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From the right front, showing Jay Brake forward controls (rear brake), S&S exhaust system, Alley Custom air cleaner system, braided stainless brake lines, Jay Brake passenger pegs, H-D bags, the present tank graphic, and a few bits of chrome. There's a solid, polished, cast aluminum intake manifold that you can't see in the picture, too. I have no idea what make or model the seat is. Update: After paging through what felt like ten pounds of catalogs, I decided to order a saddle from Drag Specialties — the damn thing came in exactly one week after I ordered it! And it's a new model, just out; a two-piece from Mustang, with a full pillion pad which overlaps the saddle back, providing extra back support. I'll let you know what I do (and don't) like about it just as soon as I get it some miles on it.
I liked this particular air cleaner assembly because it fit right on the stock carburator, it has a very strong, rigid chromed steel mount, and the ball milled grooves in the billet aluminum cover follow the lines of the cylinder fins.
The Nempco pipes do have baffles in 'em, but the tone on the highway has a lovely rap to it. And when I roll into the garage at night, the neighbors don't call the cops on me. (Interestingly enough, I thought I was getting S&S pipes put on at the Harley shop I went to — turns out I got Nempco instead.) I've also found out that the Evo engine needs baffles — if you put straight pipes on it without heavy engine mods, all you'll get is noise. No increase in power. In fact, some straight piped Evos actually make less power than they did with baffled pipes.
The bags are made in Milwaukee by The Motor Company, itself. Good, heavy leather, but the straps aren't as heavy as the sides and top of the bags. The inner side of each bag isn't leather, though — it's some kind of hard plastic. The bags hang off a piece of leather that goes across the fender, under the seat; each bag clips on at two points, and is supported by a chromed steel frame. Works well.
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From the left front, showing Jay Brake forward controls (shifter), Ness signature rectifier/regulator, modified turn signals, RevTech single fire coils in Rick Doss mount and coil cover set, and a few more bits of chrome. (Yeah, that inspection plate with the black hole in it is gone, now — it's been replaced with a chromed cover.)
I really like the "JB" forward controls; there's a lot of adjustment, the rubber "flat o-rings" around the pegs and shifter are easily removed for cleaning, and they look pretty good. Quality of fit was excellent, and they went on with no problems. If you're looking for forward controls for your scoot, check 'em out. I recommend 'em.
The turn signals were an interesting problem; none of the "slim line" lenses would fit, since the housings were designed for those dorky "pushed out" lenses. I bought some slim lenses that were pretty close to the right size, and finished making them fit by judicious filing and polishing. A little marine silicone putty (not silicone adhesive!) inside the edges of the housings makes 'em pretty well waterproof.
I'm thinking about what to do with the heads; I kind of like the covers with the fins on 'em, so that you don't see those two big, non-finned areas around the spark plugs and head bolts. If I decide to do that, I'll shoot a closeup picture, and let you see how they really look (instead of the pix in the catalogs). For now, I think I'll stick with the stock valve covers; I like the "flat" look, above the cylinder and head fins.
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