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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 04:08 PM
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Front end!
 
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 05:35 PM
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Getting ready to spend about $800.00 so it either a new frontend or Fat Cat. Any and all opinions are welcome. I will eventually get both, so it's not an either/or situation, it's just what comes first.

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Pipe. The 2:1 will sound sweet and give more power. Have you considered powdering your front end black?

A word of caution though, once you start powdering, it gets wicked addictive!
 
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 05:50 PM
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FRONT END JUST DID IT ON MY DELUXE KEEP IN MIND THE STOCK ROTORS DONT LOOK GOOD ON THE CHROME FRONT END WENT TO PICK MINE UP AND LEFT IT TO GET NEW FLOATING ROTORS A CHROME PULLEY INSTALLED COST MORE BUT LOOKS GREAT.
 
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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 07:49 PM
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FRONT END JUST DID IT ON MY DELUXE KEEP IN MIND THE STOCK ROTORS DONT LOOK GOOD ON THE CHROME FRONT END WENT TO PICK MINE UP AND LEFT IT TO GET NEW FLOATING ROTORS A CHROME PULLEY INSTALLED COST MORE BUT LOOKS GREAT.
I have thought about that, but I think I will wait to do my wheels, rotors, and chrome brake calipers at the same time. We are never truly finished with these things are we?
 
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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 10:30 PM
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I have the last of the parts for my chrome front end. Just in case you have second thoughts on the rotors here is a deal that I could not pass up. Comes with the bolts also. They have two different styles on sale.

http://www.easternperformance.com/in...oducts_id=1576
 
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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 10:40 PM
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The front end will look good. Remember inspite of what they say about the Dark look, chrome NEVER goes out of style!
 
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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 10:45 PM
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WARG, you have a nice set of pipes on your ride now. If I were in your boots, the frontend would get done first.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 04:11 AM
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Do the front end, your pipes look great, though the pics that pip369 posted of the green Deluxe with the D&D exhaust did it for me - I have to have one.

Good luck. I hate having to make those decisions

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I have done both on my Heritage. Both make a big difference but as you have pipes I would recommend the front end first.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 09:11 AM
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I'd go with the front end first too. The pipes on your bike look nice.
 
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