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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by mreed
I have other bikes I'm trying to get finished before spring so I took this one to my storage building for now. The trike is so big I had to get it out of the way to work on anything else!

It's not a Nightster though...not sure how that came about. When it was a drop seat I had an 03 1200 in there but now that it's the way it is I will be using a 4sp 1100 from 86. I don't plan on drag racing this one lol.




I've seen a few of your posts lately and no matter how you jazz it up you still come across like a dick. Not hating though...see, you can't take offense because I stated that I'm not hatin' on you.
Just a misunderstanding I'm sure. Only a very few times I recall being much of a dick and not just trying to help people, and I think it was deserved. I honestly like your threads and couldn't help but say something about trikes since it doesn't seem to come up too often. You normally aren't so sensitive to such things.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 08:36 AM
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I don't have an interest in trikes, but I have an engineering mind and I am always interested to see what you are messing around with Mike. 19 projects (cuz even the ones that are "done" aren't done) is a LOT. But I'm not jealous...,very much.

We finally found a house, though I gave up a shop for a decent garage. So now that I could finally get going on my bike I found a '67 chevy truck that I HAVE to have. I'll probably be stuck doing exhaust and software only to the bike this summer. I still get to watch you build **** though, so thank you.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 10:25 AM
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i think most of us minor wrench turners on this site live vicariously through mike reed. i know i do! keep up the good work michael and keep posting for us to drool....
 
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 12:11 AM
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Guys, I saw MReed's trike out on the road. He just didn't want to share it with us!
 
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 12:26 AM
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Ha ha! That is a cool one though.

I took mine to my storage building. I put a Heritage front end on it to make it a little more compact to save some room. You can see it up on the deck just to the right of the ramp.

 
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 12:56 AM
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Simply amazing
 
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 02:47 AM
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there is something to be said about someone who needs a storage building for all his bikes..... id settle for a shed.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 02:53 AM
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It's kind of a club house. See the cage? Sometimes I host some pretty cool cook outs (that's how they begin anyway) and I'll roll my bikes in that cage & lock them up.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by harvema
there is something to be said about someone who needs a storage building for all his bikes..... id settle for a shed.
Just moved into a new place. Would this work for you?

 
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 08:42 AM
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^^^you feeding that lawn with plutonium dude?
 
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