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BeanerBiker
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 Posted: October 31, 2008, 10:56 am Post subject: Re: Step One? |
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Just about Done,,,,
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TeeCat
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| Posted: November 4, 2008, 9:51 am Post subject: Re: Step One? |
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Nice job! I like the drag bars on a bike of this configuration; I've never been a fan of hangers. Low, flat bars just seal the deal on a custom, imho.
I find it "visually frustrating" when someone boogers up an otherwise well executed custom with hangers... I'm glad you didn't do that.
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BeanerBiker
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| Posted: November 4, 2008, 7:12 pm Post subject: Re: Step One? |
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| TeeCat wrote: |
Nice job! I like the drag bars on a bike of this configuration; I've never been a fan of hangers. Low, flat bars just seal the deal on a custom, imho.
I find it "visually frustrating" when someone boogers up an otherwise well executed custom with hangers... I'm glad you didn't do that. |
Thanks...
I built this bike to fit me and did not worry about what everyone else said. Im a fairly small guy and didnt want a HUGE bike for my first bike ever. I feel comfortable on it and it looks great IMO. Im going to add a few more pictures later. The pipes sound friggin awesome.
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BeanerBiker
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| Posted: November 4, 2008, 7:20 pm Post subject: Re: Step One? |
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pumps
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| Posted: November 4, 2008, 9:33 pm Post subject: Re: Step One? |
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You did a fine job. Clean and well executed. Whats that headlight from? I like it.
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BeanerBiker
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| Posted: November 10, 2008, 9:05 pm Post subject: Re: Step One? |
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| pumps wrote: |
| You did a fine job. Clean and well executed. Whats that headlight from? I like it. |
Just a inexpensive headlight I picked up off the internet. It was some "chopper warehouse" I think.
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drifter
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| Posted: November 10, 2008, 9:42 pm Post subject: Re: Step One? |
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I really hate to say this, since the bike looks so good as it is, but, at least to me, it would look better and far more "old school", vintage, etc. is it carried a 7 inch headlight. But, like I said, that is just me. Even so....it looks gooooood!
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BeanerBiker
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| Posted: November 10, 2008, 9:48 pm Post subject: Re: Step One? |
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| drifter wrote: |
I really hate to say this, since the bike looks so good as it is, but, at least to me, it would look better and far more "old school", vintage, etc. is it carried a 7 inch headlight. But, like I said, that is just me. Even so....it looks gooooood!
Dave |
You mean a round one? I almost went that route but I wanted more of a low and long look, so I went with that one. But I was REAL close to one like your talking about.
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borjawil
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| Posted: March 5, 2009, 12:13 pm Post subject: Re: Step One? |
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just wondering where you got the tires from or if anyone knows where to get some good white walls for rear and front. thanks
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BeanerBiker
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| Posted: March 5, 2009, 12:32 pm Post subject: Re: Step One? |
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| just wondering where you got the tires from or if anyone knows where to get some good white walls for rear and front. thanks |
I searched all over hell and back. Had to buy one from some guy in Indiana and the other from a local guy. They were NOT easy to find in the size I needed. I dont rememeber the name of the place in IN which is where I got the rear. Sorry.
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