Show us your cruiser

[shovelhead]

^ That picture doesn't do the paint job justice

thanks but due for a repaint i recon... got them brakes up and running yet?

[El Skitzo]

Not yet mate, will be doing it tomorrow and hopefully riding it across the long weekend.

[JimmyR]

Here's my '98 Fatboy. I once rode it to Frazers to see if they had a part I wanted (naturally they didn't) and all the guys there thought I was nuts. I just don't want a shiny shiny bike.

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[Iron_Zombie]

That is awesome !

[JimmyR]

Ha! Thanks! I really wanted an Exile bike but couldn't afford it. So I kinda copied their style. Since this photo I've changed a couple of things and it's still almost a work in progress. But I absolutely love my bike and it runs beautifully with the Mikuni HSR42 carby and V+H pipes. I had a Kawasaki cruiser before this one and it was a brute - incredibly fast and solid but the Harley is actually more nimble and has a greater lean angle. I also changed the brakes and now it stops really well.

I'm not pro- or anti- any brand of bike. If it's a good bike then that's enough for me. I didn't really want a Harley simply because they cost a lot. But I found this online in Geelong and it was a LOT cheaper than buying the same bike here. And there is a huge range of parts available for Harleys. Given that any refinishing is powdercoat this was an inexpensive custom for a Harley.

[El Skitzo]

You did a sensational job of giving it the Exile look, I bet even Russell Mitchell would be impressed with that

[shovelhead]

hell yeah.... chrome dont get ya home

[Sentient]

absolutely love that bike...

[JimmyR]

Wow - thanks guys! I did want to build a bike from scratch but it was actually cheaper to but an older Harley and swap everything on it! So I changed the entire front end except for the wheel, used Excel forward controls, all the tins are aftermarket and powder coated texture black, changed the seat, ignition and installed a Crane Cams single fire coil.

When I bought the bike (around '08) a Fatboy of this age ('98) was going for around $25 000 in Perth. So I found this one online in Geelong for $20 000 and it had only done 1965 kms. Belonged to an old guy with arthritis who couldn't ride any more. So I got a ten-yr-old bike that still needed running in.

When I ordered the forward controls I wanted Exile, but they told me that they wouldn't fit. Now I think they would! So I found some made by a company in NY called Excel. I wanted a satin finish so asked them if they could do that. The guy there said they hadn't been asked before but what the hell - he'd try it. So after I received them I get an email from Excel asking if I could take a couple of snaps of the controls fitted to the bike and I said sure and sent them some pics. Next thing I know I click onto their website and there are my pics with a headline boldly proclaiming "new for 2008 - brush finish controls!" A bit cheeky but it made me laugh.

I love this bike. My first attempt at making a bike my own and I doubt I could bring myself to sell it.

[TheBear]

rorschach.jpg This be my ride in it's current incarnation

[B J]

Here's my '98 Fatboy. I once rode it to Frazers to see if they had a part I wanted (naturally they didn't) and all the guys there thought I was nuts. I just don't want a shiny shiny bike.

bike01 copy.jpg

Personally i love chrome, but this bike rocks, Im in love. Well done mate.

[Tevilspek]

Still a lot to do and some choices to make, but it's getting there..
Other pics in the 'how to mod a cruiser' (or whatever) thread.

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Will have to take some decent pics soon..

[Buffle]

Nice looking sporty!

[Tevilspek]

Here's my '98 Fatboy. I once rode it to Frazers to see if they had a part I wanted (naturally they didn't) and all the guys there thought I was nuts. I just don't want a shiny shiny bike.

bike01 copy.jpg

Bloody nice, man!

What's that exhaust?

[JimmyR]

Exhaust on my Fatboy is V+H Staggered drag pipes. I looked for it recently and they seem to not make it any more. Bummer. Best looking exhaust I've seen for a Softail. At least for my style of bike. With the Mikuni HSR42 and the pipes it runs so much better than stock.

I see so many Harleys with the big radius pipes. They seem almost ubiquitous. But I think they look terrible - sorry of anyone has them!

[MADOGA]

rorschach.jpg This be my ride in it's current incarnation

Whats with the seat ?

[wd40]

Here is my ride fellas, warming up to my first ever PSB group ride soon enough.

Harley Super Glide Stage 1.MOV - YouTube

[Tevilspek]

Hell yeah, nice one man.

[palo27]

I love the super Glide, it'll be my next upgrad

[emedude]

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My first cruise. 2010 Harley Fat Bob.