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Old_Six_Fitty · August 23rd, 2017, 06:06 PM

Yeah, analog meters and bulbous headlight are more aligned with the Bobber theme.

I have an older KLR-650 dualsport where the original faring and meters were destroyed (stolen by highskool jerkkoffs then recovered by cr@ck-smoking tow truck monkey).

So I went with the trailtech headlight and digi meters (X2-Lighting and Vapor meter). This combo shaved about 20 lbs of the fat-@ssed KLR (~360 lbs oem). Plus taking the weight off at the highest point on the bike changed the handling behavior in the rough -a positive change to be sure.

But, your bike and vision are in a different paradigm. I think that too few riders do the Bobber theme in a clean fashion -they end up with very bad aesthetic (size/shape of the lines and curves are just awkward) or very poor execution (crappy wiring, infinished mounts, loose and poorly fitted bits).

So far, yours is on-track to be a top-line execution. Keep with your vision !!!

August 23rd, 2017, 06:06 PM	#59
Old_Six_Fitty ninjette.org member Name: Mark Location: Folsom Ca Join Date: Jan 2015 Motorcycle(s): DL1000 V-Strom, KLR650 Posts: 20	Yeah, analog meters and bulbous headlight are more aligned with the Bobber theme. I have an older KLR-650 dualsport where the original faring and meters were destroyed (stolen by highskool jerkkoffs then recovered by cr@ck-smoking tow truck monkey). So I went with the trailtech headlight and digi meters (X2-Lighting and Vapor meter). This combo shaved about 20 lbs of the fat-@ssed KLR (~360 lbs oem). Plus taking the weight off at the highest point on the bike changed the handling behavior in the rough -a positive change to be sure. But, your bike and vision are in a different paradigm. I think that too few riders do the Bobber theme in a clean fashion -they end up with very bad aesthetic (size/shape of the lines and curves are just awkward) or very poor execution (crappy wiring, infinished mounts, loose and poorly fitted bits). So far, yours is on-track to be a top-line execution. Keep with your vision !!!