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Old 11-05-2013, 12:05 PM
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I saw that bike at the LoneStar Rally in Galveston last saturday.It looks like plexiglas,No,I wouldn't trust it.
 
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Same idea here...safer front wheel.
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hn...130795254.html
 
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Don't think so..



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Old 11-07-2013, 11:04 PM
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Another waste of a good bike.
 
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Old 11-08-2013, 05:48 AM
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Like so many show vehicles probably has no fluids either. We have been to tractor shows and looked at tractors with even the cast iron polished and no fluids to prevent leaks. We all march to a different beat. Once asked the wife if she would mind me building Harley Knuckle head coffee table with glass top.
 
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Old 11-08-2013, 06:06 AM
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Was a company that made those out of ballistic plexiglas, which would be safe, but I think it is no longer in business. Not for me anyway.
 
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Old 11-08-2013, 08:16 AM
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That wheel looks nice and clean now, but anyone thinking about spending cash on that particular regret might want to envision what it will look like after a few thousand miles of road grim and rock chips.

Even if (and that's a huge if) it is strong enough to endure, it will look like crap very soon.
 
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Old 11-08-2013, 08:24 AM
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What a waste of money, I'll take the drive train and scrap the rest.
It looks like it would bottom out as soon as someone mounted it.
 
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Old 11-08-2013, 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by RHPAW
A typical Chicago street would destroy that wheel inside of 5 city blocks.
Fortunately they designed the hardbags low enough to smooth out the pot holes.
 
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Old 11-08-2013, 11:03 AM
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Just in a straight line, it looks like the bags and spoiler will scrape in a turn.
 


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