11-28-2008, 08:58 PM | #1 |
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Got the forks swapped!!
Finally got those non-matching-the-wheels gold forks off and the bike's look is now complete! The pics are a bit dark, I'll get new ones up tomorrow.
Before: After: Here's an angle of the mid pipe I had put on to eliminate the cat:
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11-28-2008, 09:00 PM | #2 | |
Hold mah beer!
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looks a lot better
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11-28-2008, 09:03 PM | #3 |
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looks good bro... I'm with Tigger... rattle can your exhaust black... shit would look sick as fuck.
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11-28-2008, 09:05 PM | #4 |
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I'm not even gonna waste my time with the stock exhaust. It'll be gone soon enough.
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11-28-2008, 10:28 PM | #5 |
Let's do another U-turn
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Powdercoat those pegs after you get that exhaust changed out, too.
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11-28-2008, 10:56 PM | #6 |
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I'm not powder coating something that will eventually be off the bike.
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11-28-2008, 11:03 PM | #7 |
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Looks way better.
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11-28-2008, 11:04 PM | #8 |
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yeah leave them if your gonna just get rear sets... probably get a decent amount on Egay for them.
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11-28-2008, 11:10 PM | #9 |
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I liked the gold better. The whole black out thing has been beat to death. A little accent sets the bike off IMO.
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11-29-2008, 12:19 AM | #10 |
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Accents are great when they all match and are done right, but when your accent pieces don't match, the whole thing looks like crap.
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