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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 01:42 PM
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Bought this Sporty the day before Christmas. Started work on it Christmas day. Six weeks later got it looking the way I wanted.

Man that was fun. I'm ready to do another one.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 01:46 PM
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Where is it?

Edited to add: Ah! Nice transformation! 'Not a real fan of the 'apes but I like the big headlamp! What's it from?

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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 01:53 PM
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Sorry. Had to resize the pics. They were tiny.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 01:57 PM
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Looks like a 1999 or 2000 Sportster 1200.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 02:01 PM
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Correct. 2000 / 1200
 
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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 03:04 PM
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Nice job, you made short work of it.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by prosport76
Correct. 2000 / 1200
Real nice job, bud! So how did you mount that 7" Headlamp Bucket?

Do you have any shots from the front? I'd like to see how that 7" Headlamp looks on a narrow glide.

Very cool!

 
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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 04:02 PM
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Well done, looks really chill now!
Except for the ape hanger, not my taste...
 
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Nice job. Are you keeping it or selling it?
 
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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 04:26 PM
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Headlight is from a heritage softtail . I drilled a hole in the triple tree to mount it. Plan on keeping it.

Got to figure out what's going on with the led signal lights. They worked fine for about five days. Now when I push the signal button they just get brighter but don't blink. Any ideas?
 
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