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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 02:15 PM
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i voted for with but when i actually looked at the pics it looks amazing with or without.
if i was pushed to say one.....on your ride elliot i would have to say without.its those pipes man they are your focal point of the rear end not the sissy.I want to know what they are,how much they cost and were you get em? ...they are just to cool i need a set......NOW
 
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by cammy5477
i voted for with but when i actually looked at the pics it looks amazing with or without.
if i was pushed to say one.....on your ride elliot i would have to say without.its those pipes man they are your focal point of the rear end not the sissy.I want to know what they are,how much they cost and were you get em? ...they are just to cool i need a set......NOW
They are Paughco pipes, with Paughco bell tips. I dont even know how much I paid for them, but I dont think the pipes alone are that expensive, but they dont have an oxygen sensor, so they have to be modified. We used the one from my V&H pipes. We also used my V&H feulpak, but Nick says a power commander would be better for these pipes. I think they run great with the fuelpak, but the engine does run a little hot. I may get a power commander sometime down the line.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Alain
i'm a fan of sissy bars but i think it looks better without it. the fender struts do look a little strange cause they are offset but that's not too big of a deal.

you still have an awesome ride man...... i love that thing !!!
Alain, you going to the bike show in Ridgewood that Bergen HD has every fall? It's usually in October.

Also, JR Cigars in Whippany is having a bike night on 9/11.

I wanna see that cool rocker in person!
 
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 05:08 PM
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either way looks great
a larger sissy bar would look good too
some one come up w/ a sissy bar for the rocker and were in biz!!!
 
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 05:48 PM
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I thought it looks better without. Sissybar with no passenger seat always seems out of place. Just my opinion.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 06:24 PM
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Typically I do not like sissy bars but on your bike, with the ape hangers, it actually looks really good with the sissy bar. It balances the bike, if you know what I mean.

But your bike would still look hot w/o it.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 06:33 PM
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Looks good on. nice bike
 
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 07:04 PM
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I like the sissy bar on the bones... Really adds to the bike....



Originally Posted by m i k e
either way looks great
a larger sissy bar would look good too
some one come up w/ a sissy bar for the rocker and were in biz!!!
.....wouldnt take much to make a sissy bar from this idea... http://www.bitchinseats.com/01/modul...album=58&pos=8
 
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Rocker_Dan
I like the sissy bar on the bones... Really adds to the bike....





.....wouldnt take much to make a sissy bar from this idea... http://www.bitchinseats.com/01/modul...album=58&pos=8
yep almost there
 
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 07:52 PM
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leave the sissy bars off, your pipes got control of that space.
 
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