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Dago
Posted on Monday, February 21, 2005 - 09:41 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)











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Enigma
Posted on Monday, February 21, 2005 - 09:56 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Very nice dude, where did you get your frame pucks?
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Dago
Posted on Monday, February 21, 2005 - 10:00 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Thanks! The pucks are from DaveS. I bought the matching frame paint from him as well. I didn't like how they looked in flat black.
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Got1nut
Posted on Monday, February 21, 2005 - 10:03 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Dude thats a hot bike.
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Lazyme21
Posted on Monday, February 21, 2005 - 10:06 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Dago,

That looks great!! Is that the undertail with the turn signals built in?
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Dago
Posted on Monday, February 21, 2005 - 10:12 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The tail is the Ermax from Al at American Sport Bike. I wasn't able to retain the use of my trunk due to how much room the integrated signals take. But I didn't care too much after I saw what it looked like on.
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Lazyme21
Posted on Monday, February 21, 2005 - 10:16 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Do you think you can post a pic of the back of the bike? I want to see that tail from the back.
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Dago
Posted on Monday, February 21, 2005 - 10:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Yep, I'll take a few tonight including what it looks like on the inside.
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Gowindward
Posted on Monday, February 21, 2005 - 10:28 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Looks Awesome

(Message edited by gowindward on February 21, 2005)
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Glitch
Posted on Monday, February 21, 2005 - 10:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Nice!
I know you're glad to have that finished.
Now you can ride!
Cameron said you may make it to March Badness.
I hope so, it'll be good to meet you, killer twisties in the area.
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Johnk3
Posted on Monday, February 21, 2005 - 11:35 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

did you paint that undertail or did they sell it in black? I am changing my bike to black and I have the blue undertail kit already. If you painted it, is the color a good match? What brand of paint?
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Dago
Posted on Monday, February 21, 2005 - 11:46 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I ordered it in black. No painting was required. For the record, the color matches perfectly.

If you do decide to paint, I'd order the extended rear fender as well. Otherwise, your undertail may turn into a black one with blue chatter.

The color coating that Ermax is using seems to be of fairly high quality. My only complaint about the whole unit is it's hoaky way of fixing the blinkers to the fiberglass. I wound up having to take them out, grind away the old epoxy, and then reinstall them properly. I also may work on cutting the trunk up a bit more to make it fit with the undertail.
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Gusmyster
Posted on Monday, February 21, 2005 - 12:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Sweeeet! Nice looking ride man! Where did you get your clutch/brake levers?
g u s
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Cruisin
Posted on Monday, February 21, 2005 - 01:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Ironmachine.com sells the levers - at least there's where I got my gold set.

As far as painting - Dupont has a tech sheet on the exact process they recommend for their plastic:
http://www.dupont.com/industrial-polymers/surlyn/reflectionseries/sr_coatingguid e.pdf
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Dago
Posted on Monday, February 21, 2005 - 01:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

They are CRG levers and I got'em from American Sport Bike. These have been my favorite add on to date.
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Buelltroll
Posted on Monday, February 21, 2005 - 03:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I don't get this whole idea.
Why not just buy a R ?
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Lazyme21
Posted on Monday, February 21, 2005 - 03:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I agree, get the R and then put the S pegs on it and there you go, same exact bike.
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Dago
Posted on Monday, February 21, 2005 - 03:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I wanted an S in the beginning. Now I want an R.

I love chopped off look you can get with an S. But the R is more conducive to my riding style.
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Dago
Posted on Monday, February 21, 2005 - 03:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Lazyme, they are not the exact same bike with a simple peg switch.

The difference between the hand grip and seating positions on both bikes are worlds apart.
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Lazyme21
Posted on Monday, February 21, 2005 - 03:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

so you can get the handle bar risers as well....
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Whistle
Posted on Friday, February 25, 2005 - 05:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Dude-yer killin me...the bike looks sweet-f'n AWESOME!!! I'm half-thinkin of doing the same to my bike. Found out the CityX is really more suited to riding in the CITY! Not doing 75-85 mph all day on the freeway.

later,
Nick
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Dago
Posted on Monday, February 28, 2005 - 09:32 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Thanks Whistle! And you're absolutely right, the S/X models are not at all for highway riding. They'll beat you down above 85 mph, especially if you're tall.

I'm thoroughly enjoying the faring. I also bought the +3" windshield from American Sport Bike, but have yet to try it out. Using the stock windscreen, the wind hits me just perfectly at ~85 to hold up my torso thus keeping the weight off my wrists. It's also plenty tall to tuck in behind when the opportunity presents itself. That said, the FX teams are using it. And they know a $hit load more than I.
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