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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 09:51 AM
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My Reinhardt Cross Backs are a little of both...
 
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 01:22 PM
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 04:28 PM
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I like black but its all preference and looks. You can always powder coat or wrap them in other colors also.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 05:39 PM
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Older folks around 55yr+ tend ( not always...) to go old school with the Cooler with Chrome look . Younger riders ( again, not always) lean to the Bad Boy Black.
I would "cut out and paste" a set of black and chrome pipes over your bike using your computers photo program. That's what I did to the mods I was considering.

Can you guess which generation I'm in???

 
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by LWOS
Older folks around 55yr+ tend ( not always...) to go old school with the Cooler with Chrome look .


Can you guess which generation I'm in???

Damn ! You must bee 299 years old , because that's a lot of chrome !!!
 
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 06:04 PM
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JaysonL........
Damn..... was my AARP card showing again!!!
 
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by LWOS
Older folks around 55yr+ tend ( not always...) to go old school with the Cooler with Chrome look . Younger riders ( again, not always) lean to the Bad Boy Black.
I would "cut out and paste" a set of black and chrome pipes over your bike using your computers photo program. That's what I did to the mods I was considering.

Can you guess which generation I'm in???


your Bike has jumped out at me from day one.

real nice, real nice!
 
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 08:32 PM
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Thanks for the compliment Freddyttt. I dont think there is anything prettier than vivid black, cobalt blue, crimson red, blackcherry or black pearl with chrome accessories when the sun hits it just right. IMO other than a vivid black, paint with metal flake needs chrome to bring it to life......but I'm old school.
 
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I love the look of black pipes but have seen too many bikes where they start to rust fairly quickly.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by JRK5892
we can color match your paint man! do them in black pearl, we are doing a set right now.... i have a black cherry bike and coated mine in wet black. (see sig) if you have any questions PM me...
Black Pearl pipes would be very unique. Mark
 
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