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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 06:35 PM
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Let me know what you think. I think most of the changes are fairly subtle, but some you'll catch right off the bat. I still want to remove the plastic inserts that used to hold the reflectors over the rear tire. Let me know if you have any experience with this and how much of a pain it may be. I will have to modify (I love the grinder) the one on the left so I can keep the license plate and I'm sure I'm going to have to find something to hold the wires up (I'm curious if I could use 3M hooks).
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 06:53 PM
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Looks great! I am pretty close to getting drag bars are yours 27" wide with 4" pull back? Are shorter cables part of your future plan?
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 07:29 PM
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looks good like what you did. but its never done lol once u get happy with it youll always find something new to change.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 07:32 PM
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looks awesome man! Good job with it!
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 07:43 PM
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looks pretty good
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 09:33 PM
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Nice job man...
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 10:24 PM
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Looks very nice and clean. Great job on the N.
 
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Nice job. I like the pipes.
 
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how loud are those pipes?
 
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They are pretty loud. They are much louder than the shortshots, I think it is mostly becuase they are aimed toward the ground.
 
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