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Old Aug 29, 2019 | 09:36 AM
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so i'm taking apart my 48 today to start off the rebuild.
having the tins painted 2019 Harley midnight blue, the cobra 909 speedster short shots are in, ordered chubby black 1 1/4" classic 16" apes, got the front and rear brake pedal and master cylinder setups from Harley, got the front directional also from Harley. now just debating on old school coker beck tires or the old school firestones. more pics to follow.


 
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Very cool, cant wait to see it finished.
 
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How well would either of those tires compare to the OEM Dunlops?
 
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Originally Posted by scottylonebull
so i'm taking apart my 48 today to start off the rebuild.
having the tins painted 2019 Harley midnight blue, the cobra 909 speedster short shots are in, ordered chubby black 1 1/4" classic 16" apes, got the front and rear brake pedal and master cylinder setups from Harley, got the front directional also from Harley. now just debating on old school coker beck tires or the old school firestones. more pics to follow.


Can't wait to see it.

We went with the Cokers on our 48 Project.

They grip surprisingly well. Never tried the Firestones.

 
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Can't wait to see it.

We went with the Cokers on our 48 Project.

They grip surprisingly well. Never tried the Firestones.

Those tires look much better on the bike than in the photo.
 
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The tires look very meaty they should grip great around those twisties. Good luck with the build.
 
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Those tires look much better on the bike than in the photo.
these are the cokers on my bike originally.
 

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Originally Posted by DK Custom
Can't wait to see it.

We went with the Cokers on our 48 Project.

They grip surprisingly well. Never tried the Firestones.
ive rode the firestones, on my friends sporty, I didn't care for them. but they look cool. lol. I liked the cokers a lot. the cokers sales rep sent me an email that if I was interested in the tires that I should let him know, so I told him I was looking for a little better price and he never answered me. i'll probably just end up getting them. DK, ive been following your sporty builds for a while now.
 

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cobra 909 speedster short shot pipes are on. not thinking, I took the tank off before I could here what the pipes sound like....




 
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