Newbie with questions

Mickey531M · 09-16-2005

Hello everyone! I'm a newbie to the cruiser world. I just traded in my 2002 Honda F4i for a 2003 Mean Streak 1500. I'm so excited. I pick it up on Saturday...and I've already ordered a TON of mods (Kuryakyn forward controls, passenger boards, Mustang seat, & Mapam sissy bar). I'm also planning on new pipes and other stuff for the spring. It's a sickness...
I have several questions, if anyone can answer them:

1) Can the factory pin stripes on the tank be removed or are they clearcoated over?

2) If they can be removed...how?

3) Does anyone know of decent looking "hard" saddle bags for the Meanie?

Thanks in advance for any info you folks can provide.

Mickey

*trikebubble* · 09-16-2005

Welcome Mickey,
Good choice on the MS.

The pinstriping is applied under the clearcoat so they cannot simply be removed. I have heard of others who have gently sanded off the clear, removed the striping and had clear re-applied.
Someone around here has hard bags, I don't, I have Saddleman Drifter Slant's which I think look pretty good.
I am sure someone will post some picture of hard bags here soon.

Again, welcome to this little piece of Green Cyberspace.

Carlo.

Targetbuster · 09-16-2005

Do a search of the things you have questioned, I'm sure you'll find most of the answers

TB

**Spok** · 09-16-2005

Good to have you on team green mickey. Haven't found too many round these parts who don't love the meanies, they are a great bike.

looks like trikebubble got your back on the pin stripe question, as far as modding being a sickness...yep it is.

Constrictor · 09-16-2005

As already stated, theres no easy way to get the factory graphics off the tank.

As for saddlebags. I have yet to see a set of hard bags that look good on the Meanie. Personally I dont think ANY bags look great on it. There are some that look okay, but its just not a bike that is made to look good with a lot of other stuff tacked onto the side. IMO

*pitchinguy* · 09-16-2005

Welcome Mickey! Glad you joined us!

Great choice of bike! Maybe some pics for us to droul (sp) over when ya get her home?

Welcome again & post often!

1400pilot · 09-16-2005

welcome to the forum Mickey, you found a great site have fun on the new bike, and good luck with the modding sickness, havent found a cure yet!!!

**2WheelFun** · 09-16-2005

Hello Mickey! Good choice of bike! Be aware however that certain colors are faster than others as you'll soon discover!

Phatboy · 09-16-2005

WC forgot to mention that Black is fastest.

Scootworks has a hotbox for the meanie which will offer some storage and not offset the great looks of the meanie

Mickey531M · 09-21-2005

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! Here are some pics of my new girl...she's a little plain, but that will change soon. I'll post updated pics as I make mods.

*trikebubble* · 09-21-2005

Plain???? Never Mickey. That is one beautiful bike sitting there. And personnaly one of the things that drew me to Ms.Meanie was her understated looks. The lack of gaudy trinkets gives her a classic yet seductive stance.

Xlr8n · 09-21-2005

Plain???? compared to some of the decked out MS's posted on this site maybe....but compared to other bikes it's the simplistic design and muscle look that makes it such a head turner! You'll soon see as you get the thumbs up and people asking about it every where you stop. Good choice and welcome!

ppark · 09-21-2005

Welcome and good choice on the bike.

Tbakko · 09-21-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mickey531M

Hello everyone! I'm a newbie to the cruiser world. I just traded in my 2002 Honda F4i for a 2003 Mean Streak 1500. I'm so excited. I pick it up on Saturday...and I've already ordered a TON of mods (Kuryakyn forward controls, passenger boards, Mustang seat, & Mapam sissy bar). I'm also planning on new pipes and other stuff for the spring. It's a sickness...
I have several questions, if anyone can answer them:

1) Can the factory pin stripes on the tank be removed or are they clearcoated over?

2) If they can be removed...how?

3) Does anyone know of decent looking "hard" saddle bags for the Meanie?

Thanks in advance for any info you folks can provide.

Mickey

Welcome to the biker gang Mickey

Meanieinia · 09-21-2005

Welcome Mickey, I picked up an '03' Streak about five weeks ago. I got some hard bags from "leatherlyke" and they look like
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ia/bike001.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...NewBike016.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...NewBike014.jpg
I think they look good or else I wouldn't have put them on. I have been riding mine constantly and think I made a great choose. Of course your color is a slower bike that year what with it being silver. Purple was the faster color you know

SA_Meanstreak · 09-21-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mickey531M

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! Here are some pics of my new girl...she's a little plain, but that will change soon. I'll post updated pics as I make mods.

Excelent Colour, and the fastest.....do you see any other bikes in this picture....nope they still on their way

Enjoy your MS and the mods you will do and Yes also enjoy this forum

Mickey531M · 09-21-2005

LMFAO...yes, I've been informed that the speed is color dependent.

Meanieinia-Those bags look great! I'm just not sure if I'm going to hang anything off of mine just yet. Can those bags be secured (locked)?

SA_Meanstreak · 09-21-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Constrictor

As already stated, theres no easy way to get the factory graphics off the tank.

As for saddlebags. I have yet to see a set of hard bags that look good on the Meanie. Personally I dont think ANY bags look great on it. There are some that look okay, but its just not a bike that is made to look good with a lot of other stuff tacked onto the side. IMO

I like the way Contrictor think, it's a 'Mean' streak not a 'Saddle' streak. It is personal, and I prefer the less is more concept. It is actually interesting why people will buy a MS when they can buy a Nomad for instance which have sadlle bags??

Meanieinia · 09-21-2005

The bags have a lock and are removeable. I think these bags look a lot better then those on a Nomad. To each their own!

Mickey531M · 09-21-2005

I was originally looking at hard saddle bags that were removable, so I could throw them on for longer trips. I wanted to be able to put our jackets in them and secure them so we didn't have to walk around with them in the summer. When I'm with my girlfriend, we ALWAYS wear our gear....but walking around with it kinda sucks in the heat. However, I don't want to have them on when we are just out for a cruise.

09-16-2005	#1 (permalink)
Mickey531M Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Allentown, PA Posts: 18	Newbie with questions Hello everyone! I'm a newbie to the cruiser world. I just traded in my 2002 Honda F4i for a 2003 Mean Streak 1500. I'm so excited. I pick it up on Saturday...and I've already ordered a TON of mods (Kuryakyn forward controls, passenger boards, Mustang seat, & Mapam sissy bar). I'm also planning on new pipes and other stuff for the spring. It's a sickness... I have several questions, if anyone can answer them: 1) Can the factory pin stripes on the tank be removed or are they clearcoated over? 2) If they can be removed...how? 3) Does anyone know of decent looking "hard" saddle bags for the Meanie? Thanks in advance for any info you folks can provide. Mickey

09-16-2005	#2 (permalink)
trikebubble Slow Guy on a Fast Bike Extreme Forum Supporter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Okanagan Falls, BC Posts: 22,629	Welcome Mickey, Good choice on the MS. The pinstriping is applied under the clearcoat so they cannot simply be removed. I have heard of others who have gently sanded off the clear, removed the striping and had clear re-applied. Someone around here has hard bags, I don't, I have Saddleman Drifter Slant's which I think look pretty good. I am sure someone will post some picture of hard bags here soon. Again, welcome to this little piece of Green Cyberspace. Carlo. __________________ 08 Midnite Sapphire Blue ZX-14

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Spok RIP Deron - 1400Pilot Extreme Forum Supporter Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mount Vernon, Washington Posts: 36,699	Good to have you on team green mickey. Haven't found too many round these parts who don't love the meanies, they are a great bike. looks like trikebubble got your back on the pin stripe question, as far as modding being a sickness...yep it is. __________________ AUGUST 2006 MOM In Memory of Deron Harden - 1400 Pilot. You are missed. Official Cup Holder Inspection Officer

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Constrictor Way Too Much Free Time BTK Expert Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Steger, IL Posts: 1,054	As already stated, theres no easy way to get the factory graphics off the tank. As for saddlebags. I have yet to see a set of hard bags that look good on the Meanie. Personally I dont think ANY bags look great on it. There are some that look okay, but its just not a bike that is made to look good with a lot of other stuff tacked onto the side. IMO __________________ 2005 Magma Red Kawasaki Mean Streak 1600 1998 Bright Red Pontiac Trans Am 405.5 RWHP 385.1 RWTQ 2004 Nighthawk Black Honda Accord EX 6-speed

09-16-2005	#6 (permalink)
pitchinguy I miss Deron. Extreme Forum Supporter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 8,747	Welcome Mickey! Glad you joined us! Great choice of bike! Maybe some pics for us to droul (sp) over when ya get her home? Welcome again & post often! __________________ *LIGHT ENGINEER Todd's Body Paint Team* *Black 1600w/apes* aka Scooter

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Targetbuster Master Doityourselfer Forum Supporter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cascade Foothills Posts: 969	Do a search of the things you have questioned, I'm sure you'll find most of the answers TB

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1400pilot UBER CLUB MEMBER #2 Forum Supporter Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Holdrege, Nebraska Posts: 13,839	welcome to the forum Mickey, you found a great site have fun on the new bike, and good luck with the modding sickness, havent found a cure yet!!! __________________ Click for a map of the states I've ridden in 08 ZG1400 Concours 06 KDX200 04KX65

09-16-2005	#8 (permalink)
2WheelFun the "fun" guy Extreme Forum Supporter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Albion, Washington "Pacific Northwest" Posts: 32,674	Hello Mickey! Good choice of bike! Be aware however that certain colors are faster than others as you'll soon discover! __________________ *KING KAHUNA* *2007 V2K LT* ****PICS** 2007 Brute Force 650i **PICS** I love the smell of SeaFoam in the morning**

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Phatboy Rides a lazyboy on wheels BTK Expert Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,564	WC forgot to mention that Black is fastest. Scootworks has a hotbox for the meanie which will offer some storage and not offset the great looks of the meanie __________________ Phatboy 04 1600 Classic Black 02 Dodge Cummins

09-21-2005	#10 (permalink)
Mickey531M Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Allentown, PA Posts: 18	Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! Here are some pics of my new girl...she's a little plain, but that will change soon. I'll post updated pics as I make mods.

09-21-2005	#11 (permalink)
trikebubble Slow Guy on a Fast Bike Extreme Forum Supporter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Okanagan Falls, BC Posts: 22,629	Plain???? Never Mickey. That is one beautiful bike sitting there. And personnaly one of the things that drew me to Ms.Meanie was her understated looks. The lack of gaudy trinkets gives her a classic yet seductive stance. __________________ 08 Midnite Sapphire Blue ZX-14

09-21-2005	#12 (permalink)
Xlr8n Living on the dark side Forum Supporter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: midwest Posts: 2,541	Plain???? compared to some of the decked out MS's posted on this site maybe....but compared to other bikes it's the simplistic design and muscle look that makes it such a head turner! You'll soon see as you get the thumbs up and people asking about it every where you stop. Good choice and welcome!

09-21-2005	#13 (permalink)
ppark Way Too Much Free Time BTK Expert Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: California Posts: 1,158	Welcome and good choice on the bike. __________________ 1600 Mean Streak ZRX1200

09-21-2005	#15 (permalink)
Meanieinia Cruising In Fourth Gear BTK Intermediate Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Nevada, Iowa Posts: 205	Welcome Mickey, I picked up an '03' Streak about five weeks ago. I got some hard bags from "leatherlyke" and they look like http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ia/bike001.jpg http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...NewBike016.jpg http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...NewBike014.jpg I think they look good or else I wouldn't have put them on. I have been riding mine constantly and think I made a great choose. Of course your color is a slower bike that year what with it being silver. Purple was the faster color you know __________________ How cold is too cold to ride.....

09-21-2005	#17 (permalink)
Mickey531M Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Allentown, PA Posts: 18	LMFAO...yes, I've been informed that the speed is color dependent. Meanieinia-Those bags look great! I'm just not sure if I'm going to hang anything off of mine just yet. Can those bags be secured (locked)? Last edited by Mickey531M : 09-21-2005 at 06:20 PM.

09-21-2005	#19 (permalink)
Meanieinia Cruising In Fourth Gear BTK Intermediate Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Nevada, Iowa Posts: 205	The bags have a lock and are removeable. I think these bags look a lot better then those on a Nomad. To each their own! __________________ How cold is too cold to ride.....

09-21-2005	#20 (permalink)
Mickey531M Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Allentown, PA Posts: 18	I was originally looking at hard saddle bags that were removable, so I could throw them on for longer trips. I wanted to be able to put our jackets in them and secure them so we didn't have to walk around with them in the summer. When I'm with my girlfriend, we ALWAYS wear our gear....but walking around with it kinda sucks in the heat. However, I don't want to have them on when we are just out for a cruise.

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