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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 09:14 PM
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 09:18 PM
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They look nice and clean....Real nice looking bike......
 
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 12:20 AM
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They look good on that fat boy, thought about putting some on mine. How do they feel?
 
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 12:36 AM
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look great now all you have to do is get the turn signals off there
 
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 06:00 AM
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I think that your apes look great.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 12:46 PM
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Beautiful, just beautiful!!
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 02:19 PM
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Gorgeous!!

Was it a lot of fun (pain and suffering) to get the cable lengths right and to hide the wiring?
 
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 02:26 AM
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still working on the clutch cable...it seems to be real touchy.
 
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Put a LaBriola suicide clutch & jockey shift on 'er. No clutch cable adjustments; just the initial setup for the pedal. After that the cable never needs adjusting.
 
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Old Nov 3, 2005 | 03:14 PM
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Looks sweet, Im putting 16" on my classic springer, how do they feel?
 
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