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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 12:44 AM
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5 posts and a wave of the mod's magic wand.
 
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 02:48 AM
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well heres my buddies rocker with his $hit pushed in..as long as the frames good your ok.took me about 3 hours to get the front end back together and running.had to do wheel bearings and head set.. he was lucky could have been much worse.still cost a small fortune on parts .





 
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 03:10 AM
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if an engineer guaranties the frame is twisted... i'll bet a hundred bucks its not...
engineers...give me a break.
And who do you think designs everything you use? fairy god mothers?
 
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 06:34 AM
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Run, Forrrest, run. My guess is that you'll have to drop another 8 K + paint, and for that kind of money you will still have a salvaged bike.
 
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 07:06 AM
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Should buff right out.
 
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by dragpipe
if an engineer guaranties the frame is twisted... i'll bet a hundred bucks its not...
engineers...give me a break.
hey im not the only one who thinks it might not be bent
look into it hec then low ball ol hardass wrecking guy ya never know
 
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 07:36 AM
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As shiney as that rear wheel is I would buy it for 9K, who cares if it can roll.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 08:44 PM
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Run, Run Away!!!
 
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The trick flipout seat is toast.... Not worth 8k now!
 
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that bike would be an easy rebuild.. but 8k is way too much, it will take 2-3k to make it a 10k bike, and that is if you can do all the work yourself..
 
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