Bike Mod's

 

Floor Board Installation Close up of attachment to foot peg bracket.
Note the nylon washers used as bushings to stabilize floor board. Side View of Floor Boards
Side View of Floor Boards Ostrich Leather Tank Bib
Headlight Visor Rear Tail Lights before Mod's
The factory chrome tape that was on the bags started to curl up at the corners so I replaced it with a 1/4 inch chrome strip from Auto Zone cut to length. Kawasaki wanted $ 40.00 per stripe. The chrome strips cost me $ 15.00 and there is enough there to do 2 bikes. :)
I wanted to paint my all white helmet to match the color of Mojo so I went ahead and did it myself. You ever had one of those projects that you think will be simple but turns into a complete mess and 3 day project ? This was it.
The paint job is no where near my liking and I feel turned out to be a total waste of time. I am not happy with my work at all and wished I would have never wasted my time with it. This is the first paint project I have ever had painting a helmet and my last. Its time consuming, tedious and requires a great deal of patience which I do not have. :)
I had a hard time finding saddle bag brackets that would fit Maggie. The ones I did were outrageously priced. So I decided to make my own. It was quite simple and didn't take long. Total cost for materials and welding labor was under 20 bucks. You can pick this metal up at any Lowes store. Also needed will be 4 nylon washers, 4 bolts ( 8 mm in this case ) that are long enough to screw into the fender and one section of pipe as shown in the photo.
Measure the height and width of the bracket you need then begin to bend at the angles you want. Measure the distance from the fender that you want these brackets to protrude then bend the ends to match the distance. Once you have them bent to the desired angles and lengths, trim the excess off the end. Have a welder mig weld the hollow pipe to the top of the bar stock    ( I paid a welder  $ 5.00 from an auto service center to do the work for me ) Grind and file the ends so they are smooth then paint with a good rust preventative paint.
When installing each bracket be sure and place the nylon washer between the bracket and chrome to keep from scratching the chrome or preventing any rust residue build up on the chrome piece in the future. After they are installed, go back and readjust them as necessary by bending them at the angles you need and according to the saddle bags you have.
I installed these exhaust tips which are actually off a Honda Valkyrie. They were a direct slip on and easy to do. The exhaust tips produced a bit more rumble, a lower tone and popping on deceleration. Look for used exhaust tips on E-Bay.
They do stick out the back a ways :) You can see how far they slipped onto the stock Nomad exhaust.
I have been wanting a set of driving lights to help at night as well as make me and the bike more visible during the daytime I found the spotlights on        E-Bay and bought them for     $ 24.00 each. They were brand new and very heavy duty. They also came with the bulbs and lenses.
I simply bent a piece of scrap chrome that I had and attached one end behind the windshield to the windshield bracket. I then bent it at a right angle and attached the light to it. I wired them using a relay that my buddy Bruce gave me. I attached the control wire from the relay to the brake light harness. This way the lights turn on and off with the key.