are going to be looking for, but saw this on CL in Memphis if you are interested.

http://memphis.craigslist.org/mcy/2821695649.html

[BonesSpirit]

That's tire is going to look nice on there. You going to clean up the rear fender so it shows the new tire?

[woodytick]

Neal i told you that clutch relief was great. now get that damn tire on there.

i gotta get my ass in the garage this weekend & widen out my rear fender so i can get mine back on the road.

[nealdrums]

200 now on the bike

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af211/nealdrums/bike/VTX/2012-02-18_17-07-01_193.jpg
http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af211/nealdrums/bike/VTX/2012-02-18_17-07-29_355-1.jpg
http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af211/nealdrums/bike/VTX/2012-02-18_17-07-11_755.jpg

[Rider_Randy]

That looks good Neal. I wish I had the cashola to do this!

Have you seen the post at the cafe I think, it is about putting a 230 on a stock 1300 c rim? From the pics it looks good but I would like to see one in person, and a 230 ain't much higher than a 200. they said with the narrow wheel it's about as wide as a 200 or 210.

[woodytick]

Have you seen the post at the cafe I think, it is about putting a 230 on a stock 1300 c rim? From the pics it looks good but I would like to see one in person, and a 230 ain't much higher than a 200. they said with the narrow wheel it's about as wide as a 200 or 210.


yea i've talked with Stump several times about this, putting a 230 on the factory rim is basically a waste of time. all it is gonna do is balloon the tire out & it will not look right. there was a guy that did it last year & you could see the bulging in the pics. now what i plan to do down the road is to purchase another rim & ship it off to Stump & have him widen it out to fit the 230. then very little modification has to be done to the swing arm in order for it to fit properly.

[nealdrums]

I'd rather do it right the first time, and put the 1800 wheel with a 200 just like I did.

Replaced my stem bearings today. Just about ready for the spring.

[Rider_Randy]

10-4

[nealdrums]

Got my new brake light today. Haven't wired the integrated turns yet. But the brake was plug & play.

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af211/nealdrums/bike/VTX/2012-02-21_22-03-59_76.jpg
http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af211/nealdrums/bike/VTX/2012-02-21_22-04-06_801.jpg
http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af211/nealdrums/bike/VTX/2012-02-21_22-04-29_388.jpg

Bought them here http://www.ebay.com/itm/360408478123?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT==&_trksid%253Dp3984.m1438.l2649%3D= . Only issue is the LED flasher that was included, does not work. Not the end of the world. I will live with the fast flash for now.

[jimlmackjr]

almost bought them before i went the direction i went

[SteveB]

Looks good Neal. I never put the flash relay in mine and I don't mind the quick flash. Sometimes I think it is better with the quicker flash.

[Divermike]

Looks good Neal. I never put the flash relay in mine and I don't mind the quick flash. Sometimes I think it is better with the quicker flash.

+1 :thumbsup:

[Rider_Randy]

Looks great Neal!
But seriously man you gotta hack that plate and dumbo ears off there!!!

[nealdrums]

Looks great Neal!
But seriously man you gotta hack that plate and dumbo ears off there!!!
Ears are going as soon as I find time to wire the integrated turns into the brake light. Still trying to decide what to do with plate. Not sure if I want a side mount, or just modify the bracket to bring the plate closer to the fender. Probably gonna do the second option for now.

[jimlmackjr]

same here i have the LED turn lights on mine and i left them to flash quick. i think it get the attantion faster

[LannyNguyen]

Damn, the X is arising!

[Rider_Randy]

If you unbolt the bracket that holds the plate, plate light and gars off you can just bolt the plate to the metal bracket behind all that.

Its moves it up a couple inches and gives it a nice curve.
I almost left mine like that before I made my side mount.
I just used self tappers to put mine on but you could drill holes and bolt it.


Just a thought it takes about 10 minutes.

[nealdrums]

Looks great Neal!
But seriously man you gotta hack that plate and dumbo ears off there!!!They are gone. Spent a few minutes removing them and wiring in the integrated turns.

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[Rider_Randy]

Thats a bad ass light neal!!

Now your making me want to spend more money!!

[LannyNguyen]

Wow they're bright!

[jimlmackjr]

they look good and bringht

[BaldEagle]

Must do a side mout and get that rear end leared out. Looks like rear needs to be lowered, is that un the plans?

[SteveB]

Looks much better without the ears Neal....Light looks and works nice!

[BaldEagle]

Hey Neal, just saw this on the Memphis CL...Great looking X, just might be a little pricey for an '02...

Honda VTX 1800R (custom) - $8000 (Memphis OBO)

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2004 model with custom paint, air ride suspension, 7 degree trees with sleeves and 3" extensions, Corbin Young Gun seat... Too much Kuryakyn chrome and many other accessories to list. Serious inquiries only!!!!! Bike runs great, and doesn't have any problems. If interested please email me , or contact me at 901-212-3411. Asking 9,000 but I am willing to negotiate.. Bike also has custom front and rear Undertaker Fenders


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[nealdrums]

Here is a couple of shots from earlier today. Thinking of painting the headlight bucket black, kind of like the one in the post BE posted above. What do you guys think?

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af211/nealdrums/bike/VTX/2012-03-01_13-23-33_361.jpg
http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af211/nealdrums/bike/VTX/2012-03-01_13-23-05_821.jpg

[Kycop34]

I think the black bucket would be awesome Neal! Go for it.

[Divermike]

Paint it black, but once you start blacking out your bike its hard to stop haha

[woodytick]

i picked up a pint of paint today to do my fender & repaint the tank. i'm thinking about painting the lower legs on mine & the back half of the light as well.

[nealdrums]

Got my new shocks on today. 10.5" MB shocks. Lowers it quite a bit. Here is a pic
http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af211/nealdrums/bike/VTX/2012-03-26_15-40-53_731.jpg

Hopefully won't be too low when I take the wife out. Kids should be fine.

Also, got a new saddlemen seat last week and there was an issue with it. Dealkng with saddlemen about getting it replaced. Will post pics once it's corrected and on the bike.

[bigdavy_p]

Looks good Neal. I say "Aye" to a black bucket.

[nealdrums]

So I changed my mind on the 10.5" shocks and got 11" shocks instead. Got them on along with the SS clutch cable & new mirrors. Gonna put the SS throttle cables on next Saturday. These pics are from earlier today

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af211/nealdrums/bike/2012-04-06_11-49-07_718.jpg
http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af211/nealdrums/bike/2012-04-06_11-49-18_348.jpg

[ShadowWolf]

Looking great Neal! I'm with the guys... paint the light bucket black. With the chrome lip, that will look bad ass.

[PeppermintPatty]

Looking great Neal! I'm with the guys... paint the light bucket black. With the chrome lip, that will look bad ass.



agreed

[nealdrums]

Finally wired the bars internally & got all the SS lines on.

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af211/nealdrums/bike/VTX/2012-05-10_23-17-59_858.jpg
http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af211/nealdrums/bike/VTX/2012-05-10_23-20-40_542.jpg

[usbpphillips]

That cleaned up the bars nicely! Is the option of removing the return cable on the throttle doable on the VTX like it is on the VT? Seems like it would be about the only thing left to remove on the bars, short of going with an internal throttle. Looking good, bro. You have put a lot of work into that beast.

[Kycop34]

Looks great man!!!

[Virus]

This is some cool stuff indeed.

I've been pondering what I'll get next to go along with my shadow, and VTX's are definitely looking nice now.