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Offline Really?

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Re: The best thing/change/upgrade you did in last year
« Reply #25 on: May 17, 2012, 01:38:32 PM »
I am too old to try and remember what I did this last year.
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Re: The best thing/change/upgrade you did in last year
« Reply #26 on: May 17, 2012, 01:40:40 PM »
What was the question?  ???
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Re: The best thing/change/upgrade you did in last year
« Reply #27 on: May 17, 2012, 02:22:00 PM »
Quote from: mrrch on May 17, 2012, 10:36:01 AM
Hey Trueblue, any details on the guage swap? Much work? Looks good.
Theres a link in my signature ;)
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Re: The best thing/change/upgrade you did in last year
« Reply #28 on: May 17, 2012, 02:25:39 PM »
Chain & Sprockets. Fixed my "engine" noise.:)
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Re: The best thing/change/upgrade you did in last year
« Reply #29 on: May 17, 2012, 04:47:45 PM »
steering head bearings, rearshocks, hondaman ignition, rebuilt the carbs, new exhaust, and paint. almost done..kinda,maybe..aw shucks guess i will do a few more things.
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Re: The best thing/change/upgrade you did in last year
« Reply #30 on: May 17, 2012, 05:15:08 PM »
Replaced the whole bike. (my 550 was stolen today exactly 1 year ago)
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Re: The best thing/change/upgrade you did in last year
« Reply #31 on: May 17, 2012, 06:20:24 PM »
Quote from: Really? on May 17, 2012, 01:38:32 PM
I am too old to try and remember what I did this last year.
I'll help you old guy!

The best upgrade to Really?'s K5 was a used nut and a valve adj cover. Now oil doesn't blow out his head cover!
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Re: The best thing/change/upgrade you did in last year
« Reply #32 on: May 17, 2012, 07:07:15 PM »
Chain and Sprockets
PAMCO Ignition
New Coils and wires
Adjusted valves
Synched carbs
Touched up the frame.
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The best thing/change/upgrade you did in last year
« Reply #33 on: May 17, 2012, 07:40:42 PM »
That was the best upgrade around!
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Re: The best thing/change/upgrade you did in last year
« Reply #34 on: May 18, 2012, 01:51:58 AM »
Sold my Garnet brown K1 and upgraded to a Candy gold K0 :D.......
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Re: The best thing/change/upgrade you did in last year
« Reply #35 on: May 18, 2012, 02:24:30 AM »
Quote from: trueblue on May 17, 2012, 03:35:07 AM
Fitted Speedhut electronic gauges, best thing I ever did, so much better than the bouncy inaccurate stock gauges :D


everytime i see that set up i love it.
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Re: The best thing/change/upgrade you did in last year
« Reply #36 on: May 18, 2012, 02:25:53 AM »
Quote from: Deltarider on May 17, 2012, 04:03:39 AM
Just filled the tank. Rode and enjoyed my simple machine as it was ment.
Pure, no gadgetry, just distances.
Sorry if I dissapointed you.

dont be sorry,,some people are just naturally dissapointing.
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