sarag

I'm just starting out and want to get a used Rebel in the next couple of months. I plan on keeping it very long term and would like to change the look slightly. I'm thinking mostly of changing the seat, back fender and possiblly tire, and paint. Any help would be greatly appreciated regarding the following:

1. Is there anything I need to avoid with these types of modifications so as not to change the performance and/or safety of the bike?

2. Does anyone have names of folks in Atlanta (or close to) who I could use to do this type of work?

3. What $$$ range should I be prepared to spend on the customization?

Thanks again for your thoughts.

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Guba

Welcome to the forum. Your questions are pretty general. Not sure how anyone could answer them. People here have changed everything you mentioned. Most all of them did it themselves. If you have a "specific" tire/seat/paint that you want to play around with, you could always start a thread and get some opinions.

Can't help you on the local questions, sorry.

$$$ for customization is another topic that can be very broad! A lot depends on how good the guy is, doing the custom job. Then there's the materials. How difficult the job is etc., it would be too hard to pin point a price.

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Home offers bobber kits that will accomodate your request if you're leaning that way. Or you could go with a trailer fender and home-made bracket supports and adapt a sprung solo seat yourself to get the same look. $$$ all depends on how creative of a craftsman you can be.

On the other hand if you're simply looking to change the style a la full valanced fenders etc, find a boneyard and bring your tape measure for starters.

the questions:

1> If you can leave the suspension and brakes closer to stock you won't be affecting safety. Front brake removal and hard-tailing is where this issue comes into play...not to say hard-tailing is unsafe but it won't corner like it's supposed to so you'd have to tailor riding habits accordingly.

2> Jack's Rebel Warehouse - Rebel Catalog, Honda Rebel parts and accessories Jack is in Florida (vicinity of Orlando)

3> depends what you want to do, I've done most of my Rebel chopper with a $1K budget but I could have easily gone with a $5K budget too...

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sarag

Thanks for the responses and welcome. I was not familiar with the Bluecollarbobbers.com site. It's just what I needed. Thanks again, y'all.

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bB2NER

Plus doing it yourself will help pay for more stuff! Blue Collar stuff is top notch just pricey.

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