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Old Oct 21, 2015 | 07:05 PM
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Great save!

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Also GREAT idea in grinding the edges of the fins...
+1...did you use a dremel to grind the fins?
great idea!!
 
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Kevin sent us a bunch of pics of his build...we put together this little video-

 
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Old Feb 10, 2016 | 10:54 AM
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WOW! That build is awesome! Great job on breathing some new life into that Nightster! How long did it take you from start to finish?
 
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you saved that poor bike from a life of drugs, abuse, and rattle cans. thank you
 
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It turned out great. Nice
 
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Originally Posted by DK Custom
Kevin sent us a bunch of pics of his build...we put together this little video-

Awesome video Kevin! I can't believe it took me this long to see it! That truly made my day
 
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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by IronRoughneck
WOW! That build is awesome! Great job on breathing some new life into that Nightster! How long did it take you from start to finish?
Thanks man! Total work involved maybe a month. But it took my paint guy about 3 months to get the tins back to me because he's kind of slow. I wasn't in a rush though and it turned out great, so it was worth the wait haha. Trying to sell it now and then I'll post up the next project!
 
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you saved that poor bike from a life of drugs, abuse, and rattle cans. thank you
My pleasure haha.
 
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Thanks man! It's even cooler to ride, believe you me.
 
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