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Old Jul 4, 2012 | 01:41 PM
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Hello all. I just joined. My name is Mick I live in Holland and I have a 1975 FXE that I`m slowly getting put back together.
 
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Old Jul 4, 2012 | 02:18 PM
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Welcome from the CENTRAL COAST OF CALIFORNIA. Nothing like a project, and to build it your way............
 
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Old Jul 4, 2012 | 03:10 PM
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Welcome from central Florida
 
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Old Jul 4, 2012 | 04:44 PM
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Hello from Oklahoma. Looks like you have a good start on your project.
 
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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 06:26 AM
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There's no ride like a Glide.
 
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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 06:43 AM
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Welcome from SF Bay Area, California. Great to see some older iron getting back on the road in Holland.
 
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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 12:17 PM
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Welcome from sunny Southern California
 
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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 12:28 PM
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Welcome to the forum Mick. Am I correct in stating that you are English but living in Holland?
 
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Welcome to the hood , good looking shovel . Been over in your area , we played around in a town called Amersfoort at a bar named the Brutus . Good people there .
 
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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 10:32 PM
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Hello from the Sierra Nevada mountains. Nice project, what kind of calipers are on it, looks like a aftermarket banana caliper?
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