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Old Nov 29, 2007 | 12:52 PM
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Default Another el-cheapo mod!
So on my quest for black to go along with the copper. I taped off my saddlebag latches real good and sanded the reflector then shot that with the gloss black engine paint too. That stuff sticks and looks great. Cheaper than buying something




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Old Nov 29, 2007 | 01:01 PM
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them cagers now won't be able to see you when they run that red light when you're going through it - don't you know that side reflector protects you from red light runners...


looks kewl!
 
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Old Nov 29, 2007 | 01:13 PM
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Looks like it worked pretty good.
 
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Old Nov 29, 2007 | 01:30 PM
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cheap customs is the way.
 
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Old Nov 29, 2007 | 02:35 PM
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Maybe it's just the picture, but it does not look good to me.
 
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Old Nov 29, 2007 | 03:20 PM
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2008 105 anny ultra, 24k, after all add ons and mods 24k, and 6 bucks [sm=happybounce.gif]
 
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Old Nov 29, 2007 | 03:26 PM
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Maybe it's just the picture, but it does not look good to me.
*whew* Your turn to get yelled at instead of me for a change.
 
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Looks good dawg, you've been busy it seems! Just think, 3-4 more months of cold weather up there. I bet you create more neat additions for your bike by spring.
 
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Maybe you could spray bomb the rest of that copper and make it ALL black...........just sayin
 
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Old Nov 29, 2007 | 03:53 PM
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Holy avtar cwiks!! Latches lookd good by the way. Could you have just removed the reflector and gone all chrome? Just sayin
 
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