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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 12:03 PM
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Changed the whole dynamic of the bike!!!! LOVE IT
Looks good. I've been thinking about doing the same to mine.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 09:46 PM
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Looks good. I've been thinking about doing the same to mine.
DO IT!!! I kick myself for waiting as long as I did!!
 
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Old Sep 21, 2011 | 07:13 AM
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To all of you guys who took their front fender off: do you never ride in the rain?
 
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Old Sep 21, 2011 | 07:23 AM
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love it! Nice bike man!
 
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Old Sep 21, 2011 | 08:17 AM
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Nice, now sell me that fender!
 
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Old Sep 21, 2011 | 08:25 AM
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lol

I like the looks of them off, but I live in PDX, any day it will start "misting" and continue for the next 8 months straight.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2011 | 10:07 AM
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To all of you guys who took their front fender off: do you never ride in the rain?
I live in Albuquerque, NM. We had an inch all year so not really an issue for me!!
 
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Old Sep 21, 2011 | 10:08 AM
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love it! Nice bike man!

Thanks dude!
 
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I live in Albuquerque, NM. We had an inch all year so not really an issue for me!!
That is unfair.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2011 | 10:56 AM
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What's the best way to get those damn reflectors off???
I used a flathead screw driver with a rag underneath it so i didn't scratch the paint. hit whatever of the double-sided tape stuck to the bike with wd-40, just dont let it drip. let that sit for a few and then it comes right off with your fingernail.
 
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