More mods done!

[Corpsegrinder]

I've been in the garage the entire weekend drinking and moddin! :smoking: :good life

I just added a 2.5 scootworks and 11'' progressives. The fun part was I chopped some ace fork covers and put them on. I like em ahlot! More to come hopefully in 2 weeks. My wife says I have a sickness! :happy:

Heres a pic!

[AirportFF]

And here I thought you were building an ark this weekend :happy:

Get a better shot of those fork covers for me.

Looks Great :jamming:

[calicruiser]

DAMN! Looking good Corpse!!!

I have been wantin to find a set of those Ace fork covers! I wanna black em out. How much of a bitch was it to make em fit? thanks man and that assend is looking great!!!

cali

[Corpsegrinder]

And here I thought you were building an ark this weekend :happy:

Get a better shot of those fork covers for me.

Looks Great :jamming:

Here ya go! The upper fork tube is too long by 11/16''. Other people were cutting it off of the top of the tube. I was gonna do it like that but since the tubes are tapered. If you cut it there, the diameter would be bigger then the diameter on the tree and you would see the cut. I increased the notch on the bottom of the upper tube. :happy:

[Corpsegrinder]

DAMN! Looking good Corpse!!!

I have been wantin to find a set of those Ace fork covers! I wanna black em out. How much of a bitch was it to make em fit? thanks man and that assend is looking great!!!

cali

Thanx man!! I'm digging the looks of your scoot as well! Cant wait to see it painted!!

I got the rim and the 200 is comin on wednesday! :luxhello:

As far as installing them. They weren't too bad. Just some precise cutting and you have to tap your lower trees. These covers were in great shape when I got em.

I wrapped tape around the entire upper fork cover. Then I removed the forks. Held it under the upper tree and marked the bottom of the tube. Drew a line on the tape and I cut it free hand with an air sawzall. Filed my cut a little till they fit tits. Then slid the fork back through the covers and the trees. It's important to put the forks back in temorarily so you can mark the holes through the covers mounting tab onto the tree. Take forks back out, then drill and tap the tree. Then put the whole mess back together!! Another reminder.. do not hit the front brake while the wheel is off!! :happy:

[Corpsegrinder]

Airport,

I think some people where boating it on the lower end of town. ALOT of trees down too. I'm glad its over. We're lookin at upper 50's to mid 60's this week!! WooHooo!

BTW, thanx for the comps guys! :happy:

[SmokeShowin]

Your ride is looking great Corpse! :thumb:

[Corpsegrinder]

Your ride is looking great Corpse! :thumb:

Thanx man, I'm havin a blast! :happy:

[AirportFF]

Airport,

I think some people where boating it on the lower end of town. ALOT of trees down too. I'm glad its over. We're lookin at upper 50's to mid 60's this week!! WooHooo!

BTW, thanx for the comps guys! :happy:

We went out looking at a couple houses in Pa today. Port Jervis, NY & Matamoris, Pa are underwater. It was unbelievable. Looking from the hiway at some of the areas all you saw was the top couple feet of some houses.

[Mr.Sinister]

Looks great . Really beefs up the front . Makes the front tire look skinny . You need to reroute those cables behind the trees . I think you really notice them now . Great job . I am sure you find others wanting to do the same after seeing this .

[Corpsegrinder]

Looks great . Really beefs up the front . Makes the front tire look skinny . You need to reroute those cables behind the trees . I think you really notice them now . Great job . I am sure you find others wanting to do the same after seeing this .

I hear ya about those cables. I'm workin on it! :wink_2:
When I first got the bike I was nervous about workin on it. I've worked on muscle cars before, but never messed with a bike. Same shit in a way. Seems everytime I complete something on the bike my balls get bigger! Cables are definately on the list!

Appreciate the comps man! :happy:

[Corpsegrinder]

We went out looking at a couple houses in Pa today. Port Jervis, NY & Matamoris, Pa are underwater. It was unbelievable. Looking from the hiway at some of the areas all you saw was the top couple feet of some houses.

I was out there when we got pounded by Floyd. Now that was a sad site too see. Everyones lives were on there front lawns. I'll never forget it.

[Mr.Sinister]

You should have done it when the tubes where off the trees . That's the easy way . It looks good tho . Don't take this as a critisizm . It is not , it is just a idea .

[Corpsegrinder]

You should have done it when the tubes where off the trees . That's the easy way . It looks good tho . Don't take this as a critisizm . It is not , it is just a idea .

No offence taken. :happy: I welcome any ideas or tips. I'm probably gonna drop the forks again. I'm thinkin of attatchin some bullets to the covers. When comes time for the cables I'll probably drop the forks again!! I love workin on it. Next is the seat and the VTX mod, I have a set of burbs on the way too. Then the cables. Can you tell I have absolutely no order in the way I'm doing this? :happy:

[Corpsegrinder]

Ahh I see what ya mean. I shoulda pushed the stockers behind the trees while the tubes were off!!! Ya know how many times I pushed them outta they way when I was tappin the trees. Ya know what.. :bounce: I'm gonna pop em' back off and do that!! Thanx sinister. I definately agree that it will look much better.

[Mr.Sinister]

Glad it helped . Easy to do . I could have explained better .

[fegs]

looks good man

[cowboy]

DAMN! Looking good Corpse!!!

I have been wantin to find a set of those Ace fork covers! I wanna black em out. How much of a bitch was it to make em fit? thanks man and that assend is looking great!!!

cali
I read somewhere (I think on TSW) you can use the fork covers from a aero and you dont have to cut anything.

[homero427]

where u gonna mount the turn signals or ur state does not require signals?

nevermind read above for attachment of bullets.....

homero

[homero427]

bike's looking beefy from the front,,killer look!!!!!!

[Corpsegrinder]

I read somewhere (I think on TSW) you can use the fork covers from a aero and you dont have to cut anything.

Yep, You can use the aero covers without any cutting. The ace covers fit on the magna without cutting. I looked for almost 3 months for aero covers and came up empty handed. I was debateing to get the covers I had been offered becuz they had to be modified. But the price was right so I couldn't pass em up! =)

You can also get the aero covers from service honda.

service honda 198.25 for covers.
o-rings 91305-mc7-000 qt.2
rubber mount,fr. 51611-mba-000 qt.4
flange bolt 90123-mba-000 qt. 4
all together around 230.00

I did mine for $40 :happy:

[Corpsegrinder]

looks good man


Thanx fegs! :happy:

[Corpsegrinder]

bike's looking beefy from the front,,killer look!!!!!!

Thanx man! :happy: Your scoot is looking mighty kick ass too!!

I'd like to chop ( I mean finess) my rear fender like yours after I put the 200 on. Hopefully in a couple of weeks.

[homero427]

yeah man that will look awesome if you chop (finess) the rear..i used a dremmel w/ cut wheel and sand paper to smooth the edges. the dremmel gives you the ability to do sarp turns...

[homero427]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=50008&item=4540463073&rd=1

check this bike out,,ebay!!!! sick man!

[RustyJake]

It's nice, but for that kind of money you think they could have paid a little more attention to details. The back tire looks off center in the fender. The front tire appears to be off center as well.
I like what they've done with the swing arm though. Overall it "looks" good. Just wonder what else they've skimped on if they couldn't line up the fender/tire.

[crazycrap]

Hey corpes where did you get your ace tubes? And can I just order them from somewhere?

[bigarmzz]

Hey corpes where did you get your ace tubes? And can I just order them from somewhere?


i just seen a set on ebay a couple of days ago:thumbsup:

[halvy]

i like the covers they look great

[halvy]

i have been reading these forms for a while and cnat wait till this danm noob trike gets off of here

[halvy]

its so danm anyoing

[halvy]

back to what i was saying i love the covers they look swett and the lowering kit and shocks look tough as hell nice bike

[bigarmzz]

hey corpse, ya got a part # for the aero fork covers ya listed below? i went to service honda's website, and come up empty...i already have a set of ace covers, but i'm considering my options....:huh:


Yep, You can use the aero covers without any cutting. The ace covers fit on the magna without cutting. I looked for almost 3 months for aero covers and came up empty handed. I was debateing to get the covers I had been offered becuz they had to be modified. But the price was right so I couldn't pass em up! =)

You can also get the aero covers from service honda.

service honda 198.25 for covers.
o-rings 91305-mc7-000 qt.2
rubber mount,fr. 51611-mba-000 qt.4
flange bolt 90123-mba-000 qt. 4
all together around 230.00

I did mine for $40 :happy:
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[Corpsegrinder]

Hey corpes where did you get your ace tubes? And can I just order them from somewhere?

I got mine off of ebay. Like mentioned thats your best bet. They're far and few between but they do pop up on there once and a while. I'll keep on the look out for ya.

[Corpsegrinder]

hey corpse, ya got a part # for the aero fork covers ya listed below? i went to service honda's website, and come up empty...i already have a set of ace covers, but i'm considering my options....:huh:



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I'm about to take a shower and hit the sack. Just got stuck ridin in the rain for an hour and a half. I'll take a look for ya tomorrow. Whats the aero model ID again? VT750????

[Paradox]

Mods, Someone ought to pin this thread. This is great infor for anyone wanting to do this mod.

Corpse what did you do at the bottom of the covers at the lower forks? is it metal on metal there or did you do something to make some sort of slider? Also do you think there is room in the top cover to bolt on bullets and hide the wires in there? What seat is that on you bike now I don't recognize it?

[Corpsegrinder]

Mods, Someone ought to pin this thread. This is great infor for anyone wanting to do this mod.

Corpse what did you do at the bottom of the covers at the lower forks? is it metal on metal there or did you do something to make some sort of slider? Also do you think there is room in the top cover to bolt on bullets and hide the wires in there? What seat is that on you bike now I don't recognize it?

To protect the lowers I used the tape stick velcro. The fuzzy side of the velcro. It keeps it centered on the lower and prevents it from scraching the aluminum.

I had kuryakyn bullets bolted to the upper covers when I had the stock rake. Theres plenty of room for the wire. I did cut the bolt down a little bit.

You wont recognize the seat because its custom :)

I agree it should be in the sticky section but thats not my decision.

Heres a few pics of when I had he signals bolted to the covers.

http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL867/3161308/6439421/149471552.jpg

http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL867/3161308/6439421/165622496.jpg

http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL867/3161308/6439421/165622511.jpg

http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL867/3161308/6439421/165622525.jpg

http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL867/3161308/6439421/165622542.jpg

[RustyJake]

I agree it should be in the sticky section but thats not my decision.
Done

[Corpsegrinder]

Done


Thanks Glenn :)

[Low'02spirit]

Congrats on the sticky.(just ignore me i'm trying to break 100)

[Corpsegrinder]

Congrats on the sticky.(just ignore me i'm trying to break 100)

Heh thanks man. At least the next person who asks me about the covers I can point them there. I must have 30 private messages about the covers :)

[Low'02spirit]

Heh thanks man. At least the next person who asks me about the covers I can point them there. I must have 30 private messages about the covers :)I would imagine.Hell i liked your idea over on tsw about charging people for info:grin:

[Corpsegrinder]

I would imagine.Hell i liked your idea over on tsw about charging people for info:grin:


HAHA!!. It shut em up quick though :)

[chopperay]

somewhere on her I saw you raked the forks and still had fork covers on, did everything still fit up ok?

[Corpsegrinder]

somewhere on her I saw you raked the forks and still had fork covers on, did everything still fit up ok?

Nope they had to be redone. The height in between the raked trees is larger and the lowers are too short with 3 inch extensions.

[chopperay]

what did you do about the upper, if I may ask

[Corpsegrinder]

what did you do about the upper, if I may ask

On my stock trees I drilled and tapped my lower tree to hold the cover on. With the raked trees I have them double stick taped to the lowers. No issues with them spinning or dropping yet.

[rifleman223]

Great looking bike!!!!

[sdp]

corpse - 2 questions for you

1) - did you have problems fitting the progressive springs on your bike in combination with the scootworks kit. I just did this mod last night night and the lower chrome housing interfered with the bolt on the scootworks kit. The only way i could get the springs on was to remove this cover.


2) Turning right - what rubs first, the foot peg, or the exhaust? (when you had stock exhaust)

[crazycrap]

I had to knoch that chrome cover so that it will slip over the lower bolt.

[sdp]

okay cool -- thats what i started out doing as well -- but then I made the notch too big so I just cut the whole thing off.

[gorilla1966]

DUH, wish I saw this 3 minutes ago... OK Where did you get them, better yet where can I get them.
Looks great the exact look I am going for...
:jamming:

[evilspirit]

Nice bike Corpse. How do you like the forward controls? They look like Scootworks. I am only about 5'7" so I'm curious if 4" would be too much. Any advise?

[Lucky1326]

I think 4" would be a bit much for 5'7"
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[Corpsegrinder]

The forwards are Mapams, not scootworks. Like the noober mentioned too, at 5'7'' you'll be able to reach the pegs, but you might be pretty straight legged. I'm 6' and my legs are a little bent. If I throw my heels on the pegs, my legs are straight. You're about 5'' shorter then me so I would think they would be uncomfortable for you.

[bweiser9]

Hey man im sure tons of people have asked you this and i just didnt see it but how did you mount your headlight? did you use the mounting bracket that is on ebay or is there a way to do it without having to buy that bracket? Thanks

[wickedclownzgt8]

can someone point me in the direction of putting the cbr swing arm on my 03 shadow spirit 750

[wickedclownzgt8]

i want too put the cbr swing arm on my 03 shadow spirit 750 can someone point me in the direction

[tomsspirit750]

i want too put the cbr swing arm on my 03 shadow spirit 750 can someone point me in the direction

There are several threads started about CBR mods. Basically everyone is going to tell you to use the search button. Just type CBR into the search bar and im sure you will find what your looking for with a little searching.

[tomsspirit750]

Hey man im sure tons of people have asked you this and i just didnt see it but how did you mount your headlight? did you use the mounting bracket that is on ebay or is there a way to do it without having to buy that bracket? Thanks


You can mount most custom headlights onto the stock honda mount with very little modification. Personally, I think the mount on ebay makes the headlight stick out way too far and it adds a bunch of unnecessary metal to the front of your bike.

[tclemens]

I used the stock mount just cut the top part off

[spirited750]

great looking bike. Since mine is apart I will just do mine and get it done this weekend. Have a set of the aero ones sitting in the garage