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Old Apr 13, 2013 | 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Wally
What he said.

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Old Apr 13, 2013 | 04:16 AM
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66 pages later and I am done. Congrats and nice ride. Only about 25k less then I spent on mine. I wish I had the skills to do what you have done I would buy a wrecked bike and rake the front and go with a big front wheel, etc. Great job!
 
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Old Apr 13, 2013 | 02:00 PM
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Batman,

I did not read every post in this thread, but just followed all the pics and I must say...
WOW!!! When I was first thinking of upgrading from a sporty to a bagger, that is what I had in mind. Glad I did not, because I do not have the space nor the time you have. Maybe someday in the future.

Thanks for the inspiration, I may end up doing some small mods.

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Old Apr 13, 2013 | 08:46 PM
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Wow, thanks for the props, been a while since this thread was around. Had a great winter installed and UltraNutz stereo system and I'm ready to hit the streets once it warms back up. High today was 55 so maybe next weekend. If I run across some different wheels for the right price I'd jump on them, but I haven't found them yet.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2013 | 08:48 PM
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Oh forgot, getting ready to spray a 98 FXSTC in Big Blue Pearl with Marine emblems in place of the Harley Eagle on the tanks. I'll post pics when I get them sprayed.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2013 | 09:14 PM
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Read the whole thread today. Awesome read and very inspiring!
 
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 04:37 AM
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OFFICIAL AWESOME THREAD RESURRECTION!! I ran across this while searching for LRS windshield information and read the whole damn thing lol. Batman has talent
 
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 07:04 AM
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Just seeing this for the first time. Amazing! I'm on page 20. Can't wait to read the rest. Awesome job!
 
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by nevada72
Just seeing this for the first time. Amazing! I'm on page 20. Can't wait to read the rest. Awesome job!
I read all 44 pages last night at work lol. Lots of good info here for a DIY guy like myself
 
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