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Old Nov 17, 2014 | 09:29 PM
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My buddy giving me a hand






the flat bars are before the apehangers





The flat bars are my old ones, I finished up the apes this weekend. Living in south Louisiana, it's starting to get cold. 20-40 degree weather cold. I'm trying to convince my buddy to invest into some cold weather riding gear. I've given my bike a ride since I put my apes on and I love them. I need a new rear tire and I'm thinking about investing in a suicide shifter once I get comfortable riding with my apes. I didn't do too bad for working out of my small, lightly equipped garage. I'm pretty proud of how far I've come along with my bike. I like to call it "Frankenstein" only because I have parts ranging from 1991 to 2004, and everything works with no issue!
 
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Old Nov 17, 2014 | 10:09 PM
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Looks good but not a good shot of the side of the bike. Cool photo of you grinding away with old glory in the background sparks shooting up in the air! A shifter would be cool also trip off the gauges and extra wiring. Tires, engine and handle bars.
 
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Old Nov 25, 2014 | 06:31 PM
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Thanks, the weather down here is supposed to be mildly acceptable so my friends and I are going to try and take a ride to the Cajun Harley Davidson place for a gumbo cookoff. Hopefully there I will be able to get some better pictures of my bike.
 
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