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Old Apr 16, 2018 | 08:48 AM
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Yeah apes will do it a world of good, needs lowering at the back tends to look like an off-roader at the moment.
 
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Old Apr 16, 2018 | 09:17 AM
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Have to weld a fender directly to the rear frame... plan on it, just don’t want to be without bike for more than a few days. Anyone have a source for cheap hardtail fenders I can adapt?
 
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Personally I've never cared much for the sawed-off. Looks like a mistake that was left unfinished.
 
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Old Apr 16, 2018 | 12:13 PM
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Wow, I cant be mad but cool

It looks like you bought the sport glide because it had everything that you needed without doing much change other than the fender. FWD controls, Bigger tank, USD fork, USD. Wouldnt have it been better to purchase a slim or a streebob first?
 
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Originally Posted by vizcarmb
Wow, I cant be mad but cool

It looks like you bought the sport glide because it had everything that you needed without doing much change other than the fender. FWD controls, Bigger tank, USD fork, USD. Wouldnt have it been better to purchase a slim or a streebob first?
totally. coulda bought a street bob and got a kraus or odc front end, would have still been less the the sport glide.. odc would have supplied chome trees at no cost on demand.


man has a plan, lets see what he does
 
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Old Apr 16, 2018 | 05:06 PM
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I know, but I’ll die an idiot. The bright side: wouldn’t have been as much fun. I actually didn’t know what I wanted. After I bought it I popped the bags off and the windscreen off and then knew they’d never go back on, so I started checking out old custom classics and fell in love with bikes like the crossbones and:
 
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Old Apr 16, 2018 | 05:08 PM
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Now I’m headed out to the garage to try and weld this fender to the swing arm - duh - so it doesn’t “look like a dirt bike”.
Cant find some tiny turn signals that I can mount to the swing arm... Suggestions?
 
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Old Apr 16, 2018 | 05:09 PM
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Just hazarding a guess... But resale value probably just took a pretty big hit.
 
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I like everything but the front end. 12dop has the right idea with the springer. But It is a great looking bobber for sure.
 
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