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Old Jul 7, 2015 | 11:56 PM
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I've posted this in several picture threads, but it's time for its own thread. Hopefully this will give people the ***** to Bob that rear fender.









 
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Old Jul 8, 2015 | 12:15 AM
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Sick, I love the look of the 72, it reminds me of the frame mounts which I love. Only thing I would do to complete the look is pull the front fender off.
 
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Old Jul 8, 2015 | 09:24 AM
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I freaking love that look on the '72. I'm not hot on the brown seat, but everything else is gorgeous to me - to each their own.
 
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looks great! im looking to bob my fender the same way.

did you cut the fender rails?
 
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Old Jul 8, 2015 | 01:07 PM
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I like that, like the tank lift and wire tuck too. How much of a lift did you do? I plan on having mine done in the future but I want to put on a springer front end.
 
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I like that, like the tank lift and wire tuck too. How much of a lift did you do? I plan on having mine done in the future but I want to put on a springer front end.

I think I made the brackets 1 5/8" from center to center on the bolt holes. I'm also looking to to a springer front end sometime in the near future.
 
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Originally Posted by Andy Arocho
looks great! im looking to bob my fender the same way.

did you cut the fender rails?
Did you mean the frame struts? Yes. It wasn't hard at all to do. I didn't even have to drill any new mounting holes either.
 
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Originally Posted by sdf1201
I think I made the brackets 1 5/8" from center to center on the bolt holes. I'm also looking to to a springer front end sometime in the near future.
Springer 72 would be awesome.

Ran into a website called Spitfire Motorcycles earlier today while looking at brass breather bolts and they seem to sell a springer front end with any length.
 
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I think I made the brackets 1 5/8" from center to center on the bolt holes. I'm also looking to to a springer front end sometime in the near future.
Any problems with fuel levels, since they have such a small tank and its raised higher are you losing out on the miles you get out of a tank. I've seen where the fuel petcock valve has been moved further back on the tank?
 
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