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Old Sep 21, 2010 | 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by sonoffatboy
for me it was the deer whistles...bottom'd out hitting a curb ...shitt! ....dent is still there
To add insult to the injury...........the whistles don't work.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2010 | 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by nvsteve
To add insult to the injury...........the whistles don't work.
Bullshit! I had em on a truck once & it called every damn deer in the country to come outta the woods & run in front of my truck!
 
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Old Sep 21, 2010 | 02:15 PM
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Ouch! Yeah the clearance under the tripple tree isnt as big as it appears. Ask me how I know.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2010 | 03:45 PM
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Install Progressive springs and 15wt fork oil and it won't happen.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2010 | 04:26 PM
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I thought there would have been more clearance between the front forks.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2010 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by PDDGM
Yep, got one in my front fender from the strobe lights I have mounted under the triple tree, thought it would be ok. Buddy mounted deer whistles under there and he has two small dimples in his, call's them his Smitty(my nickname)dents. Gonna cost me about the same to get mine fixed. Can't believe HD wants 700.00 for a freaking fender..

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Did the same exact thing this weekend. Put some LED's on. Sat on the bike and pushed forward as I grabbed the front brake. Plenty of clearance. Till I actually went for a ride.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2010 | 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by highwayman1224
Bullshit! I had em on a truck once & it called every damn deer in the country to come outta the woods & run in front of my truck!
I have a set on my boat, and they work EXACTLY as advertised
 
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Old Sep 21, 2010 | 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by DMorr99
I don't get the whole gremlin bell thing. I guess I'm not superstitious. I also don't get the whole wave thing either. I guess I'm not freindly or superstitious.
I don't get why some people do not have gremlin bells on their bikes and why some bikers never wave back when you wave at them.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2010 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by highwayman1224
Bullshit! I had em on a truck once & it called every damn deer in the country to come outta the woods & run in front of my truck!
You could have at least sent me a hind quarter.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2010 | 07:05 PM
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Your not alone I made the same mistake.. not fixin it though cause it didn't break the paint so it wont rust...
 
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