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Old Dec 26, 2011 | 11:21 PM
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man all theese forums on tearing the bike down and rebuilding make me want to try it but im too scared to pull apart my bike, im looking at trading my 86 ATC250r for an old basket case to play with that way it wont hurt so bad if i completely tank the build love what your doing to yours.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by mhenry
man all theese forums on tearing the bike down and rebuilding make me want to try it but im too scared to pull apart my bike, im looking at trading my 86 ATC250r for an old basket case to play with that way it wont hurt so bad if i completely tank the build love what your doing to yours.
Thanks mhenry. I know how you feel. But I'm telling ya, it's a lot of fun once you overcome the initial fear and just plunge in. Go for it.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 04:31 PM
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Got a couple of hours in the shop today to play around with the tank placement. Mrreed was right, as usual. I do like the look of the tank sitting lower. The larger Nightster 3.3 gal tank looks more aggressive, beefier down low and more in keeping with the fat front end. I didn't really like it up in the air.

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I also talked to Joe at Vulcan today about the front axel. He's sending me the right one...
 
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 04:46 PM
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Ergo, are you running all of your handlebar cables and wires internally? That would look really sweet.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 05:49 PM
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Yeah man. That looks great!
 
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 06:32 PM
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Dude this thing is coming out so ****ing awesome!!!
 
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Old Dec 28, 2011 | 08:26 AM
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Ergo, are you running all of your handlebar cables and wires internally? That would look really sweet.
The wiring definitely. The clutch, throttle and brake cable...I don't know about that. I haven't looked into it but I suspect it's a huge pita to do it. Perhaps more trouble than it's worth. I don't know. Something (else) to think about. Thanks Voony.
 
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Dude this thing is coming out so ****ing awesome!!!
Thanks FlatIron.
 
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great progress dude! love it so far. that frame turned out awesome!
 
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Old Dec 28, 2011 | 08:33 AM
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Yeah man. That looks great!
It actually looks better in person. The pics just don't do it justice. And the *** end is higher than it will be when it's done due to the rear tank bracket. I'm gonna cut that off and redo it so both the front and rear are sitting right on the frame. And those front tank mounts will go away as well and clean up the area around the steering head.

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