I'm Back...

[dbikers]

Hey All,

A few years ago i was a paid member *'12 - '13), right after i got my Royal Star. I've posted pics in back they've been deleted (perhaps by me). Anyhow, i loved that bike from the first time i pressed the starter (i love the chevy small-block rumble it makes). Here she is in all her glory (these pics from 2013 right after i got home from the dragon's tail)...

 

 

In the fall of that year i hit a deer on my way to work (pre-dawn on opening day of bow season) at about 75mph. That buck rolled right through my windshield into my lap and threw me off the back and flipping a$$ over tea kettle down the road.

 

 

 

Pretty much all running gear and tins were trashed. I decided i'd had enough accident on bikes (broken pelvis on dirt bike which i still ride and this deer strike), i was going to part it out and get out of the sport completely. I pulled everything apart and started to sell (or swap) small items, and was just about to off my carbs and then the rest of it (ask DarrinGT).

 

 

The bike sat in my garaged in several pieces for about a year, and i love it some much that i decided that i wanted to keep my "Road Kill" and put it back on the road again.

I picked up a headlight, cheap front fender, had the tank pulled/filled and then bought some cheap (crap) hard-bags, new bars, grips, mirrors, a decent windshield, 2 new tires, and some hiway bars/pegs. I decided to keep my Mustang seat, rips and all as well as my Jardine pipes (asphault-ground and all) to show she has character. I guess i was into it for about another $1k

 

 

 

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5565/14953202172_cbdf6bca6a_c.jpg

 

 

 

 

So for the last year and a half i've been without front blinkers and driving lights. I just picked some up last weekend (great deal on ebay) and finally.... I SEE THE LIGHT(s)!!!! The pics ain' the greatest but you'll get the idea

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking. Glad to be back and glad to still be riding.

Since putting back on the road last spring i've put on approx 3k miles and it still purrs like a kitten. Sure, i have a few things that i still need to do....like getting some tank batdges and perhaps a re-paint once if figure out what scheme i want. I guess we're never really done are we...

[Yammer Dan]

Looking Good!! Mine is sitting in the garage waiting for me. And I'm thinking!!! Said I couldn't quit but life keeping me from working on it.

[dbikers]

Do it....just do a little at a time

[Beau-Kat]

For cheap (crap) hard bags, they look pretty nice on your bike

. What kind are they?

[djh3]

I kind of like the plain tank. But here is a badge for ya.

[cowpuc]

WOW ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ WOW WOW WOW @dbikers - I guess you are back!!!:thumbsup::clap2::dancefool:

 

GORGEOUS piece of work you did there brother:dancefool::dancefool::dancefool:

 

Noticing your another Michigander - COOL!!! Keep your eyes open for a "Puc's Meet - Greet and Eat Meat" and come on out and show that puppy off IRL - would be glad to meet you and get a personal viewing of you work!!!

[videoarizona]

I have to agree, the bags look great!

Glad you are back in the saddle!!

[Larry1963]

[Great adVENTURE]

very interested in what the floorboard mounted highway peg setup was. Been thinking about this for my venture for some time now.

[dbikers]

For cheap (crap) hard bags, they look pretty nice on your bike

. What kind are they?

Im not sure what they are...got em off ebay for like $170 or $180 in primer and crap generic mounts and in primer. I looked tonight and couldnt find a set similar. But I really like how they follow the lines of the rear fender but didnt look too small atop the dual pipes. The bags themselves are ok but the hinges and hardware are junk.

 

 

 

WOW ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ WOW WOW WOW @dbikers - I guess you are back!!!:thumbsup::clap2::dancefool:

 

GORGEOUS piece of work you did there brother:dancefool::dancefool::dancefool:

 

Noticing your another Michigander - COOL!!! Keep your eyes open for a "Puc's Meet - Greet and Eat Meat" and come on out and show that puppy off IRL - would be glad to meet you and get a personal viewing of you work!!!

Hey Puc. Thanks for the kind words (the old girl really appreciated it too!) and yes, id like to make it to a meet and greet (and eat)....i need to dig thru posts to find when the next one is. I still hop on and go anywhere, am just a bit slower these days and a bit more conscious of the opening of deer season. Do you ever get over this way (flint, dont drink the water)

 

 

very interested in what the floorboard mounted highway peg setup was. Been thinking about this for my venture for some time now.

Hey Ga....the war dept (aka mrs dbikers) refuses to ride with, thus the single saddle (although i have the pillion in the attic) so i just took the passenger pegs off and mounted on some brackets i fabbed up and bolted to the floor boards (under the rubber pads). They cost me $0. i would have straightened them out and used them but found the crashbar with pegs on ebay for $75 shipped so i jumped on it. I may still have the stuff i pulled off in the garage. If i do i will snap a few pics (or put them in the mail for you to see if you can use them as i dont have much use for em)...if i dont i wont.

Edited July 6, 2016 by dbikers

[dbikers]

I did have them up on a shelf.....pretty simple, just bent a "U" bracket, welded to a plate, welded a stop and bolted to my boards under the rubber (two large holes seen from the underside of the board).

I' still trying to find a set of bags like the ones i purchased.