Hello ladies and gents,

New to the forum.. Been lingering in the background since around November time and thought i'd say g'day from the nations capital..

New to Harleys and new to bikes altogether having spent most of my time wasting money with Rotaries, Evo's and the alike.. been wanting to get a bike for years having some experience riding.. having alot of my friends hopping on R1's, Ninja's, GSXR's and what not, thought i wouldn't follow the fad and try something different.. And along came the Iron 883

Did extensive research before purchasing in regards to Harleys in general, the 883 it'self etc.. Mind you the ad kinda did help with convincing myself.. Loved the look the Iron seeming i never was much a "bling" person but knew i'd still would be modding it.. Quick run on mods so far, V&H Shortshots, Screamin Eagle HB, Whitewalls with a computer and progressive shocks for the rear on order..

And here it is soo far.. Apologies for the shitty quality photos that's the iPhone for you..

 

Big thanks to Chopperworks ACT and Gary @ Capital Harley Davidson Orange.. Highly recommend both these stores for any needs..

Well hopefully i'll run into some of the canberra riders.. not literally.. you know what i mean

Stephen from the ACT

Hey
Welcome to the forum.
Photos came up ok.
What brand are the whitewalls? They look great! Look sorta Dunloppy to me.
And I hear what you are saying about big jap bikes. I traded my R1 in on my Iron, and still can't believe the fun I am having at legal speeds. I know that if the cops had happened to radar ANY ride I had on the R1, I would have been labelled a Hoon, and had my bike impounded (at the least). Now all i worry about is if my pipes are too loud.....

See Ya
Birch

welcome to the forum reaper good ta see you didn't go a jappa too many them pricks on the road,ya scoot looks sweet as like the tyres been waiting for my front whitewall for 5months they have been on backorder,are they continental tyres or kings tyres ya got?

Thanks for the kind word peeps

I had the white walls done on the standard dunlops.. i have a friend who recently purchased a white walling franchise and wanted to try it on a motor cycle.. I aswell was placed on backorder till feb for dunlops but thought the worst that could happen is that they look poo, sand them off and wait till feb.. Done on the bike and having the V&H Short shots, nothing had to be taken off for applications.. They turned out fine, rears were caked on abit but practice makes perfect so next time i get them re-done we know the drill..

But yeah! they'll prob fade with time, crack etc but they will see me through till end of summer.. after that the bike will hibernate and wait for next spring and then i'll get em redone for nothing.. win win imo

Steve-O

 Looks great Reaper. A one-off. Like you I find it easy to ignore the Iron or Sportster knockers because the Iron such a brilliant ride. 

just a quick update - re-take on the walls.. gone for more white less red.. might got for double red's next time around for something diff!

loose the red and the thinner white in the first shots is my cup of tea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

nice scoot mate... but them tyres

Hey peeps.. just a quick update..

New flat drag bars with internal wiring, red grips with joker end mirrors, joker speedo relocator, standard seat retrimmed in marine vynil, smoked indicators, progressive rear shocks, powder coated rear sprocket, dropped front fender.. i think that's it so far.. oh wait i ditched the top chain guard too haha

 

Just quick snaps before i'm on holidays.. Cheers!

Stephen

Your bike is different but in a good way I have always had shiny bling my bikes but now I am trying  to steer away from the bling thing on the sportster that I own now and I have set up for more comfort on the road than show but the one thing that stands out on your bike is the rear pulley talk about been bright red you can see it from a mile away lol did you power coat it or paint it.

No St Kilda supporter here.. quite rare to find an AFL fan in canberra unless they've moved here hehe

Kinda the same story choco, cept i used to get bling factor with cars (will always love FR Simmons).. then when the bike came along i took a different path.. at one stage i was contemplating getting both wheels powder coated in that red with more white in the whitewall pattern but thought it would be abit too extreme, would start at the rear pulley and see how it pulls in.. next step will be to re-do the walls on the tyres for a thicker red strip..

Overall i'm stoked with the appearance.. and its a heaps good feeling knowing i've changed the look of the bike in such a short time and relatively cheap (compared to playing with cars) to suit me and my liking.. that being said it gets alot of thumbs up wherever it goes hehe

Hey dude hows the holiday going.
Im up and about and have been putting sick leave to good use.
its amazing how many places you need to go when the weather is fine haha.
pics look hot so does bike.
Im spending some cash before the dollar goes back down dammit been looking at too many bobber pics.
take care
BB

Holiday has been going sweet.. back in a week.. so eff'n keen for a blat! stand by your phone for a cruise.. was thinking much the same but i think i have to wait awhile for some funding to build first.. good to hear your on the mend don't over do it tho..

Steve

 Because mine only has factory bits it is pretty close to stock but I NEVER go out on it without drivers giving it the thumbs up. What  bargain. HD should apply a wow-factor surcharge (don't mention it to them).

Well taffy dont tell moco that or they bloody will hahaha

reaper man i just ordered avon venom white walls and big sucker and new front and rear guards and a few other bits and pieces.
I blame it all on you as i want my bike to look that good too lol
Getting the mastertune system as well so i can tune her up running like a spud gun at the moment.
talk soon man.

Ok now ive started going places just to take pictures.

and with new white walls

Blake that's look rad!

Cheers bro
you inspired me
when you back we over due for a run!!!

Taff what can i say.
i think its like anything you get used to it.
fact is it looks awesome lol
you can always swap out the stock seat if you need to do long rides but for photo shoots and around town its a winner.


Choc i have ordered new front and rear tins thining about black with silver tank or maybe some custom paint not sure will see when ive got them.
I also have an arlen ness SS II and a black round evo style cover for that 80's look i used to love in bike mags.
along with that i have ordered the TTS master tune system to tune her up as she isnt running so great especially with the cold weather we are having lately.
cheers
Blake

Your bike is looking great nightrider!

The white walls goes well with the silver. I dont mind the silver iron's...while i was waiting for my black one the guy tried to sell me a demo one with 3000Ks on it. NO DEAL! i told him.

How much did the VH slip on's set u back?