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The Road Star Project
Bike of the Week- February 3, 2008
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Scott’s Description:
Wow…this should be fun…where do I start ?? First, thank you for this honor...means a lot to me.
OK, the beginning…2004 Road Star Midnight Silverado, purchased 9/04. I added the following at purchase: Yamaha Big Bar engine guards, tank bra, passing lights, visors all around (headlight, speedo, passing lamps and all turn signals), front and rear fender tips, and Kuryakyn Iso-Grips with Stiletto ends.
I then added just about every Yamaha chrome item on earth: Neutral switch cover, ignition switch bezel, decompression cover, pulley nut covers, choke knob cover, idle adjustment knob cover, banjo bolt covers, wire harness guides, rear brake reservoir cover, outer timing cover, rear luggage rack, tall sissy bar, Tour Classic bag guards, allen bolt plugs, and replaced the stator cover with a chrome one. Non chrome items were two windshield bags (mounted on Silverado windshield), the mini tank cover and a tall Silverado windshield. I also have the Tour Classic studded trunk for travelin’.
Kuryakyn also is rather apparent on my bike, and includes: Floorboard covers, brake pedal cover, shift peg covers, Stiletto stirrups w/ Longhorn off-set mounts (my highway pegs), pegs with Stiletto ends (passenger pegs), flamed pushrod covers (powder-coated black), tappet block covers, cylinder base covers, sparkplug covers, crankcase breather (buy Emgo instead), dual Throttle Boss’s, pushrod top covers and Phantom swingarm covers with extension.
From Cutting Edge Metrics: Spider web design- front master cylinder cover, engine cover, generator cover, and swingarm pivot cover. Spider web rear caliper cover.
Chilhowee Leather…oh man: Studded leather- floorboard trim, kickstand cover, engine guard covers, and used custom length handlebar covers on my bag guards and rear sissy bar. Fron and rear mud flaps with ranger conchos, and fork trim with ranger conchos.
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I have many HD parts in use: Skull derby cover as a front pulley cover, spider web point covers over my horn covers, spider web oil cap covers on my choke knob and over my bag reflectors, spider web gas cap covers on my heat shields. Also use skelton hands (gas cap and oil cap covers) on my visors, choke knob, and front reflectors. I use other medallions to cover bolts and as windshield trim (skulls, spider webs, etc).
I love spikes, and have found that chrome pike nuts can be used in a variety of areas. Just use your imagination !!
Other misc. chrome, paint and parts:
- Aeromach ‘War Head’ smooth spiked front axle cover
- ‘Wild Star’ tank badges
- Barnett’s stainless cables and Galfer brake lines
- Baron’s stainless oil lines
- Spiked license plate frame
- Wicked Image spider web mirror arms w/ ‘Evil Eye’ mirrors
- Custom leather ‘Wild Star’ windshield trim by David Schell
- Custom LED’s by Mr Mick
- Taillight visor from Yamaha passing lamp visor (Thanks Mr Mick !)
- Nemesis manifold (I ain’t sayin’ how…hehe)
- Nemesis coils and wires
- Dyna 3000
- Looney skull air cleaner, customized with LED eyes.
- Chrome tool box
- Chrome rear passenger peg brackets
- Pro-One handle bar clamp tachometer (smooth)
- Pro-One lower belt guard
- Pro-One horn covers
- Show Chrome star washers (on windshield chrome w/ pike nuts)
- Kool Kovers…where I couldn’t plug the bolts
- Roadhouse 2-1’s w/ shark fin tips and performance baffle
- One-off chromed tarantula (was belt buckle) mounted on fuel pump cover and lit w/ LED.
- Show Chrome fork stem cover
- ‘No More Fried Thighs’ heat shields
- Butt Buffer w/ spider web design
- Raked Cycles skull & bones rectifier cover
- Custom spider web pin-striping, skull & web paint and windshield etching by Sue Hopper.
Well folks…I know that isn’t it….but I hope it gives you a sense of where we can take these great motorcycles. You don’t have to customize…just personalize it and make ‘er your own !!
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