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Nor*Cal · 06-02-2008, 09:38 PM

Decided to replace my old DFR seat cover... actually replaced the entire seat. A dealership had a brand new 08 seat that had a small cut on the OEM cover. Got it for $60. I also got a great deal on a slightly used red 08 gas tank off ebay to replace my beat-up 05 tank.

My new seat cover was custom made by Jet Trim. I think it turned out pretty nice... I like it. They are the same company that makes the DFR covers.

Few pics...

jwilson84 · 06-02-2008, 09:40 PM

very nice!!!
your quad is gunna be one of THE nicest!

06-02-2008, 09:40 PM

NICE. looks like your build is coming along nicely

badinblack · 06-02-2008, 09:41 PM

looks really good miguel

im with you on this one, i too am getting a replacement seat for my ride. here it is...

mwsartain · 06-02-2008, 10:37 PM

Dam you Nor*Cal! Why don't you slow down and let the rest of us catch up! Always the best. LOL

The build is looking killer!

cmbarker1979 · 06-02-2008, 10:46 PM

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Decided to replace my old DFR seat cover... actually replaced the entire seat. A dealership had a brand new 08 seat that had a small cut on the OEM cover. Got it for $60. I also got a great deal on a slightly used red 08 gas tank off ebay to replace my beat-up 05 tank.

My new seat cover was custom made by Jet Trim. I think it turned out pretty nice... I like it. They are the same company that makes the DFR covers.

Few pics...

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Nor*Cal Please NO MORE PICS OF YOUR BIKE!!!! You make me sick

J/k I just looks to **** GOOD! Hands down the best 450 I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!

WOT450 · 06-02-2008, 10:48 PM

Lookin sick, Nor*Cal!!

I like how clean and tasteful all your mods are. Keep up the work!!

badinblack · 06-02-2008, 10:49 PM

i had to put some sunglasses on to see it. this bike is so clean!!!!

Nor*Cal · 06-02-2008, 11:37 PM

Thanks guys for the high praise.

Kinda sucks... I'm still stuck at home with a stupid foot injury. It's about 90% heeled and looking like thats as good as its going to get on its own. My stupid doctor should have put a screw into one of the bones to close that break on day one. Now he's saying that a legament connected to the bone near the break is preventing it from fully joining together. So now, after 4 fricken months it's looking like surgery and a cast again. The worst part is that my foot is pain free and functioning great now (minus some swelling). I even completed physical therapy over 2 weeks ago!!

As for my build. It's MUCH more then what I had planned. Maybe even too much... With all this time on my hands I keep selling and buying parts... and the R keeps getting newer and newer. And that's not to mention the rediculas amount of time I put into polishing. The good news (for me) is that all the changes/purchases since my injury have been funded by the sale of all the stock parts and a few aftermarket stuff I had laying around. Got good money for everything on Ebay.

Anyways, I'm out of things to do to this build. Only thing left is to buttom up the motor and toss it in the frame. But if I do that before I'm cleared to work... I know my dumb a$$ will go riding. And if I did and got hurt... no more dissability payment, which = no more R, truck, house, dog and so on.

Actually, if this foot keeps me from working much longer all of these new shiney parts will be on the block. Hope it don't come to that but the R would be the 1st thing to go due to the cash thats gone into it.

One thing is for sure, this build has come a long way since I thought it was finished back in early January. lol.. Shoot, I was almost done with the assembly back then and now it does'nt even look like it's the same bike. Even some of the engine mods have changed and I have'nt even ridden it yet! Sucks...

jwilson84 · 06-02-2008, 11:41 PM

Sounds like a pain in the azz Nor-cal u have this bad azz quad waiting to be ridden n showed off ..that sucks about maybe needing more surgery as well.. Good luck

Nor*Cal · 06-02-2008, 11:49 PM

Thanks Jim.. it really does suck bro. I would much rather be working and riding then stuck at home with nothing to do but screw around with the R. It was cool the first month or so but now it's starting to feel like punishment.

I WANT TO RIDE!

stevefarris · 06-02-2008, 11:50 PM

I have a question...........Whatcha doin' with the other seat?

Nor*Cal · 06-02-2008, 11:59 PM

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looks really good miguel

im with you on this one, i too am getting a replacement seat for my ride. here it is...

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I like it! You going to make one of the R's a full blown drag bike? If I had 2 R's I would be bankrupt!

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[Nor*Cal Please NO MORE PICS OF YOUR BIKE!!!! You make me sick

J/k I just looks to **** GOOD! Hands down the best 450 I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!

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That's funny... I felt the same way when I first got on this site and seen all the bad a$$ R's. Shoot, that's what led to this build. People like Mark posting up pics of a moving blanket full of polished and chromed parts... I was like a kid in a candy store.

I've been spending a lot of time on the ORG being at home in all and post more pics of my ride then most members. But beleive me, there are some members on here that IMO have much nicer builds. Maybe not all the bling but nicer parts then mine for sure... but thanks!!

Nor*Cal · 06-03-2008, 12:01 AM

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I have a question...........Whatcha doin' with the other seat?[/b]

Not sure Aldo... but most likely end up selling it. It's still in pretty good shape.

badinblack · 06-03-2008, 12:02 AM

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looks really good miguel

im with you on this one, i too am getting a replacement seat for my ride. here it is...

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I like it! You going to make one of the R's a full blown drag bike? If I had 2 R's I would be bankrupt!

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im trying man, for me its a slow moving forward progress with tons of money spent and tons needed to be spent to complete it. i don't have that much $$$ so im working on it. lol

06-02-2008, 09:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
jwilson84 450R Veteran Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 4,275	very nice!!! your quad is gunna be one of THE nicest! __________________ TRX533R

06-02-2008, 09:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
badinblack 450R Veteran Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fontana/San Diego Posts: 4,738	looks really good miguel im with you on this one, i too am getting a replacement seat for my ride. here it is... __________________ Ordinary people, simply doing their jobs, and without any particular hostility on their part, can become agents in a terribly destructive process. Moreover, even when the destructive effects of their work become patently clear, and they are asked to carry out actions incompatible with fundamental standards of morality, relatively few people have the resources needed to resists. -Milgram R.I.P. Jesse aka Jay Dash you were a great friend for sure! and always will be

06-02-2008, 10:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
mwsartain 450R Rider Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Denton, Texas Posts: 1,932	Dam you Nor*Cal! Why don't you slow down and let the rest of us catch up! Always the best. LOL The build is looking killer! __________________ Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue. 04' TRX450R Rage Racing Head, Ferrera Valves w/ + 1 exhaust, 05 CRF cam twisted 3 degrees, Racers Edge 490 13:1, 44 mm FCR, Trail Tech -4 Flywheel, Vortec Ignition, Rage Racing Pipe, LoneStar Long Travel, Lonestar Axle, Hermman Swingarm, Axis Shocks, GT Thunder Link, Douglas Shamrocks, Burgard +1 Stem, Protaper Bars, Fullbore Hood, AC nerfs, IMS pegs, Jannsen ant-fade, Lonestar carrier, ASV levers, Lonestar Hubs, Duncan Bumper, IMS Nerfs-Pegs and Heel Gaurds

06-02-2008, 10:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
WOT450 300EX Rider Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 550	Lookin sick, Nor*Cal!! I like how clean and tasteful all your mods are. Keep up the work!! __________________ 04 450r(red)

06-02-2008, 10:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
badinblack 450R Veteran Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fontana/San Diego Posts: 4,738	i had to put some sunglasses on to see it. this bike is so clean!!!! __________________ Ordinary people, simply doing their jobs, and without any particular hostility on their part, can become agents in a terribly destructive process. Moreover, even when the destructive effects of their work become patently clear, and they are asked to carry out actions incompatible with fundamental standards of morality, relatively few people have the resources needed to resists. -Milgram R.I.P. Jesse aka Jay Dash you were a great friend for sure! and always will be

06-02-2008, 09:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
Nor*Cal 450R Rider Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,938	Decided to replace my old DFR seat cover... actually replaced the entire seat. A dealership had a brand new 08 seat that had a small cut on the OEM cover. Got it for $60. I also got a great deal on a slightly used red 08 gas tank off ebay to replace my beat-up 05 tank. My new seat cover was custom made by Jet Trim. I think it turned out pretty nice... I like it. They are the same company that makes the DFR covers. Few pics...

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06-02-2008, 09:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
fast 450r Guest Posts: n/a	NICE. looks like your build is coming along nicely

06-02-2008, 11:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
Nor*Cal 450R Rider Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,938	Thanks guys for the high praise. Kinda sucks... I'm still stuck at home with a stupid foot injury. It's about 90% heeled and looking like thats as good as its going to get on its own. My stupid doctor should have put a screw into one of the bones to close that break on day one. Now he's saying that a legament connected to the bone near the break is preventing it from fully joining together. So now, after 4 fricken months it's looking like surgery and a cast again. The worst part is that my foot is pain free and functioning great now (minus some swelling). I even completed physical therapy over 2 weeks ago!! As for my build. It's MUCH more then what I had planned. Maybe even too much... With all this time on my hands I keep selling and buying parts... and the R keeps getting newer and newer. And that's not to mention the rediculas amount of time I put into polishing. The good news (for me) is that all the changes/purchases since my injury have been funded by the sale of all the stock parts and a few aftermarket stuff I had laying around. Got good money for everything on Ebay. Anyways, I'm out of things to do to this build. Only thing left is to buttom up the motor and toss it in the frame. But if I do that before I'm cleared to work... I know my dumb a$$ will go riding. And if I did and got hurt... no more dissability payment, which = no more R, truck, house, dog and so on. Actually, if this foot keeps me from working much longer all of these new shiney parts will be on the block. Hope it don't come to that but the R would be the 1st thing to go due to the cash thats gone into it. One thing is for sure, this build has come a long way since I thought it was finished back in early January. lol.. Shoot, I was almost done with the assembly back then and now it does'nt even look like it's the same bike. Even some of the engine mods have changed and I have'nt even ridden it yet! Sucks...

06-02-2008, 11:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
jwilson84 450R Veteran Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 4,275	Sounds like a pain in the azz Nor-cal u have this bad azz quad waiting to be ridden n showed off ..that sucks about maybe needing more surgery as well.. Good luck __________________ TRX533R

06-02-2008, 11:49 PM	#11 (permalink)
Nor*Cal 450R Rider Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,938	Thanks Jim.. it really does suck bro. I would much rather be working and riding then stuck at home with nothing to do but screw around with the R. It was cool the first month or so but now it's starting to feel like punishment. I WANT TO RIDE!

06-02-2008, 11:50 PM	#12 (permalink)
stevefarris 450R Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 3,642	I have a question...........Whatcha doin' with the other seat? __________________ Steve