Recent content by bigdog9191999

a bit of a copy/paste from another post i just made. i have ridden and owned several bikes overall and there have been some fun ones without a doubt. but it fully depends on what you would want from a bike as to what would be ideal. bikes i have owned honda 919, tiger 955i, her fz6, tiger...

i only rode the fz for a few months worth of riding got it fall of 08 ( had 2,500 i put 2,500 that fall, had 5,000 when wife started riding it the next summer and it has seems like just shy of 19k now) , but that is ok as i am a big guy and it is honestly a bit small for me, however the wife...

still have our fz, i just dont post here alot anymore. the car tire defiantly makes it better. as a side note i do know a guy with a hoss, and it can be quite the ride.

i know one of these days we will end up selling the fz, but not for a while, congrats on the move for sure.

i really like that. wish i could talk the wife into that and put on a small top box when wanted. but she just sticks with her tank bag, and makes me bring the goldwing when we need to haul more.

the fz is honestly a bit small for me (although i did put 2,500 miles on it when we first got it as i had not been on a bike in months. so it went to the wife to upgrade her from a rebel 250. i loved the 1050 tiger, but sold it being an adult and paying bills. i knew when i sold it that i...

how did you actually do the mod? ( you have parts just not the how)

i was a little nervous about it, but i am also a cheap ass and wasnt going to pay to have it done. the labor hours would have been the killer for sure. i work on all my all my own stuff for the most part esp with cars and have been diving into the bikes more and more. honestly doing the wing...

was another post that he had made.

this is exactly what i did, i just made it myself using an oem one and cutting it down ( drilling and tapping the whole also) but i did this long before a regular option was available for these

well at the rate your going you will have something to be proud of for sure! great work!

Here is some info oh how I did it once upon a time. https://600riders.com/threads/diy-lowering-and-a-couple-other-upgrades.22617/

Don't make it too pretty, you won't want to ride it! Seriously tho a slightly damaged bike makes the best first bike! Your more focused on riding and paying less attention to " am I gonna scratch it". Because anything that gets used will get scratches! Looks like your off to a great start...

If you like the ride currently and are looking to just bring the height back up, grab a stock shock and swap the eye at the bottom. I did the exact opposite to lower ours for the wife. I bought used ( being low mile and the same as what was on it I ended up just using it ). Pulled the eye off...