It's taken a few years but I'm finally finished putting her back together. It was an accident victim I originally picked up for parts, but later decided to restore it out of a sense of duty. Despite the obvious front-end and drop damage, the frame wasn't 'branded' and the bike is, after all, a CVO. And of course the TC was a bonus.
I also decided to customize the tins, trying my hand at a candy paint job -- a horribly long process that turned out in the end. I also slapped in the '06 240 Reactor setup to match the front wheel. So for all intents and purposes, it's and '05 SE with SE2 parts.
Thanks. I also have a weakness for a deep candy-apple, one of the reasons why I changed the tins -- to show more red. The CVO paint scheme is nice but a bit busy for my taste. The factory tins had some paint chips, which I'm in the process of repairing.
The previous owner installed the Trask TC w/ inner cooler and clocked 5K miles on it, though it needed rework. I think he said he dyno'd it but can recall if he showed me charts. But from what others have posted, I believe ~160-165-hp is fairly consistent with this particular setup. Which is good enough for me. Having never ran a TC before, I was pleasantly surprised how seamlessly it runs, like a big motor more or less.
Well guys, since we are a minority here, and every other model has their picture thread going, why don't we make our own? I searched and didn't find any "Picture thread" for the SE's, so let's see if we can get more than 3 of them, LOL! I think that X's and XSE's can join us too, since we are...
Been on the forum for a while, patiently waiting for the right bike for the right price....finally pulled the trigger. Had to share pics of my 742 original miles beauty!
LED lighting upgrade completed this weekend...seating upgrade coming soon....the search for those parts is on!
Is anyone still in need of a wide fender chrome base plate #51098-06 for a VRSCSE2 or with a wide 240 tire/fender kit installed on a 02 thru 06?
If so, Send me a PM! I ran across 3 New ones and 1 Used one!
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