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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 01:57 PM
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Default "hubless monster"
Heres something different....
http://jalopnik.com/5139465/hubless-...without-spokes
Ride Safe
 
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 02:12 PM
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Different...yes
Ugly....yes
 
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 02:14 PM
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why is this in a touring forum?
 
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by DamifIknow
why is this in a touring forum?
to make us appreciate what we got!!
 
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 02:40 PM
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Interesting concept...
 
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 03:17 PM
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Didnt Billy somebody design one of those a few years back?
Thought it was based on a Helicopter rotor bearing or something like that....
Rob
 
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 04:10 PM
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Seems like on the biker build off show Billy Lane and the Amen Chopper guy had a running argument as to who did the hubless thing first.
 
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Myself, I like it.
 
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different yes, ugly yes, and with about this [..] much lean angle...to each their own
 
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That's the fugliest thing I've seen in quite a while!

Hubless, monster POS would be more like it.

Y'all stay safe,

John
 
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