Decision - Sport 1000 - Eyes peeled, people!

[Ideapimp]

Get the monoposto, you want to the solo seat time before you start 2up riding.  2 up really changes the way the balance of the bike

Yeah, I for sure want to log the miles by myself first. But I want her to come to our meetups and there's something cool about rolling up on the group with a hot girl riding behind you. 

That being said, lemme head off the next point of discussion. No, I can't afford to get her a bike as well. Not for awhile.

[bryant8]

Get her a Vespa 250

She can go 2up with Rich on the SS it has a cushy pillion seat.   

She can roll up in her modded car anytime 

[BarneePhife]

I look at converting the '06 Sport 1000 to a biposto. Anyone ever seen one of these mythical beasts?

I'll post up some pics after lunch.   Got pics of a yellow 06 converted, and a Paul Smart converted.

[BarneePhife]

[Ideapimp]

Not terrible. I like the pegs on the second one better.

[BarneePhife]

Not terrible. I like the pegs on the second one better.

Yeah, the first one (yellow bike) involved a home-made rendering of the "fan" and attachment of a peg he got off ebay.
The second one (Paul Smart) involved taking some parts off of an Ducati 999, I believe.  Cut off those black pieces, including the pegs as seen in the picture, cut to length and fabricated the necessary holes in these pieces to mount to the PS frame.

So, there are all sorts of options.  I believe finding and buying the biposto seat is the hardest (and most expensive) part.  About $250-$300 for the seat.  The rest of the parts are cheap (less than $50) depending on how much fabrication you want to do yourself, or how much Frankensteining you want to do sourcing and adapting parts from other bikes.

[NorDog]

I'm a monoposto kinda guy.

[never2loud]

I'm a monoposto kinda guy.

Very nice!  Love those pipes 

[Ideapimp]

I'm leaning HEAVILY towards getting it. Ran into Peter from MotoLiberty at Old Monk tonight. Saw his beautiful Paul Smart.

Wow...just...wow.

[never2loud]

Which one?

[bryant8]

You do realize that Pete's PS1000 just got custom paint. I can't wait to see it myself. I love the teal and silver combo.

[Ideapimp]

You do realize that Pete's PS1000 just got custom paint. I can't wait to see it myself. I love the teal and silver combo.

the flake is insane. Looks like a bass boat. Really, really cool. And he's got these custom straight pipes. I'm in love.

not with Pete, mind you. 

[bryant8]

I bet she's a beaut. 

So which MY bike are you leaning towards?  '06,'07-'08?

[Ideapimp]

So which MY bike are you leaning towards?  '06,'07-'08?

If you're asking which I like....well, purely aesthetically, and clutch-wise I think I'm gonna have to go with the '06. I love the swingarm, the shocks, the cleaner rear. From what I understand it's actually the better rear end, performance-wise.

The wife seems pretty on board with it. Though I'd imagine I'll have to get her something to ride with me in a few years. I'm ok with that. 

[cdc]

What about this:

http://www.advancedmotorsports.com/product-p/demo%202007%20ducati%20gt1000%20red.htm

To make it look more sporty you can remove the rear fender and relocate the tail light/license plate/turn signals like Jim has done on his bike and change the handle bars to clip ons.  It is a wet clutch but also a DS1000 motor like the other Sport Classic series bikes.  Same frame, different tank and seat (obviously biposto).  Maybe AMS will take less than the $8000 asking.  Offer them $7000 and see if they go for it. 

Also, I saw an '08 Sport Classic GT 1000 with the new paint scheme and it really makes the GT a lot smaller and more compact looking which makes it look sportier too.

cdc