New Bars for the Honda Shadow VLX Bobber

After more than TWO months, my handle bars have finally arrived.  Thanks Licks, it was late, but better than never.  I was supposed to wait and do the rear rim and bars together but I was like a dog thrown a bone with gobs of juicy cooked meat.  I couldn't wait and just just straight into it.  It was hot like a swampy ass today in So Cal.  90 degree weather with humidity.. and rain.  What the fuck?  Oh well, nothing was going to deter me from installing my shit.


Installation Notes
So installing the bar was pretty straight forward.  These 10" Z-bars didn't require any new cables.  Since these were going on a Honda Shadow get some non dimples and pretty much all you have to do is drill a hole for the crummy OEM controls.  If you're getting rid of them, even better, your install will be twice as fast as mine.  Line the bar up on the risers, button everything back up and you're back on the road.


Riding
More bumpy since I'm hard tailed now.  I suppose when I had the upside down tracker bars from Biltwell, I put all my upper body weight on the bars to calm the front end down over small to medium bumps.  Now I'm getting bucked around, but its still more comfortable for my back versus the old set up.


Pictars
So I'm going to bore you with a phone cam picture of it in my apartment room floor next to my bling blang wheel:

Side view with douchey helmet

Front View

Skank booty View

Next mod.. 16 inch rear rim.

The Waiting Game Ain't All Bad

Well, I guess no matter the hobby you're in there's always delays when ordering parts.  I've been waiting on some Z-bars from Licks Cycles since May and counting.  I know they're backed up and then they were out for a couple weeks, but man.. come on!  Gotta give them a call tomorrow to see if they still remember my order.  On top of the bars, I've been sitting on this 16" rear rim project for about a month now.  Tried to lace my own rim using some OEM Honda parts to no avail.  No worries, I just called up Buchanan Spokes in Azusa, CA for some help.  They had me ready to go in about 3 days.  Now I'm just waiting on a Shinko Classic 240, which is apparently a PITA to find.  Well, as usual, Ebay to the rescue.

All this waiting wasn't a thang though. I recently got to go on a ride I always wanted to do.  Hollywood.  Well, that was a huge mistake.  My idea of a great ride isn't splitting traffic on Hollywood Blvd.  Regardless, my old buddy had us off the main drag and onto side streets into the Hollywood Hills in no time.  Ended up taking a nice roundabout way to Santa Monica with side trips to Mount Olympus (only in Hollywood I guess) and the Pacific Palisades.  Here's a pic from the ride.  Didn't snap more, since I was busy navigating my way between cars and avoiding pedestrians.

Until next time amigos!