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    • J
      Jett129
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      Bike is awesome,have a soft spot for springer front  ends,as my first Harley had one. Would love to hear it,maybe you can post a video.

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      • injunjackI
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        mig looks like dog fart

        back in the day all we had was a mig…..  just need to learn to weld with it. (i'm not that good but manage, and "big jobs" I let my buddies handle...)

        Was this your first build?

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        • ChessonC
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          @natehate My '75 XLCH is a similar colour. It's bone stock in this photo. I think AMF decided to go a bit crazy when they got their hands on HD. I picked the bike up for a steal just over a year ago with a title and 6000km on the clock.

          IG: @alexchesson_

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          • natehateN
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            @Chesson:

            @natehate My '75 XLCH is a similar colour. It's bone stock in this photo. I think AMF decided to go a bit crazy when they got their hands on HD. I picked the bike up for a steal just over a year ago with a title and 6000km on the clock.

            nice thats rad
            plans for it?

            @injunjack:

            mig looks like dog fart

            back in the day all we had was a mig…..  just need to learn to weld with it. (i'm not that good but manage, and "big jobs" I let my buddies handle...)

            Was this your first build?

            yeah first real kick at the cat
            if you go back there should be some pics from various points in the build and even probably some from i took it apart
            right now its being a real ass hat thou

            @Jett129:

            Bike is awesome,have a soft spot for springer front  ends,as my first Harley had one. Would love to hear it,maybe you can post a video.

            thanks man

            don't you know there ain't no devil? only god when he's drunk!

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            • ChessonC
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              @natehate Hard tail, 18/21 wheels, hamburger front drum, K model fork lowers, 2 piece bars, split rockers, I want to make a split tank as well….the list seems endless. I'm taking bits on inspiration from Swing Garage and Iron Chain...a Japanese Style Chopper basically. I like the idea of running a Posa fuel injector, Swing seem to have the secret recipe for running one! You should check it out, they look nuts! @modelk53 on instagram.

              IG: @alexchesson_

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              • natehateN
                natehate
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                @Chesson:

                @natehate Hard tail, 18/21 wheels, hamburger front drum, K model fork lowers, 2 piece bars, split rockers, I want to make a split tank as well….the list seems endless. I'm taking bits on inspiration from Swing Garage and Iron Chain...a Japanese Style Chopper basically. I like the idea of running a Posa fuel injector, Swing seem to have the secret recipe for running one! You should check it out, they look nuts! @modelk53 on instagram.

                split tanks are a pain in the ass

                don't you know there ain't no devil? only god when he's drunk!

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                • ChessonC
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                  @natehate:

                  @Chesson:

                  @natehate Hard tail, 18/21 wheels, hamburger front drum, K model fork lowers, 2 piece bars, split rockers, I want to make a split tank as well….the list seems endless. I'm taking bits on inspiration from Swing Garage and Iron Chain...a Japanese Style Chopper basically. I like the idea of running a Posa fuel injector, Swing seem to have the secret recipe for running one! You should check it out, they look nuts! @modelk53 on instagram.

                  split tanks are a pain in the ass

                  Agreed, but so are oil tanks, I can't run a stock horseshoe because of the battery. It's kickstart only so I could get away running a lithium one but I would still need to fabricate a custom oil tank, if I split the tanks I could run oil in one gas in the other, which would open up the back end of the frame a bit.

                  IG: @alexchesson_

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                  • Bfd70B
                    Bfd70
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                    1st overnight ride with my son.

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                    • neph93N
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                      @Bfd70 that is wonderful. Lovely pic. How old is your boy and where were you headed?

                      “Some of those that work forces
                      Are the same that burn crosses”

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                      • Bfd70B
                        Bfd70
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                        Thanks @neph93
                        He’s 12.5
                        I started him and my daughter when they were about 3 sitting on my lap on a Vespa around the neighborhood. Pretty much increasing distance since then. Formthis trip we went due west from Chicago to the Mississippi river. From there up the river to where Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois merge and then came back today. 400 miles in 24 hours. Good time had by all.

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                        • neph93N
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                          That is a helluva ride. Excellent work. He tackled it well?

                          “Some of those that work forces
                          Are the same that burn crosses”

                          • Virginia Woolf
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                          • Bfd70B
                            Bfd70
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                            Like a champ. It’s my rear end that needs frequent breaks.

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                            • GraemeG
                              Graeme
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                              I've just had my Thruxton serviced after it spent most of last year gathering dust. Whilst it was being fettled, I got the garage to bolt on the fairing.

                              The bike's running a lot better after the service. There were four recall notices that, err, I hadn't got around to sorting, one of which was a new engine map.

                              I've got a few more bits and pieces to bolt on. I'm currently trying to get a Rizoma licence plate holder and wiring kit so that I can install the sexy LEDs that are lying around my apartment.

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                              • bryaneidins70B
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                                Looks good Graham.

                                The more I see and hear the Thruxton R , the more I wish I had gone for it over my R Nine T.

                                'Fail we may…Sail we must'

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                                • GraemeG
                                  Graeme
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                                  Thanks @bryaneidins70.

                                  I think that both bikes are similar. There's not a lot in it, though I did appreciate the shaft drive on my old Boxer, and it had a few more horses.

                                  Oh, the screen on the fairing obscures the speedometer up to about 120 km/h for me. Given that the Aussies have a zero tolerance attitude towards speeding, I'm not convinced that's a good outcome!

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                                  • louisboscoL
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                                    @Graeme:

                                    Given that the Aussies have a zero tolerance attitude towards speeding, I'm not convinced that's a good outcome!

                                    you'll get away with much more on a motorcycle anyway

                                    "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                                    • motojoboboM
                                      motojobobo
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                                      Xpost…

                                      My bike hoard, from left to right, 1982 Honda Xl 250 R, 1991 BMW R100, 2006 Triumph Scrambler (with a flat rear tire  :-X)

                                      The journey is the objective.

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                                      • Matty123M
                                        Matty123
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                                        I want a bmw R 9T

                                        Maybe so. Maybe not

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                                        • summ3rhaysS
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                                          @Matty123:

                                          I want a bmw R 9T

                                          Mine is for sale. It makes me so sad, but I just bought a house and it drained every penny I had and will have.

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                                          IG: summ3rhays & Indigobleed

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                                          • GraemeG
                                            Graeme
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                                            Went out for a ride with the Melbourne Café Racer group, followed by a burger. (I don't recommend this joint.)

                                            The sister of @summ3rhays's old Ducati was parked outside, just to make him feel bad that he can't afford a bike ever again. The organisers of the local Distinguished Gentleman's Ride had been doing a photoshoot earlier, before deciding on the same eatery.

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