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Old 11-28-2008, 08:58 PM   #1
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Default 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.

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Here's an angle of the mid pipe I had put on to eliminate the cat:
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Old 11-28-2008, 09:00 PM   #2
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looks a lot better
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Old 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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Old 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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Old 11-28-2008, 10:28 PM   #5
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Powdercoat those pegs after you get that exhaust changed out, too.
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Old 11-28-2008, 11:03 PM   #6
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Looks way better.

Rearsets and exhaust and be done.
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Old 11-28-2008, 10:56 PM   #7
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I'm not powder coating something that will eventually be off the bike.
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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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Old 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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Old 11-29-2008, 12:19 AM   #10
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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.
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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