Cushman Eagle
Posted on 01/17/2010 2:02:49 PM PST by smokingfrog
Nope. Haven’t ridden like you ride. My ol’ Softail Custom doesn’t have much room to pack either.
Always figured I’d time my time in a vehicle and take some shorter loops with the bike, if I ever get the chance to see this great country of ours.
I know this is against all biker standards, but it still sounds like fun to me.
Now THAT’S what I’m talking about!
Those are nice pipes. Those aren’t cycle shack slip ons. What are they?
ONly a few things I’d change:
move the front turn signals to the forks
lower the suspension
ditch the dunlops for continentals
add rubber fork gaitors
change the mirrors to the classic round style
lose the pad on the sissy bar
change to a low profile bare bones seat
classic ribbed style handgrips
more expensive fork bag
Now it’s perfect.
re:# 4.. Milspec Cushman? LOL
re:# 6 A friend had one. Spent many hours on the back.
Got a pic of a Cushman Eagle? Another friend had one.
Interesting take on the Continentals. I'll admit I'm not too fond of the Dunlops. They wear like iron, but not enough stick for me.
I finally got rid of the Nippon Seiki instruments. I replaced them with a Dakota Digital multipurpose gage fitted where the fuel gage used to be.
I went with a La Pera solo seat, drag bars, laydown license plate mount and barbed wire add-ons to ‘hide’ the mirrors. I did move the front directionals to the forks. I kept the stock signals to hang on to the old school look. I added short mounting stocks to the rear signals to tuck them closer to the rear fender. A new set of triple trees raked the front an additional 5 degrees.
Now all I need is cash to finish the project . . .
I'll take the fork bag under advisement.
I had the tins repainted with an MIA, KIA, POW theme. I chromed the tranny top, cam & side covers (I hate polished aluminum; too much work needed to keep it looking nice).
BraveMan, I came home from work this morning, all choked up with bronchitis, and opened my pings to that BEAUTIFUL picture! Thank You! It is like MEDICINE to my eyes!
Love Old Glory on the back!
Someday my garage will look that nice . . .
V-Twins shouldn’t purr. Maybe if you took the counterbalancer out . . .
Cushman Eagle
With those pipes, I’m thinking it’s a very loud purring.
Thanks on the bike... plain and simple is the way to go. That was a 2005 Ultima frame. I cut the rear fender about 9” and welded it under the cut fender then welded the struts to the fender to make it one piece, very solid.
Glad I didn’t buy a frame made in China !
My home away from home.. all I need is a bathroom and I wouldn’t leave !!
it’s loud, and they’re baffled.
Hmm, sound’s like we are on the same wavelength.
If you don’t like aluminum, I’m surprised you still have those wheels. I had wheels similar to those only without the black. Broke the front one about 5 years ago when I hit an edge of pavement (where they were resurfacing a road) at about 80MPH. Replaced it with a chrome wire spoke wheel. Last summer I finally got around to replacing the rear so it would match the front. My pic is from before I replaced the rear wheel.
They are now making chrome plated aluminum rims with wire spokes. Harley calls them “profile laced”. Dont get these. get the old school steel rims. Steel is repairable if you hit something and bend the rim. A wheel shop can dissassemble the rim and straighten out any dents, then re-chrome...and if it’s merely out of round, they can true it up just by tightening the appropriate spokes.
Forgot to mention braided stainless brake lines. This is something you don’t want to save money on. Buy the good stuff. Front brake is more important than the rear(and more visible) so if you need to cut costs, skip the rear brake line upgrade.
Pictures are funny, thanks SF.
Also, I was looking for somewhere to park this you-tube link, it’s very very short and worth watching
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjcEoIByT3Q
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