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Phelan
Posted on Friday, November 21, 2014 - 12:30 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

This is the monetary story of my S2T, less gas and routine maintenance.

I paid $1000 for my S2T, plus $200 for a car hitch and $80 to rent a trailer to pick it up and $150 in gas to drive to Fountain, CO both ways from Amarillo, TX.

$1430



then paid $200 for registration and inspection

$1630

Bought an NRHS 5" round billet A/C for $209 and Ballistic Lithium battery $160

$1999

I sold off the stock turn signals, muffler, mirrors, and misc extra pieces for $500

$1499

Bought a Force Racewinder for it $150

$1649



Didn't like the racewinder, sold it for $240

$1409

Bought an S1 M/C with billet cap for $25 and sold the Nissin remote reservoir M/C for $38

$1422

Bought two stainless megaphones and some 2" OD stainless tubing for $155 to build my new muffler

$1577

Bought a D&D full system, Buell race muffler, and Y mount hanger all for $300 shipped (my custom built muffler also pictured)



$1877

D&D didn't fit, never planned on keeping the race muffler. Sold the D&D for $550, the race muffler for $60, and the Y hanger for $60

$1207

Bought 4 Sunpro gauges for $80 and a 12v acc plug for $7 and built a new dash to hold them out of an old carbon fiber hamcam I hd hanging on my wall



$1314

bought some XB9/12R mirrors from American Sport Bike for $50 and de-arched the stems



$1364

Bought a Brembo radial M/C from a Duc 999 with reservoir and ASV lever for $105, a ZX6R clutch perch for $17, and ASV clutch lever for ZX6R for $55



$1541

Sold the S1 M/C for $25

$1516

Bought some Conti Trail Attack tires for $200 and tools to change and balance them myself for $100

$1816

picked up a polished Mikuni HSR 42 for $225, Denso plugs for $20, and sold my stock carb to my brother for $100.

$1961

Bought a Banke shifter for $60 and a steering damper for $60



$2081

Bought saddlebags and fairing lowers for $250



$2331

bought wide saddlebag lids for $150



$2486

Sold the Banke shifter for $210 and the narrow saddlebags for $150

$2121

And bought a bunch of white primer and Inferno Red Metallic spray paint for $110

$2231.

Here she is now. Not bad for under $2300. I've logged over 11,000 miles since I got it legal in March (bought it mid-February). I also did other stuff that didn't cost anything like polishing the front caliper and straightening and stripping the handlebars.







(Message edited by Phelan on November 21, 2014)
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Two_seasons
Posted on Friday, November 21, 2014 - 05:12 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Looking very nice.

Belt is too tight

Personally, I like the slim saddlebags myself. Makes that beautiful ass end look even better!

Excellent breakdown of what you have into it.
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Phelan
Posted on Friday, November 21, 2014 - 08:20 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I promise it's not as tight as it looks : ). I'm planning on replacing it soon actually. It's quite stretchy. Not sure if it's the original or not, but the bike has 55,000 miles on it.
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Johnod
Posted on Saturday, November 22, 2014 - 11:21 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Pretty nice, some nice mods there.
What are the extra gauges, I assume one is oil psi, and a voltmeter, so what are the other 2?
Inquiring minds need to know this stuff.
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Phelan
Posted on Saturday, November 22, 2014 - 11:38 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Oil pressure, oil temp, voltmeter and fuel gauge. Only the voltmeter is hooked up currently though. I have a sending unit for the fuel gauge that will require modding the gas tank to install and get the gauge working. I was planning to hook up the other 3 gauges when I do the motor build in a few months but I'm reconsidering if I want to even bother, as I plan to make a new dash at some point as well and may change my mind altogether on the gauges.
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