03' Nomad FI Custom Build

vpryder · 05-13-2014, 03:07 PM

I took my stock 2003 Nomad 1500 & broke it down to the frame & built what I envisioned to be a bike built for me. It took 4 months & a lot of trips to the machine shop but my end results are exactly what I was looking for. Let me know what your thoughts are. Thx & ride well.

robjob · 05-13-2014, 03:27 PM

Real nice - great colour. Very good looking front wheel as well.

Mr-Grimm · 05-13-2014, 04:20 PM

Looks pretty kick ass! How bout a list of what all you did? I'm digging that sissy bar.

Bud2rat · 05-13-2014, 05:02 PM

Looks really great. I love the color. Great job.

Deweychop · 05-13-2014, 05:38 PM

That fender looks really good on there. Well done.

**ringadingh** · 05-13-2014, 06:19 PM

It looks pretty good to me.

smbke · 05-13-2014, 09:44 PM

That front wheel makes a big difference! Nice!

id-man · 05-13-2014, 10:39 PM

Welcome vprider - NICE JOB!! Got any bigger pics, and more of them? As asked, more details of the mods when you get a chance. That looks like a bike with plenty of tricks up it's sleeve.

vpryder · 05-14-2014, 10:52 AM

Not real sure where to start. First and foremost please understand that almost none of the parts I put on the bike are made for this bike, what I mean by that is when I started looking for what I had in mind nobody sold custom bolt on parts, I had to make a lot of this fit myself so when I give a list of all the work I will put a C in front of the parts that were custom fit and a B for bolt on parts that you can find. All the parts came off of Ebay or Amazon.

B- Vance & Hines Touring Duals
B- Kuryakakyn Hyper Charger
B- Cobra FI-2000 Fuel Processor
C- RC Components 19” 2.25 Front Rim & Rotor
C- 4.25W KCINT Custom Long Boy Front Fender
B- Avon HD low profile front tire
C- Machined spacers for front wheel & relocate front brake
C- All Balls 20x47x20.6 front wheel bearings
B- Reckless Fairing w/ 5” smoke windscreen
C- 7” Touch Screen Pioneer App 3 Radio
B- 6.5 Rockford Fosgate 2 way speakers
B- 300 watt Rockford Fosgate Amp
B- Leather 3 Pocket Windshield Bag
C- Marine Grade 12V Charger
B- Large Chrome Spike Fairing Bolts
B- Chrome Cross Fairing Trim
C- Small built in fan in the fairing to keep everything cool
B- Bikers Choice 7” Head lamp and 4”spotlight visors
B- Show Chrome Side Covers
B- Diamond Plate Chrome Cup Holder
B- Kuryakyn Chrome V-Shield Cover Kit
B- Progressive 430 11.5 rear Suspension Lowering Kit
B- Kuryakyn Long Horn Highway Pegs w/ offset
C- Cycle Vision 30” Old School Crosstude Sissy Bar
C- Studded Badge Backrest
C- Kuyakyn Chrome Saddlebag Filler Panels
B- Kuryakyn Throttle Boss Pad
B- Kuryakyn ISO Flame Grips
B- Scooter Works Phatt III 5.5” risers
B- 12” Ape Hanger Z Bars
B- Avon Chrome Tribal Mirrors
C- Chrome 48” front brake line (went from dual to single)
B- Saddlemen Explorer Special Studded Seat w/ backrest
C- 2010 Porsche Metallic Marine Blue (paint code D5Q)

And most of my sanity, but well worth it. Hope this helps!

vpryder · 05-14-2014, 11:05 AM

Here are a few more photos during the process. I hope I'm not over sharing, but it seemed that I couldn't find many photos of other bikes to get ideas from.

Silent Sam · 05-14-2014, 02:16 PM

..that's not "over Share" in my opinion...

well maybe the guy in the yellow shirt comes close....but the bike is awsum.

The Black Knight · 05-14-2014, 02:41 PM

Great job!!!

Mr-Grimm · 05-14-2014, 03:45 PM

Nice list! I love to see the ingenuity and thought go into a bike. Share away! Be proud of her.

Is that a touch screen stereo in the fairing? Nevermind, missed that in the list the first time. Sweet touch! I'd love to see a vid of that in action.

vpryder · 05-14-2014, 04:19 PM

Sorry my wife got a little camera happy when she walked in and caught me. She had no idea I was doing this to the bike I was going to surprise her when it was done. I told her the bike was in the shop for a water leak. She smooth busted me!

vpryder · 05-14-2014, 04:26 PM

Mr. Grimm it is a touch screen and that was probably the most scary thing to custom fit. I had to take a brand new radio and cut the top and sides off very carefully and and trim it to fit the fairing. It was way too tall and too deep to fit it right out of the box. My motto during this build was if it don't fit force it! By the way it is fabulous, I plug my I phone into it and I can play Pandora all day long surf the web or use the navigation on it. The radio mirrors my phone, it becomes my phone when plugged in. I can even receive phone call through the speakers while driving. Probably the coolest thing I put on there next the the front wheel.

View Poll Results: On a scale 1 - 4 4 being the highest would you do this?
Not at all	10	38.46%
Maybe	5	19.23%
If the price was right	5	19.23%
With out a doubt	6	23.08%
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05-13-2014, 03:27 PM	#2
robjob Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Belleville, Ontario Posts: 347	Real nice - great colour. Very good looking front wheel as well. __________________ Lovin my 2010 Nomad Rob Woodall Canadian Motorcycle Cruisers 088 Picton VBA # 02445
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05-13-2014, 05:02 PM	#4
Bud2rat Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: St. Pauls, NC Posts: 2,089	Looks really great. I love the color. Great job. __________________ Robert Torrey VBA# 02077 Vroc# 27672 1996 800A Customized (SOLD) 2001 1500 Nomad (The Mistress) 2013 Voyager 2014 SE Rally - Elkins, WV 2016 SE Rally - Helen, Ga
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05-13-2014, 05:38 PM	#5
Deweychop Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 62	That fender looks really good on there. Well done. __________________ Dewey '02 Kawasaki Nomad Garage built chopper Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-13-2014, 06:19 PM	#6
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	It looks pretty good to me. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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05-13-2014, 04:20 PM	#3
Mr-Grimm Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Ohio Posts: 83	Looks pretty kick ass! How bout a list of what all you did? I'm digging that sissy bar.
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05-13-2014, 09:44 PM	#7
smbke Advanced Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 809	That front wheel makes a big difference! Nice! __________________ Las Vegas, Nv VBA #02107 2003 Vulcan Nomad 1500 1980 Yamaha Seca 750 (past) 1969 Kawasaki 350 (past) 1967 Pannonia T8 250 (past) 1971 Honda 100 Twin (past)
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05-13-2014, 10:39 PM	#8
id-man Advanced Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Cape Cod Massachusetts Posts: 822	Welcome vprider - NICE JOB!! Got any bigger pics, and more of them? As asked, more details of the mods when you get a chance. That looks like a bike with plenty of tricks up it's sleeve. __________________ 2004 Nomad 1500FI - weeeeeeeeee!
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05-14-2014, 10:52 AM	#9
vpryder Jr. Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Louisnana Posts: 21	Not real sure where to start. First and foremost please understand that almost none of the parts I put on the bike are made for this bike, what I mean by that is when I started looking for what I had in mind nobody sold custom bolt on parts, I had to make a lot of this fit myself so when I give a list of all the work I will put a C in front of the parts that were custom fit and a B for bolt on parts that you can find. All the parts came off of Ebay or Amazon. B- Vance & Hines Touring Duals B- Kuryakakyn Hyper Charger B- Cobra FI-2000 Fuel Processor C- RC Components 19” 2.25 Front Rim & Rotor C- 4.25W KCINT Custom Long Boy Front Fender B- Avon HD low profile front tire C- Machined spacers for front wheel & relocate front brake C- All Balls 20x47x20.6 front wheel bearings B- Reckless Fairing w/ 5” smoke windscreen C- 7” Touch Screen Pioneer App 3 Radio B- 6.5 Rockford Fosgate 2 way speakers B- 300 watt Rockford Fosgate Amp B- Leather 3 Pocket Windshield Bag C- Marine Grade 12V Charger B- Large Chrome Spike Fairing Bolts B- Chrome Cross Fairing Trim C- Small built in fan in the fairing to keep everything cool B- Bikers Choice 7” Head lamp and 4”spotlight visors B- Show Chrome Side Covers B- Diamond Plate Chrome Cup Holder B- Kuryakyn Chrome V-Shield Cover Kit B- Progressive 430 11.5 rear Suspension Lowering Kit B- Kuryakyn Long Horn Highway Pegs w/ offset C- Cycle Vision 30” Old School Crosstude Sissy Bar C- Studded Badge Backrest C- Kuyakyn Chrome Saddlebag Filler Panels B- Kuryakyn Throttle Boss Pad B- Kuryakyn ISO Flame Grips B- Scooter Works Phatt III 5.5” risers B- 12” Ape Hanger Z Bars B- Avon Chrome Tribal Mirrors C- Chrome 48” front brake line (went from dual to single) B- Saddlemen Explorer Special Studded Seat w/ backrest C- 2010 Porsche Metallic Marine Blue (paint code D5Q) And most of my sanity, but well worth it. Hope this helps! __________________ There are two types of riders, those who ride Harley's & those who pull over to help those who ride Harley's......
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05-14-2014, 02:16 PM	#11
Silent Sam Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: On The Shakey Side Posts: 2,501	..that's not "over Share" in my opinion... well maybe the guy in the yellow shirt comes close....but the bike is awsum.
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05-14-2014, 02:41 PM	#12
The Black Knight Top Contributor Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Italy Posts: 6,019	Great job!!!
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05-14-2014, 03:45 PM	#13
Mr-Grimm Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Ohio Posts: 83	Nice list! I love to see the ingenuity and thought go into a bike. Share away! Be proud of her. Is that a touch screen stereo in the fairing? Nevermind, missed that in the list the first time. Sweet touch! I'd love to see a vid of that in action. Last edited by Mr-Grimm; 05-14-2014 at 03:48 PM.
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05-14-2014, 04:19 PM	#14
vpryder Jr. Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Louisnana Posts: 21	Sorry my wife got a little camera happy when she walked in and caught me. She had no idea I was doing this to the bike I was going to surprise her when it was done. I told her the bike was in the shop for a water leak. She smooth busted me! __________________ There are two types of riders, those who ride Harley's & those who pull over to help those who ride Harley's......
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05-14-2014, 04:26 PM	#15
vpryder Jr. Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Louisnana Posts: 21	Mr. Grimm it is a touch screen and that was probably the most scary thing to custom fit. I had to take a brand new radio and cut the top and sides off very carefully and and trim it to fit the fairing. It was way too tall and too deep to fit it right out of the box. My motto during this build was if it don't fit force it! By the way it is fabulous, I plug my I phone into it and I can play Pandora all day long surf the web or use the navigation on it. The radio mirrors my phone, it becomes my phone when plugged in. I can even receive phone call through the speakers while driving. Probably the coolest thing I put on there next the the front wheel. __________________ There are two types of riders, those who ride Harley's & those who pull over to help those who ride Harley's......
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