Sorry for the late replies. I'm at the coast with the wife for the weekend. no wifi till now.
Yes those are a bolt on brace, I think I got them from Boxenstopp.
No on the dye in the coolant, its toyota red made for aluminum engines and works well.
Rear rim is widened to a 6X17. This is the last summer for that tire too so there WILL be a burnout vid on its last day on earth. Kinda looking forward to that.
As for the side covers etc...Not sure yet, guess I'm waiting for that one thing that says "hell yes! I need those". I over did it with the mod $ this last winter and it ran into summer before I could ride, My riding year is short anyway so for now I'm gonna put some miles on her. I'm smart enough to never say "I'm done" coz we all know thats not gonna happen.
Thanks for all the props guys, I have some hard work and $$ in her. I'm not one to fish for compliments but it is what it is. Thats one of the things I like about the Max and its owners, all different in their ways and I can appreciate the individuality of the mods we all do even if its not something I would personally do.
I'm by no means a pro photog but I'm always looking for that really nice pic.