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Old Dec 24, 2011 | 08:33 AM
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Awsome job! Looks very labor intensive.
 
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Old Dec 24, 2011 | 09:07 AM
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Why is the middle frame black?
 
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Old Dec 24, 2011 | 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by rolfsharley
Nice bike,looking forward to see it when its done.Is it a Dna springer you have there?
thanks ,yes its a DNA .
 
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Old Dec 24, 2011 | 09:54 AM
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Why is the middle frame black?
because the engine is all black and just wanted to break up the colors .Im doing some gold leaf on the transition from black to the candy yellow it will prob make more sense then
 
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Old Dec 24, 2011 | 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by motorcycle30
because the engine is all black and just wanted to break up the colors.
I thought that was obvious when when I saw it with the black engine/frame leading upwards towards the seat. Nice build!
 
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Old Dec 24, 2011 | 11:36 AM
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Mad skills with the paint. I like that oil tank and the paint detail on the frame, you don't see that too often.
 
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Old Dec 24, 2011 | 12:57 PM
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sweet paint job! Nice build! Can't wait to see it finished!
 
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Old Dec 24, 2011 | 01:09 PM
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Looks like a hell of a lot of hours spent! Beautiful bike man!
 
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wish i had your paint skills ! would kill for paint like that on mine !
 
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Old Dec 26, 2011 | 02:22 AM
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thanks for all the compliments ,yes we have put a lot of hours into it ,but we are doing it to build something we all want to ride .
 
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