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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 03:45 AM
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Bike looks awesum man!! congrats on a great looking ride
 
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 07:14 AM
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Looks good! I like the inverted bars. Also, nice use of copper!
 
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 02:34 AM
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sick bike man. i love the inverted bar. i normally don't like 2 into 1 exhaust but that one looks sweet. how does it sound? i have a 09 Iron that I'm slowly working at the café racer look with. how does the seat feel? does it hold you in place when you get a "heavy" hand? I'm looking into the hd springer seat, which in similar hight and shape. thanks for your help. keep up the great work.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 11:02 AM
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The seat feels almost exactly like the oem seat - possibly a bit firmer. It hasn't really phased me at all. The exhaust is amazing. Not too loud at idle, so people won't look at you like you're an ******* when you start it up at starbucks. lol. but when you start moving, it gets loud. The faster you go, the louder it gets. I rode for an hour the other day - I wear a full helmet and I had a bit of ringing in my ears when I got off.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 12:53 PM
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I don't particularly like Cafe Sportsters but yours look nice. I like how you kept the original look of the Iron while doing your thing.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 01:11 PM
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what brand are those mirrors...? I love them I wonder if they come in black.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Voony
I don't particularly like Cafe Sportsters but yours look nice. I like how you kept the original look of the Iron while doing your thing.
I somewhat agree. I like how the bike is set up now but i dont think that it looks like a cafe racer..

I like that it looks like an Iron with mods..

a cafe racer usually has a raised rear end and taller shocks...the rear fender looks stock (not that thats bad. again i think the bike looks great) its usually replaced with a more aggressively angled "sport bike" type rear. The front end is usually changed out (on sportster set ups ive seen buell front ends)

cafe racers tend to have rear-sets and clip ons..

Heres and example of a cafe sportster
 
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 07:35 PM
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By chance do you know where we can hear a sound clip of the exhaust? I've looked all over YouTube and can't find one. Thanks.
 
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AMazing ride
 
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Originally Posted by IRON19893
By chance do you know where we can hear a sound clip of the exhaust? I've looked all over YouTube and can't find one. Thanks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpZMB03ps0E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8MlWpv1IFM
 
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