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The before picture shows the 02 TBA I bought last fall as I got it, all tarted-up with Triumph accessories. Thank gawd for dumpsters! The after pic was snapped today and shows the solo seat, bobber fender, turn-out mufflers, 10" mini apes, -20mm Hagon shocks and a Miller/Vincent STOP tail light. Mini blinkers were moved to the footpeg mounts and I dropped the front end about 2". It's still early days and I only get to work on it very late at night for an hour or so. I'm not sure what I'll do with the paint, but I do have a cool SS parcel rack I'm going to mount to the rear fender. Before:  After: 
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I love it. Nice job, man after my own heart. but what is that front fender still doing there?
pain is temporary, pride is forever.
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not bad, good looking bike. needs a black seat imho tho
Frank
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Cool bike! Ever consider removing the floorboards & the front fork reflectors?
Ceuls
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Nice!! close up pic of the seat please? how'd you attach it?
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looking good,wadya do with rear footrest thingies. 
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To each his own... Where's your dumpster?? 
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She's looking good, but blackbird is right. That front fender doesn't work with the bobbed rear. I'd at least swap it out for a speedy front, but fenderless work look pretty cool!
Learning from my mistakes... again and again.
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Looks great - have you thought about whitewall tyres to set off the colour scheme?
Love the style - are thiose new pipes louder than the stock Triumph short slash cut pipes that you had on before?
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Great feedback guys. Yeah, the front fender has got to go! Did that on my Speedmaster and loved the look. The floorboards are on their way out as well. I'm going to install a set of Norman Hyde mid-controls once they arrive.
My -potentially- new painter was over today and checking out my bikes. He suggested a semi gloss black paint scheme with WWII bomber nose art-style pin-up girls on the sides.
/Mike
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My -potentially- new painter was over today and checking out my bikes. He suggested a semi gloss black paint scheme with WWII bomber nose art-style pin-up girls on the sides.
Even better the absolute darkest semi-gloss green.
Soren
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YEAH MAN!!! now just get rid of that front fender, turn signals, floor boards, reflectors and chain guard! hahaha! I love it! Less is more for me, but I am rat bike lover! NICE JOB!!!
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I dunno, I kind of like the floor board look.
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Fender is gone. I bet if the floorboards were blacked-out, they would look OK. That's what I did on my Harley. /Mike 
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My -potentially- new painter was over today and checking out my bikes. He suggested a semi gloss black paint scheme with WWII bomber nose art-style pin-up girls on the sides./Mike
+1! OK, so I'm a little biased with WWII "Army Air Corps" insignias on front & rear. IMHO the "nose art" style works on many of these Triumphs..... 
jh
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what pipes are those?
On the Bonnie? BellaCorse Turn-Out mufflers. On the HD, Xzotic 2-1.
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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This had potential. Not really a fan of apes, though. 
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My -potentially- new painter was over today and checking out my bikes. He suggested a semi gloss black paint scheme with WWII bomber nose art-style pin-up girls on the sides.
/Mike
One of my favorites:
Too tame? Show him this: http://www.military-graphics.com/noseart.html
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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I wouldn't mind seeing another shot of that knuck.... Quote:
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what pipes are those?
On the Bonnie? BellaCorse Turn-Out mufflers. On the HD, Xzotic 2-1.
Al
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