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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 10:13 PM
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I am posting a few pics of my project bike. It is a 1996 Sportster with less than 4,900 miles on it. I picked it up in early November with plans to create a café / flat track style bike that I can ride on the twisty back roads. Here are a few from the day my buddy and I towed it to my home:
 
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 10:23 PM
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Disassembling and cleaning her up:
 
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this looks like something i'll be following!
 
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 10:58 PM
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Cut rear fender / frame and new shocks:
 
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 11:42 PM
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Lookin good! Since you said you are making it a cafe racer style, are you going to get rid of that seat? If so, I might be interested.(send me a pm) My stock seat sucks when riding two up.
 
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Lookin good! Since you said you are making it a cafe racer style, are you going to get rid of that seat? If so, I might be interested.(send me a pm) My stock seat sucks when riding two up.
Sorry, if I had the seat I would send it to you. Traded it to a local used bike parts dealer for some pieces that I needed.
 
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This is where I am at with her today:

• New 140 rear and 110 front tires
• Rear pulley spacer
• New rear shocks installed
• Fat Bob handlebars cut down, flipped and wired
• Front fender cut down
• Lower triple tree replaced
• Aluminum & chrome rubbed out w/Scotch pads
• Forward controls removed
• Turn signals permanently removed
• Idiot lights permanently removed
• Rear fender frame rails cut off
 
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looks great so far man! looking forward to the finished product.
 
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looks great so far man! looking forward to the finished product.
You started with a good clean used bike, and just made it better so far. Keep the pictures coming.
 
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Thanks. Weeding out all the unnecessary electrical wiring now, as there is much I do not need. Next I will remove the carburetor for correct jetting and a rebuild.
 
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