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Old 06-27-2016, 08:57 PM
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Lol webcam might be scary.. All you will see is a whole lotta scratchin and beer drinkin haha
 
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move out of the camera's view for the scratchin'...please
 
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What don't want to get new bars like mine? Lol. Those will look awesome on your bike man. Really cannot wait to see that tank though. Are you going to do a directional pattern sanding?
 
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i cant do tall ape hangers... have short arms lol and yea i straight sanded the top and did a pattern sand on the sides. going to put some art work on it and the Harley vinyl tonight.. next weekend take it to get the gas gauge welded on the right side

teaser pic with some of the seat material samples i hope to get a cover made out of
 
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been looking into a new set of bars... wanted to go mini ape to get my back straight and my hands up at shoulder level. im a short dude with a short reach so i went with some biltwell frisco bars. got a killer deal on them that i couldnt pass up so im going to see how they feel when they come in. if i dont like em... ill sell them. i do like the look though. as far as cables... ive been reading that you can run them with stock cables... just have to make a slight bend to the metal brake connector.


I put on the Frisco's and I love them. I used stock cables and bent the brake line as stated. No issues so far.
 
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Old 06-29-2016, 10:07 AM
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got the turns working for brake lights... have to drop the bike off to get the tank welded next weekend but heres how they look. tanks stripped aswel

 
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Dude that looks bad ***! I so want to change up the tank on mine but it's already custom painted and I'd hate to erase the originality of it so I'm stuck waiting on til I can afford the new tank. I think I'm stealing your fuel level tube idea though when I do get it.
 
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Glad to see you got the lights figured out. Looking really good
 
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some better pics... i have a project to get this bike cleaned up. it needed some TLC and its coming along good compared to when i got it

i have artwork planned for the tank but have to get the gauge welded on first


changed the brake and clutch levers out to new black ones

the new clamp

better pic of the chopped front fender... paint for this next

rear fender chop and brake light turn sigs


lamp grille was a pain and sliced up my fingers but i got it on. had to ditch the original chrome clamp


cant wait for the new bars so the bike can take shape (going for this look)


and mocks of the art work for the tank
 

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I LOVE IT!! I don't know who's more excited now. You or me lol
 


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