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Old Apr 28, 2015 | 07:45 PM
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Love the bike and the cage! I had a 2004 R32 in reflex silver back in the day... that was a fun car!
 
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The MK5 still looks great! I gotta assume it gets put away during winter?
 
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Love the bike and the cage! I had a 2004 R32 in reflex silver back in the day... that was a fun car!
Thank you sir!

Ohhhhh man! RS is the best color.

I just sold my BMP.. had 21k miles.



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The MK5 still looks great! I gotta assume it gets put away during winter?
Thanks man! Actually nope. I use it to commute to work in the snow... I don't trust my 1994 Honda. The MK5 was just completely resprayed and I got new wheels. Air ride coming this weekend.
 
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Thank you sir!

Ohhhhh man! RS is the best color.

I just sold my BMP.. had 21k miles.
Only 21K miles? Wow! I would've considered buying it! I'm thinking about buying the new Focus RS... or maybe the new Golf R.
 
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Only 21K miles? Wow! I would've considered buying it! I'm thinking about buying the new Focus RS... or maybe the new Golf R.
Yessir! The new owner loves it! 22k miles now.

The Focus RS is gonna be sick! I think I may end up in a Golf R when the manuals get here.
 
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YO YO YO PSU,

What's it like riding with the 10" rigid struts? Not too bad?

BE HONEST, HOMIE.
 
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Yeah.... so trying to install fork caps yourself is a terrible idea.
 
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Originally Posted by jimothy cricket
YO YO YO PSU,

What's it like riding with the 10" rigid struts? Not too bad?

BE HONEST, HOMIE.
As long as the roads are decent.. no issues.

You can feel pretty much everything and the Harley springer doesn't give at all.
 
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Few updates.



Did some Low Brow Customs flush mount black fork caps:



Never try to install those yourself. Such a PITA.

Smoked front and rear signal lenses with amber/red bulbs:

 
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Roland Sands finally gave in and made levers for the 14's-15's.



They are the exact same size and mold as the OEM levers but they are thinner and feel so much better.



I also picked up a filter sock after seeing all the bugs caked in my filter after only minimal riding:

 
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