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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 09:00 AM
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Nice job brother.....looking great.

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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 09:06 AM
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I got my bars from the same guy awhile back. The powdercoat was TERRIBLE. Soft as butter and you could see the tong marks where he took it out of the oven. Its nearly impossible not to mar the finish just getting the bars/ controls on.

I'm not the only one that had problems with the powdercoat from him either. I've talked to two others that said the exact same thing!

Otherwise, looks pretty good......*almost* ashame choppin' up that discontinued olive paint though.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 09:50 AM
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That looks sweet
 
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 10:00 AM
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very nice. look forward to seeing the end product :P
 
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 12:16 PM
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Oh yea.....I'm a fan of the olive denim paint as well.

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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 12:35 PM
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awesome bike. im following suit on the springer seat soon.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 01:04 PM
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looks good man you did great on the seat. I am about to do my first padding on cafe seat... should be intresting... any pointers? love the rear fender
 
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 01:16 PM
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JRK,

Who is the honey in the pic?.....damn.

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Sweet ride man! I like it a lot. You should DEFINETLY follow through with the holes in the end of the pipes.
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 06:10 PM
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Hey thanks guys!

The Olive paint was a bit of an issue. I did purchase the correct olive pearl from the dealership, and found an excellent Clear Flat from Hot Rod Flatz ( who by the way carrys similar olive paint they call Olive Brown, however, my shade keeps mismatching from just a smidget. I've given the go ahead to my painter to just reshoot the tank along with the fender if we can't match it.
 
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