so it starts... got the fairing in

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Jul 9, 2011 | 12:40 PM

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SURFOR Chop

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Originally Posted by JRK5892

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here is a shot of the template i made to cut my metal to coat in the blue to tie that into the fairing, already have the ones cut and coated for the bags

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I thought maybe you were going to owe royalties to N i k e, but I guess you'll owe them to Rebok instead ... LoL ...

Looking good, Joe ....

Jul 9, 2011 | 12:46 PM

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JRK5892

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hahaha the other design i cut out, i walked into the shop and my wife had it taped to her head like a crown... that ws her way of saying "bad idea joe"

Jul 11, 2011 | 11:38 AM

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JRK5892

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6 hours wet sanding

almost done polishing

Jul 11, 2011 | 11:44 AM

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DSnoopy

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Looking sharp dude... well, not YOU! lol

Jul 11, 2011 | 05:38 PM

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bikerlaw

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I was was laughing when you posted up about the original finish and all the wet sanding you were in for. First, I have seen your sanding and polishing work so I already knew it was going to come out perfect in the end, a second..... I have done so much sanding and buffing in my life I almost felt sorry for you.

IT SUCKS!

Jul 11, 2011 | 08:13 PM

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blacknsilver

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Looks great Joe! Can't wait to see it all together.

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Jul 11, 2011 | 09:13 PM

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JimmysFXDC

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Joe, as you know, I have the same fairing. One thing I would recomend, is to look into increasing your preload on your forks due to the increased weight up front. I've expirienced some pretty good wobbles at speed when changing lanes. Mostly when I hit the BOTS Dots. That being said, if you decide to machine some adjustable fork caps, I'd be interested in a pair, unless I get my Ohlin cartridges from Howard first. BTW, looks f-ing awesome!!!

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Jul 11, 2011 | 09:43 PM

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oubronco

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looking awesome dude

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Jul 12, 2011 | 10:43 AM

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JRK5892

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thanks Jimmy i have a stearing damper and 15 w oil with progressive springs up front to prep for this addition, may also add a wind damper under the forks that i have laying around. but we will see... thanks for the heads up this sucker is heavy!!!

so finished the polishing last night. my bro came by and we SLAYED it... so nice to have a helping hand to bang this out!

fairing mounted (inner)