Lower the bar...

I decided the pipes weren't making the noise I wanted them to, so I got the original pipes and cut the mufflers off - then I had a foot or so of straight pipe welded onto the ends. I ordered some baffles off fleabay and put them in the end after slash cutting and filing down the edges/ends of the pipes - look pretty good! To make them mean, of course I then wrapped them in some new black (as opposed to the grey I got last time, that the supplier called black!) heat wrap...the result:

I still haven't got around to painting the rear fender with some lace work, but it's definitely still on the 'to do' list!
I decided to change the bars back to the original wide/low ones, as I was getting nerve pains in my left hand/thumb from the mini-apes.
I also spent some time over Easter with my Father in Law cutting/shaping/welding up a gear rack and the means to mount a passenger - I chopped down the original fender supports and welded them up clean at the end - this way I can mount them and the luggage rack etc without infringing on the indicators. We also welded the mounting points on to the sissy bar - all needs a good scrub and a powder coat, but should do the job when done.

 The Test Mount was a bit wonky! but there's adjustments for that :) I'm thinking black sissy bar for now, but possibly gold...not sure!

Admittedly, after changing the bars I was still getting a bit sore - I decided to see if it was the bike, or just my position on it....plus it was a good excuse to buy this:

A 2005 Triumph Daytona 650 - Love it!

So at the moment, while the nice weather is still around (looks to be turning bad next week!) I have been enjoying riding both the Bobber and the Daytona - worlds apart in performance, style, riding position etc, but both have their place on the road and in my garage! :)

-Hayds.