Australian version .......... 2009 Suzuki Boulevard C50 VL800

Here are just a few shots of my (Australian delivery) Boulevard C50 - 2009 mod.

Aslo post a few of my Design concepts for the VL800 too...as I'm a hobby Photoshop tinkerer.










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Really cool pictures, and great looking bike too. I love the spotlights and the single seat mod. Do you reckon you have got the bike the way you want it, or is there more you want to change?

Just noticed the front plate, and the 8ball on the tank. Looks great

Thanks Joe... Yeah I'm close to having where I want it...budget permitting lol.. I have toyed around with some design concepts (I'll upload shortly) which I kind of try out ideas before actually doing it. I'd love to put "flex pipe" style header shield on it (like the old 40's Harleys had) ... I've already gutted the stock mufflers...but that's also still not quite the sound I'm after either...but close... Think I'm eventually going to put a Mustang studded solo seat on it too... Have heard they are really comfortable ... and I think then i could possibly lose that little backrest... (more streamlined) as the Mustang looks to offer good lower back support...unlike the stock seat.... Oh and I'm really trying to work out a cost effective way of modifying the stock front fender to look like an old Indian (see my "design" posts) ..and maybe blacking out the fork covers and a few bits too.... ah all the dreams hmmmm


Anyway...glad you like my pics...and hope you enjoy my designs too

Bunso Steel wrote:

Just noticed the front plate, and the 8ball on the tank. Looks great

Couldn't agree more, thats what caught my eye. Love the front plate idea alot. Won't be long before thats replicated in this site, I would lay money on it, as it looks so cool and old school

captain crash wrote:

Bunso Steel wrote:

Just noticed the front plate, and the 8ball on the tank. Looks great

Couldn't agree more, thats what caught my eye. Love the front plate idea alot. Won't be long before thats replicated in this site, I would lay money on it, as it looks so cool and old school

ah cool... I got that plate from on ebay (in India) ...they even custom make the font style, colour, and lettering / numbering too...I think very reasonable price too... something like AU $40 delivered ! I think they are specifically made for the Enfield...

Be great if you could dig out the link

I dont know but are the front number plates legal in Britain? We used to have them but H&S deemed them unsafe in accidents.

Mate, hope no bastard at Vic Roads sees that front plate or we'll all have to have them.

The requirement for the front number plate was dropped in 1975 because of the severe danger these presented to pedestrians in the event of a collision. Motorcycles registered after 1 September 2001 can only display a rear number plate, while motorcycles registered before that date can display a number plate at the front if desired. What I would add to that is that if it was not a number plate as such but was a decrorative display such as Brian has added with VL805 in it or anything else you might want it to display, they can't say a thing

That's right .. the old "Pedestrian slicer" as they were called were in fact outlawed years ago. I must say..the one I have on my bike has a very blunt edge around it...not at all like the actual tin number plates ones ... I don't think mine would do much slicing... or damage (at least compared to an SUV lol).

Love the way you have designed your ride
Totally in to the pedestrian slicer after seeing that, I have thought about it in the past but couldn't visualise it properly. Thanks for your post's, thats another one to my wish list

Thank you for clearing the front number plate question up.

captain crash wrote:

The requirement for the front number plate was dropped in 1975 because of the severe danger these presented to pedestrians in the event of a collision. Motorcycles registered after 1 September 2001 can only display a rear number plate, while motorcycles registered before that date can display a number plate at the front if desired. What I would add to that is that if it was not a number plate as such but was a decrorative display such as Brian has added with VL805 in it or anything else you might want it to display, they can't say a thing

Just like the eagle head I have on mine ... that's got a pretty sharp beak and can give you a nasty bite ! ....... cawww cawww !!!

Good work Brian .

Looks great mate Love that number 8

nice pics brian you look like your going to pull a sorn off out stick it in someones face and tell em to give you the money lllloooooolll great bike spots look cool