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Old Jan 13, 2013 | 12:47 PM
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Well started the tear down yesterday and I figured the swing arm and shocks would be a good place to start. So far so good...got the shotgun compressor installed and Im about to throw the new swing arm on. Glad to have my Clymer, comes in handy.



This is going to be a long multistage process,tins going out for paint, changing out calipers and rear lines, RSD rocker and cam cover, Rear sprocket change, detail and clean everything before reassembly...hell Im even kicking around maybe getting a set of mini cholos.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2013 | 01:28 PM
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What are you doing with the swingarm?
 
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Old Jan 13, 2013 | 01:47 PM
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Your bike looks fantastic to start with. Looking forward to the final results. Are you reversing the colors on the tins? I thought I have seen where you have mentioned doing so in another post a while back.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2013 | 02:10 PM
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What are you doing with the swingarm?
The stock one just had chrome covers, switching to a full chrome plated one.

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Your bike looks fantastic to start with. Looking forward to the final results. Are you reversing the colors on the tins? I thought I have seen where you have mentioned doing so in another post a while back.
Im sticking with black & wht two tone but Im going to flop the colors with candy black and pearl baby metal flake white.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2013 | 03:26 PM
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I want to Shotgun my Fatty but the cost stops me. I still want to powdercoat the front forks and get black anodised rotors, then a new exhaust and dyno tune. Damn, I should have bought a custom bike off E-Bay.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2013 | 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Motown Strag
Well started the tear down yesterday and I figured the swing arm and shocks would be a good place to start. So far so good...got the shotgun compressor installed and Im about to throw the new swing arm on. Glad to have my Clymer, comes in handy.



This is going to be a long multistage process,tins going out for paint, changing out calipers and rear lines, RSD rocker and cam cover, Rear sprocket change, detail and clean everything before reassembly...hell Im even kicking around maybe getting a set of mini cholos.
Wow! The current version will take some beating! Look forward to seeing your progress. Beware: The cholo disease is catching!!
 
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Old Jan 13, 2013 | 03:30 PM
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Subscribed...keep us posted as you progress
 
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Old Jan 16, 2013 | 06:30 PM
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Alright, got one of the RSD rocker covers on tonight...looks good compared to stock.

Piece of cake install once the tank is off

Dont mind my dirty *** bike

 
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Originally Posted by Motown Strag
Alright, got one of the RSD rocker covers on tonight...
I want those SOOO bad!! But I need to keep the auto comp releases with the covers I have! Boooooo!!!!!

Kinda like ordering jack from the hot blonde Hooters waitress, then having the dude, manager drop off a couple well tequila shots by mistake!! Blech!!!!!!!!
 
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Old Jan 16, 2013 | 08:25 PM
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do they make shovel replica rocker boxes for the TC? I have always liked the shovel boxes
 
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