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Offline SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan

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Loud pipes save lives . . .
« on: February 21, 2016, 11:51:49 AM »

Now if we could get Jared/Trad to do one of his cool stunt bmx videos using one of these!!
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Re: Loud pipes save lives . . .
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2016, 01:34:40 PM »
Now that's kinda cool! wish I had one when I was a kid...  :D
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Re: Loud pipes save lives . . .
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2016, 02:22:54 PM »
Its all about the bicycle cards and moms clothespins! 
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Re: Loud pipes save lives . . .
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2016, 02:46:45 PM »
Mom never let us do that..  :'(  :-[ Said it was hard on the spokes.  It cant be that bad can it?  ;D
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Re: Loud pipes save lives . . .
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2016, 04:13:57 PM »
I did the playing cards with a clothespin, but they ruined the cards.  I never thought a silencer would work better as an amplifier at that age.
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2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: Loud pipes save lives . . .
« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2016, 05:18:56 AM »
That is great I used to do that with cards when I was a kid as well.
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