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Offline firebane

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Re: La Flama Blanca aka The K4 - painting the tank... AGAIN.
« Reply #850 on: July 23, 2017, 07:47:27 PM »
Current tank I did and has imperfections but where it started and ended is amazing. All done with spray paint in my garage and used 2k clear. If you use the 2k clear ensure to wear proper protection.

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Re: La Flama Blanca aka The K4 - painting the tank... AGAIN.
« Reply #851 on: July 23, 2017, 08:01:05 PM »
Quote from: firebane on July 23, 2017, 07:47:27 PM
Current tank I did and has imperfections but where it started and ended is amazing. All done with spray paint in my garage and used 2k clear. If you use the 2k clear ensure to wear proper protection.



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Re: La Flama Blanca aka The K4 - painting the tank... AGAIN.
« Reply #852 on: July 23, 2017, 08:56:33 PM »
That looks pretty good. Especially like the paint color!
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brandEn's K4
« Reply #853 on: July 24, 2017, 04:28:42 PM »
I recently installed some Tarozzi rear sets and some brackets made by Cognito Moto. I really love the rearsets over the stock pegs. It didn't feel right with the Euro bars so I installed my Norman Hyde M bars. More aggressive riding position but it makes the bike way more fun to ride.
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Re: brandEn's K4
« Reply #854 on: July 24, 2017, 05:01:47 PM »
Looks great......love that bike in blue.
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Re: brandEn's K4
« Reply #855 on: July 24, 2017, 06:17:45 PM »
I'm still jealous of your lift  ;) and I'm still tinkering with both my F's too. Those rear sets are nice.
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Re: brandEn's K4
« Reply #856 on: July 24, 2017, 07:02:22 PM »
Is that the Harbor Freight one?
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Re: brandEn's K4
« Reply #857 on: July 24, 2017, 08:14:07 PM »
Love the rearsets B!
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Re: brandEn's K4
« Reply #858 on: July 24, 2017, 08:27:24 PM »
There is so much to like about this bike. Those bars are really interesting looking. They remind me of some bars I have on a mountain bike. Love the seat.
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Re: brandEn's K4
« Reply #859 on: July 24, 2017, 09:38:16 PM »
Yes it is. Been a good lift  8)
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Re: brandEn's K4
« Reply #860 on: July 24, 2017, 09:45:48 PM »
I was just at HF today and almost tripped over a lift in a box! Premonition to go back??!!
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Re: brandEn's K4
« Reply #861 on: July 25, 2017, 12:04:55 PM »
Quote from: Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er on July 24, 2017, 09:45:48 PM
I was just at HF today and almost tripped over a lift in a box! Premonition to go back??!!

I need to pull the trigger one of these days on one of these lifts.
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Re: brandEn's K4
« Reply #862 on: July 25, 2017, 01:08:15 PM »
The lift is super handy especially if you are always tinkering like me. I can't imagine not having one.
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Re: brandEn's K4
« Reply #863 on: July 25, 2017, 09:19:11 PM »
Is there a model number? I now have 2 F's, a BMW K1200GT, and a REAL nice bike on the way  ;)  I need to get serious. My back isn't getting any younger either. Up and down Up and down. Then there's the bone on bone knee. OUCH! Plus, I need the cool factor.  8)
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Re: brandEn's K4
« Reply #864 on: July 25, 2017, 10:08:42 PM »
You can buy them on sale for about $299.  If I recall correctly, they exclude them from their 20-25% off coupons.
They will periodically lower them to $299 ish...more often around $329 and 349.
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Re: brandEn's K4
« Reply #865 on: July 25, 2017, 10:32:47 PM »
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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Re: brandEn's K4
« Reply #866 on: July 26, 2017, 09:16:39 PM »
I have one of those not sure which one but they both look similar. I just modified mine with the wheel chock you get at HF for another $40 I think.
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Re: brandEn's K4
« Reply #867 on: July 27, 2017, 06:29:53 AM »
Great looking bike.  Love to see 'em personalized to the rider.  Those bars are really growing on me - they look right.
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Re: brandEn's K4
« Reply #868 on: July 27, 2017, 10:57:57 AM »
Quote from: brandEn on July 26, 2017, 09:16:39 PM
I have one of those not sure which one but they both look similar. I just modified mine with the wheel chock you get at HF for another $40 I think.

One is taller
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Re: brandEn's K4
« Reply #869 on: July 27, 2017, 04:13:41 PM »
Quote from: RAF122S on July 25, 2017, 10:08:42 PM
You can buy them on sale for about $299.  If I recall correctly, they exclude them from their 20-25% off coupons.
They will periodically lower them to $299 ish...more often around $329 and 349.
David

I bought mine on sale for $299 and was able to also use the 20% coupon. This was early last year. They may have changed their policy recently, though
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Re: brandEn's K4
« Reply #870 on: July 27, 2017, 09:45:24 PM »
The current mailer and email lists it for sale at $329 through July 31.
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold
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