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Re: My project thus far. "Elsa"
« Reply #775 on: September 03, 2009, 11:19:27 AM »
Thank you kit!
wait till you see what I have in store NOW.
That is, after i repair this ghost 5th gear thing.
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Re: My project thus far. "Elsa"
« Reply #776 on: September 03, 2009, 12:01:04 PM »
i think the stripe really brings the whole bike together , love it ,love it

is that flat or satin?  i love the "not shiny" on top of "shiny"

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Re: My project thus far. "Elsa"
« Reply #777 on: September 03, 2009, 12:34:38 PM »
You gonna do the badges 2-tone as well?

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Re: My project thus far. "Elsa"
« Reply #778 on: September 03, 2009, 12:43:20 PM »
I really honestly have no idea what I'll ever do with this bike. It's like i'm raising a kid.
I don't pressure it and it just kinda develops into it's own little ball of awesome.
I am making a support bracket for the exhaust, and light assemblies but other than that. *shrug*
It's all on a whim.  ;D
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Re: My project thus far. "Elsa"
« Reply #779 on: September 03, 2009, 12:54:19 PM »
I really honestly have no idea what I'll ever do with this bike. It's like raising a kid.
I don't pressure it and it just kinda develops into it's own little ball of awesome.
I am making a support bracket for the exhaust, and light assemblies but other than that. *shrug*
It's all on a whim.  ;D

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Re: My project thus far. "Elsa"
« Reply #781 on: September 03, 2009, 01:01:02 PM »
lol least you get to ride your bike spike.

I was the dumbass who took his all apart and then let my life get in the way. :D

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« Reply #782 on: September 03, 2009, 01:39:21 PM »
 ;D ;D ;D

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Re: My project thus far. "Elsa"
« Reply #783 on: September 03, 2009, 05:07:44 PM »
looks good, and I think you might get your seat done before me. ;D
everything I say is pure speculation and
I have no idea what I'm talking about  ._.


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Re: My project thus far. "Elsa"
« Reply #784 on: September 03, 2009, 05:37:42 PM »
With dem stinkin badges.


Those are some good looking legs in the back ground :D

Dont let her BS you boys I tried to ride this thing and it wouldnt stay running for the life of me.  :-X
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Re: My project thus far. "Elsa"
« Reply #785 on: September 03, 2009, 06:02:32 PM »
looking at that pic.... i like it with no tail ...i think you should leave like that ... it's differt

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Re: My project thus far. "Elsa"
« Reply #786 on: September 03, 2009, 06:52:04 PM »
seconded, but w/ the new seat, fo' sho'
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Re: My project thus far. "Elsa"
« Reply #787 on: September 03, 2009, 08:51:36 PM »
With dem stinkin badges.

Dont let her BS you boys I tried to ride this thing and it wouldnt stay running for the life of me.  :-X

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Re: My project thus far. "Elsa"
« Reply #788 on: September 04, 2009, 08:52:15 AM »
COol Build!! Like your attitude and Lovin' your style... building on a whim.  I'm just tearing down on a whim right now... but the build may follow suite!
 NICE DIGS!! Keep it up!!
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Re: My project thus far. "Elsa"
« Reply #789 on: September 04, 2009, 11:43:14 AM »
 :D
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Nah, my bike doesn't IDLE!
especially when some guy rides it and forgets to turn on the gas.  :D :-*
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Re: My project thus far. "Elsa"
« Reply #790 on: September 04, 2009, 11:46:34 AM »
COol Build!! Like your attitude and Lovin' your style... building on a whim.  I'm just tearing down on a whim right now... but the build may follow suite!
 NICE DIGS!! Keep it up!!
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Thanks alot man, it's been pretty fun, and full of.....well spontaneity.  ;D
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Re: My project thus far. "Elsa"
« Reply #791 on: September 04, 2009, 01:21:43 PM »
:D
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Nah, my bike doesn't IDLE!
especially when some guy rides it and forgets to turn on the gas.  :D :-*

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Re: My project thus far. "Elsa"
« Reply #792 on: September 04, 2009, 01:25:18 PM »
i'm just curious how home you didn't just take the tank off to paint it?
i do dig the color scheme though.
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Re: My project thus far. "Elsa"
« Reply #793 on: September 04, 2009, 02:45:06 PM »
lazy. ;D
everything I say is pure speculation and
I have no idea what I'm talking about  ._.


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Re: My project thus far. "Elsa"
« Reply #794 on: September 04, 2009, 02:50:59 PM »
Last time I took off my gas tank to paint it it got smashed.
I was just supposed to touch up the green and couldn't find the can. I honestly wasn't going to paint it black. then I laid some tape down to see what it would look like with an offset stripe, and couldn't get it straight, then i laid down another piece of tape to see about making it wider, and I couldn't without making it skinnier and then it just clicked. I moved the inside stripe to the other side of the tank and my buddy went "YEEEEEESSSSSSS DOOO IT!"  :D
So i did. My boyfriend came out and said, what are you doing to it!
I said, uhhh. making it cooler.  ;D

Oh, and laziness, a full tank of gas, and a petcock that doesn't shutoff all the way.
Come on. I had 30 minutes to work with.  :D
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Re: My project thus far. "Elsa"
« Reply #795 on: September 04, 2009, 04:00:52 PM »
give the girl a break, I woulda done the same thing! Actually, I did just that today (er, the exact opposite) to protect my tank from fork and/or brake fluid. 8 points for ingenuity and 9 for effectiveness.
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Re: My project thus far. "Elsa"
« Reply #796 on: September 04, 2009, 04:28:16 PM »
Last time I took off my gas tank to paint it it got smashed.
I was just supposed to touch up the green and couldn't find the can. I honestly wasn't going to paint it black. then I laid some tape down to see what it would look like with an offset stripe, and couldn't get it straight, then i laid down another piece of tape to see about making it wider, and I couldn't without making it skinnier and then it just clicked. I moved the inside stripe to the other side of the tank and my buddy went "YEEEEEESSSSSSS DOOO IT!"  :D
So i did. My boyfriend came out and said, what are you doing to it!
I said, uhhh. making it cooler.  ;D

Oh, and laziness, a full tank of gas, and a petcock that doesn't shutoff all the way.
Come on. I had 30 minutes to work with.  :D
I don't blame you.
everything I say is pure speculation and
I have no idea what I'm talking about  ._.


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Re: My project thus far. "Elsa"
« Reply #797 on: September 05, 2009, 07:43:04 AM »
wow... it's been a while since I checked in on your build, and it looking great. I really like the stripe, and the seat is going to be cool.


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Re: My project thus far. "Elsa"
« Reply #798 on: September 05, 2009, 07:16:05 PM »
The gas tank looks cool as hell with the black thrown in there :)
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« Reply #799 on: September 06, 2009, 09:32:35 PM »
 ;D thanks fellas.
it didn't seem to go over real well at greaserama, till I rode it around. Then they seemed to think it was cool. Haha.
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