Just used a degreaser and soap and water after. The engine paint did not require a primer so I just sprayed it on. We'll see if it holds up but I saw other people using it so it must be ok.

Righteous. Awesome bike again keep it up!

Nice job overall!

What did you do with the mufflers? Are they for sale?

Nice work amigo. I saw the beginnings of this bike over on the cf forum. Not sure if you posted the finish there but it turned out great!

do the clip ons hit the tank? looks a bit close

They are close but still clear.

So does she like it? Or did you build a bike for yourself?

Where did ya get the headlight mounts?

lol.... love the build, but i think the question everyones got and wants to know.... DID SHE LIKE IT? if not ill come up with my truck later

She loves it but I still am not done with it. Have to figure out why it isn't charging and when the upholster finished with the seat it looked like crap so I have to figure out something else. Also waiting on exhaust reducers to fit the new shorty mufflers.

Ravenz07 wrote:

So does she like it? Or did you build a bike for yourself?

Awwwhh.. You took something she liked and made it into something YOU liked. Youll be sad when she lays it down for the first time.. and she'll be devastaed.
I let my GF wreck her 500 Ninja twice before we started custom work. Now she rides smart and safe and has fun.
In my experience those classes dont teach you jack, cept for the basics. Only time and experience can teach you the things you need to know when riding.
She shoulda ran that baby into the ground, THEN custom her a bike
Honestly I kiinda like it tho. I'D ride it. With a comfy seat of course

id like to know what the clutch and brake levers are from. Are they just universal fitted levers or are they off a rocket?

Yeah man i dig like the pipes that came on the bike, look nice with it lowered like that.

SLKid wrote:

Ravenz07 wrote: So does she like it? Or did you build a bike for yourself? Awwwhh.. You took something she liked and made it into something YOU liked. Youll be sad when she lays it down for the first time.. and she'll be devastaed. I let my GF wreck her 500 Ninja twice before we started custom work. Now she rides smart and safe and has fun. In my experience those classes dont teach you jack, cept for the basics. Only time and experience can teach you the things you need to know when riding. She shoulda ran that baby into the ground, THEN custom her a bike Honestly I kiinda like it tho. I'D ride it. With a comfy seat of course

Ummm....ok. She liked the bike because it was a bike, not because she liked the way it looked! Her first time out really riding was going up the west coast from so. cal to Oregon on my R1! and she did fine. Experience? No, more like thought and having balance. I'm not worried about her wrecking the bike because she is aware of her skill level and I don't push her beyond that. And she is less likely to drop the bike now as it is lowered and she is able to easily flat foot the bike. I work in a Level 1 trauma center and it doesn't matter how much time and experience you think you have. Whether you are a lifelong veteran rider or it is your first time out crappy things happen.