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cowboydoug
Joined: 21 Jun 2008
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Location: ST. George, Utah |
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My LiL' Mule
She is coming along...
Seats just got here... I ordered 3 seats... 2 - front & rear saddles... (fatheads sent 2 front saddles)...
Lucky for me I ordered a pillion seat & stainless rack... Fit perfectly...
One word.... COMFY
Me likie...me likie A-Lot...
waiting on some other goodies
I'm doing my hubs REd... that is... as soon as I can get the hub nut off...
I have stainless stars to put on and some cool mirrors will be here any minute...
I can't wait to rip off the stock mirrors... all I see is my shoulders with the stock mirrors... 
I am adding a bit of red to the paint job as well...
I am winging all this stuff... but so far I haven't chunked anything i've done... it's a miracle... 
More pix soon...
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Cowboydoug
I moved to Utah for fly fishing and the big haired girls...
-the fly fishing has been very good to me...
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Nice job Doug! Love the red accents. 
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cowboyrob
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That red really makes for a unique look. Your scooter really stands out! I think that headlight ring is what gives it that extra pop. Look forward to seeing what you do with the paint.
Rob
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MJ
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Where did you order those seats from? I love that red leather. Saucy!
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| Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:30 pm |
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cowboydoug
Joined: 21 Jun 2008
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Location: ST. George, Utah |
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I am working with a manufacturer to get these and other seats imported...
However the Mfg. is in the process of expanding their operation and will not be taking orders
until sometime in October.
I was sent a 2nd front seat by mistake...(it was suppose to be a front & rear set)
So I will be selling the other front saddle.
Let me know if you want to talk turkey about it.
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Cowboydoug
I moved to Utah for fly fishing and the big haired girls...
-the fly fishing has been very good to me... |
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cowboydoug
Joined: 21 Jun 2008
Posts: 257
Location: ST. George, Utah |
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The Doctor will see you now
... the surgery I have done on my "Lil Mule" 
Now for the "plastic surgery" (pun intended)
I have cut the new plastic and tonight I am going in for the face lift...
wish me luck...
Crusader Tom.... I took your advice & found some "Kitty Hair" at my local auto body supply store.
They didn't have the Tiger Hair you told me about but from what I can tell the "kitty hair" is close enough to the same.
I also have some funky plastic magic stuff... it is like an epoxy.
my new floor rails should be here by friday along with some trim stuff, new lights, a siren & some new tools.
Ok..I am kidding about the siren... or am I?.........lol
In this last foto you will see I have reflectors on my leg shield...
The reflectors are there just to fool the coppers into thinking I have turn signals...
They are the reflectors off of the jocky box... haha
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Happy Trails,
Cowboydoug
I moved to Utah for fly fishing and the big haired girls...
-the fly fishing has been very good to me...
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ScooterCommuter
Joined: 21 Apr 2007
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Hey, what kind of rack is that? That looks like what I'd be looking for to replace my failed one.
SC
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wheelsdown
Joined: 13 Aug 2008
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hey! I peeked and saw those mirrors! Nice...how you like um? Did you ace the old plastic ones?
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Crusader Tom
Joined: 10 Aug 2008
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are you going to have front blinkers? ...i moved mine to the head-set i just bought some "trailer lights" easy to install.
tiger hair, kitty hair, elephant hair and dragon hair... i'm sure they're all the same shit with different names...
can't wait to see the finished job!
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Very gutsy Dougy. Can't wait to see the finished product.
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cowboydoug
Joined: 21 Jun 2008
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Very gutsy Dougy. Can't wait to see the finished product. |
Gutsy or mental... haha
All is going well with the horncast surgery.
I replaced one side last night... Worked like a charm. I took pix but my cam is in the garage
at this moment.
As for the rack... well the rack is actually crash bars...very solid... I have the Bajaj front rack too
and may run them both... but this setup is smooth...
Yeah... I like these mirrors... however I just ordered a set of trapezoid mirrors from motor sport
with 14" stems. I currently am running 10"... they work fine...but i think the extra 4 will rock.
Tom...I haven't had to use the Tiger,kitty, elephant hairy stuff yet & it is starting to look like i may
not have to. The STUFF I am using is a great filler & sands real well...
I will post some pix later today gang...
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Happy Trails,
Cowboydoug
I moved to Utah for fly fishing and the big haired girls...
-the fly fishing has been very good to me... |
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mostly_lurking
Joined: 29 Aug 2007
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Location: Illinois |
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yeeeHaaWww ride-em CowboyDoug!
looks pretty sweet. Thanks for taking pictures and sharing your experience
this rocks.
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| Thu Sep 25, 2008 1:16 am |
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cowboydoug
Joined: 21 Jun 2008
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Location: ST. George, Utah |
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Just finished mounting the patches ... All of what I have done has been pretty easy.
But this is the type of stuff I like to do... when it comes to working on an engine I
will have to call on some of you guys...
Hell I got my new CDI and I am still trying to figure out where it goes.......I kid you not...haha
Next; just a little more filling in and then some final smoothing/sanding...
I should add... and will post more info & fotos on the mounting of the screw in thingies onto
the bulkhead... this part is a bit tricky... you'll see...it's not bad... just a little more epoxy &
making sure your angles are correct...or close to it...
Here is a little foto for your amusement.
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Happy Trails,
Cowboydoug
I moved to Utah for fly fishing and the big haired girls...
-the fly fishing has been very good to me... |
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cowboydoug
Joined: 21 Jun 2008
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I decided to do a little mod to the front suspension cover just for fun.
...I cut that sucker off as shown but wanted to have a little top shelf on it...
So I epoxied it up last night and just spent 20 minutes shaping the added
plastic a few minutes ago. It needs about 15 minutes of final sanding
then it is off to my spray booth... Ok...it's not really a spray booth...it's my
garage... AKA the bat cave.
When it is done I think it will look like it was designed this way at the factory.
then I epoxied this plastic shelf on...
Here I did the ruff shaping...
the inside view of the ruffing...
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Happy Trails,
Cowboydoug
I moved to Utah for fly fishing and the big haired girls...
-the fly fishing has been very good to me...
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Joined: 17 Oct 2007
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that looks nice so far.
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cowboydoug
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i put some finishing touched on tonight....
I paint soon....
I am gathering my GRAPES before i do it... a bit nervous...
oh what the hell... lets roll
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Happy Trails,
Cowboydoug
I moved to Utah for fly fishing and the big haired girls...
-the fly fishing has been very good to me... |
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| Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:20 am |
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Crusader Tom
Joined: 10 Aug 2008
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freaken' looking good Doug!!! what are you going to do about turn signals?
my solution. trailer lights form the auto-parts store.
they're attached underneath using the mirror mount bolt. and the wires run into the top of the head set
as far as the swing arm cover... i didn't like the bajaj one at all. i custom built this instead
another view with more detail
i love all the personal touches people do to their scoots!
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ScooterCommuter
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What's the swingarm cover good for? Mine didn't have one when I got it...
SC
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Crusader Tom
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it's just for looks.
the plastic "space age" thing the chetaks came with are hideous... so i made a more "traditional" looking one.
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ScooterCommuter
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Doug-
I was actually asking about the rear rack -- that's part of your crash bars?
SC
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| Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:35 pm |
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cowboydoug
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freaken' looking good Doug!!! what are you going to do about turn signals?
my solution. trailer lights form the auto-parts store.
they're attached underneath using the mirror mount bolt. and the wires run into the top of the head set
as far as the swing arm cover... i didn't like the bajaj one at all. i custom built this instead
another view with more detail
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Tom... I dig your swing arm cover thingy... make me one will ya...hehe
mucho better than what I have...
Mine...well I did it for fum while i was waiting for the glue to dry...........hahaha
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Cowboydoug
I moved to Utah for fly fishing and the big haired girls...
-the fly fishing has been very good to me... |
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| Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:14 am |
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cowboydoug
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Doug-
I was actually asking about the rear rack -- that's part of your crash bars?
SC |
SC,... could you re-ask your question then... I'm afraid I have lost it.... hahaha
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Happy Trails,
Cowboydoug
I moved to Utah for fly fishing and the big haired girls...
-the fly fishing has been very good to me... |
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Crusader Tom
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...so doug, are you finished with the horn cast yet? can't wait to see it finished!
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wheelsdown
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Yea, what the hell is taking you so long?
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ScooterCommuter
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Doug-
I was actually asking about the rear rack -- that's part of your crash bars?
SC |
SC,... could you re-ask your question then... I'm afraid I have lost it.... hahaha |
Yes, yes -- where'd you get your rear rack, and what did you pay? Mine (spare tire/rack, Stella, I think) broke (the underseat plate and bar snapped!) and I'm either looking for something like what you have, or possibly hacking the current rack apart and bolting the shelf straight to the body.
SC
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