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Old Mar 13, 2012 | 06:33 AM
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Old Mar 13, 2012 | 06:33 AM
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Somehow I knew BMX would have a boner for those handlebars. lol
 
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Old Mar 13, 2012 | 06:35 AM
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Then that's what I'll call them...Boner Bars lol.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2012 | 06:39 AM
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Its coming along nicely.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2012 | 08:16 AM
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That bike is the exact opposite of what I would want, yet it is so F'n cool it's undeniable. Those bars are pretty slick, looks like they're slightly off to the right (maybe it's just the pic), but that's a few compound angles/planes there bro so my hat's off to you either way.

Been seeing that '56 in the pictures for a bit too, customer ride or another project of yours?
 
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Old Mar 13, 2012 | 08:23 AM
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That bike is the exact opposite of what I would want, yet it is so F'n cool it's undeniable. Those bars are pretty slick, looks like they're slightly off to the right (maybe it's just the pic), but that's a few compound angles/planes there bro so my hat's off to you either way.

Been seeing that '56 in the pictures for a bit too, customer ride or another project of yours?
The front end is turned to the right a little.

The 56 is mine. It's been done for a while. I don't drive it much. Maybe 2 or 3 times a year.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2012 | 08:31 AM
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The front end is turned to the right a little.

The 56 is mine. It's been done for a while. I don't drive it much. Maybe 2 or 3 times a year.

My absolute favorite of the tri-years. Looking forward to more updates on the '74 as it pulls itself together. I'm having a hard time keeping it all straight though... the 450, the trike, the '74, the glide, the wife's sporty (or two?), the stuff in storage in various states,... lol
 
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Old Mar 13, 2012 | 08:42 AM
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Yeah man...it's hard to switch gears sometimes. Have you seen my Nightster project?

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...face-lift.html

And my Softail compactor "rescue"





Or my Electra Glide shop truck project?





(video of exhaust & rear air ride)



Sometimes I get a mind crash when I go out to the garage and end up just watching tv all night.
 
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Sometimes I get a mind crash when I go out to the garage and end up just watching tv all night.

Some of the best ideas are born when your doing something other than what you should be doing.
 
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With all of your projects and all those bikes and cars...how the hell do you keep that shop so freakin clean!?!

Another nice build m.
 
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