95 vn800 bobber in progress

[Trashman900C]

What about a 19" spoke rim off of an 800?

[95vn800a]

I thought only the 1500's and 500's came with a 19" front wheel, but I could be wrong, as I am no expert.

[Dlord]

The 800A came stock with the 21" wheel.

[Dlord]

or was it a 19"? I don't remember. The bobber I just finished is an 800A and I swapped out the front wheel with a 16" off of a classic.

[Shadders]

Originally Posted by Dlord

The 800A came stock with the 21" wheel.

Yeah I think mine is the classic and it comes with a 21" front 16" rear. The drifter has the 16" front and rear.

[Alley Rat]

The A model comes with the 21" wheel. The B model "classic" comes with the 16" wheel.

[IMB4U]

Originally Posted by 95vn800a

my spring seat all figured out, although the coils are way beefy and basically makes the seat rigid unless you weigh about 400lbs. Of which I am a buck-fiddy short of. I had some coils on there but I didn't like the mushy ride so all in all I think it turned out for the better.

If it is rigid anyways with the coils being so tough I would just get rid of them. The bike is already a soft tail so they are not needed and it won't jack your seat height up 4". It is similar to a guy wearing suspenders and a belt at the same time, not needed. Never trust a man who doesnt trust his own pants! IMO Good luck with the build, they are a lot of fun, especially since you sai dyou were doing the tank mod.

[95vn800a]

Originally Posted by IMB4U

If it is rigid anyways with the coils being so tough I would just get rid of them. The bike is already a soft tail so they are not needed and it won't jack your seat height up 4". It is similar to a guy wearing suspenders and a belt at the same time, not needed. Never trust a man who doesnt trust his own pants! IMO Good luck with the build, they are a lot of fun, especially since you sai dyou were doing the tank mod.

they have already been removed, i haven't updated it yet, but i put a wider seat.

the springs were actually there because if i mounted it rigid the seat hit the fender on sharp edged bumps because it was a bit too long.

the new seat hits when I bottom out, but that will be remedied when i put the sporty tank on and move the seat forward.

[95vn800a]

well, I bit the bullet and bought a 16 incher for the front. What all is different between the axle on the A vs. the Bl? I don't have a repair manual so I can't compare an exploded view. Worst comes to worst, I'll just head down to the dealership and have them show me.

on an unrelated note, I went for my first extended ride on my new seat and it is a huge improvement over the old one. 170 miles and no tailbone pain.

[Alley Rat]

Originally Posted by 95vn800a

well, I bit the bullet and bought a 16 incher for the front. What all is different between the axle on the A vs. the Bl? I don't have a repair manual so I can't compare an exploded view. Worst comes to worst, I'll just head down to the dealership and have them show me.

All you have to do is put your bearings from your A in the B hub.

[95vn800a]

cool shtuff.

[95vn800a]

Got it all mounted up, I didn't think the caliper would fit at first, but it did.

Rides like a dream, it is probably the single best thing I have done for the bike. I can't believe how it changes the character of the bike.

I really need to get the lowers blacked out now.

[95vn800a]

the new tank I got needs a little work, it is straight just need to be cleaned out good had a bit of crud in it, plus I'm not sold on the gas cap.

[Alley Rat]

Is that the cap that came with it?

[95vn800a]

unfortunately, yes

not a fan personally

[goddarddr]

could U post a pic of the exhaust side.
Dave

[Alley Rat]

Yeah good idea to ditch that cap. You just stay simple and get a regular screw in type.

[95vn800a]

[goddarddr]

I like no fender struts. does that fender bounce much?
Dave

[95vn800a]

right now a little, maybe a 1/4"-1/2". I have a backbone support I made that will fix it just need to pull the wheel off again since I need to pull the top and bottom mounts out.