hey guys, just wanted to show yall my new bike..

[MAXIMAN]

Hey Travis

Could ya post a pic of that 78E. I'd love to see that exhaust setup.

[tribaltalon]

here's some pics i snapped real quick before heading off to school.







i'm trying to figure out a way to massage the mounts to make the highway pegs a little bit lower, but they cant go a whole lot lower because then the cases would be in the way. sure is purdy though.

[TopCatGr58]

Hey Tribal,

That's a very fine looking Special, it'll be interesting to see the mods you put on it!! As for the cruise pegs/bars, it's hard to see the detail of the mounting brackets, are they adjustable so that you could get the clamps right up next to the bar?! 'Cause, was wondering if you could slide the bars inbetween the pipes and frame? The cruise pegs we put on our case guards are down low around the crankshaft area, which puts them lower and further out!
T.C.

[Parr8hed]

I will try to get a pic up sometime later today

[Parr8hed]

Ok, I have the pics. I will try to post them in another thread to avoid the dreaded hi-jacking. I will call the new thread Travis' exhaust pics.

[tribaltalon]

actually, i put those highway pegs on in the parking lot of the motorcycle shop, and i was in a hurry.. so they're alot higher then i want them to be. what i'm going to do is basically bend the brackets that clamp onto the frame so that they dont hit the headers, which is why they're up so high, and then slide them down as low as i can, and i am going to buy some extended rubber insert pegs to replace those steel pegs, and that will stick em out farther and get my legs a couple inches further away from the cylinder heads, which get HOT.

[Parr8hed]

hey maximman were you able to get to those pics that I posted? I know that they were BIG, sorry.

[xs650mike]

Tribaltalon...

You got yourself a beaut! I put highway pegs on mine that're just a straight piece of chromed bar stock clamped to the down tubes with u-bolts with right angle bends on the ends to bolt the pegs to. They're mounted just beneath the top bend of the headers so the pegs are just high enough for my feet to clear the engine side covers. The cylinders do get a little warm but I wear 17" engineer boots so that's not a problem. With the pullback bars I find some sort of windshield desirable, I took off the full screen that came on mine and mounted a small Nat'l. Cycle Deflector Shield which is quick detach. The pullbacks are way more comfortable if you drop the grips low and swing the control levers at a more downward angle so your wrists aren't cramped but if you are a former sportbike rider you may find that superbike bars suit you better.

[Shuriken]

Now seeing yours is making me rethink what color I want to paint my 79sf during the restore.

Jet Gloss Black is always my first choice, but I forgot how pretty that maroon color is.

Ben

[DeanR]

Mike, Do you have any trouble with buffetting with that windshield? I put a similar one on, just a little bigger (Memphis Shades Hellcat) and regardless of how I adjust it, it sends all the air right to my helmet.... Noisy! I used it twice and haven't had it on since.
I put Goldwing bars on mine and have been very happy.

[xs650mike]

I first had the shield mounted on my XS650SJ and the buffeting was horrible until I raised the shield about 2-3" above the headlamp shell and raked it back quite a bit. With it raked back and raised above the headlight it lets air go up the back of the shield which really smooths out the airflow. I mounted it the same way on my XS1100SF and it's fine on that bike as well. It's actually pretty windy behind the screen which is fine in hot weather, wind hits just at the forehead but it does take the pull off the arms. It's perfectly comfortable with a shorty helmet at 100 mph, I haven't gone faster. This winter I'll mount the large shield instead.

[Targetman]

tribaltalon, don't cut up that beautiful exhast! It's soo good looking. If I lived closer, I would buy it from you for sure, or maybe trade you for mine. It's the four into 2. I think it's too loud, but I'll bet you might find it just right. I do like the sound when it's idling though, nice stereo effect when your sitting on it.
She sure growls.