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for those who like a nice look and the Union Jack http://featheredgepaint.com/brit_tank.html
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Nice... thunderbird tanks I'm thinking? FYI it's actually the union flag... it's only the union jack when it's at sea. 
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Nice... thunderbird tanks I'm thinking?
FYI it's actually the union flag... it's only the union jack when it's at sea.
Hey does that mean then, when my bike is on the boat going to the Isle of man it has a Union Jack flag on, and when I start to ride in the Isle of Man its a Union Flag 
Ray(UK)
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Well generally jacks are used on ships and boats, but technically I suppose so.
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Hmmm, looks kinda familiar...
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Should be Riding
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Looks nice, if only it would fit our bikes 
Benny
Black & Silver '02
Too many mods to list
Not enough miles ridden
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Loquacious
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Member AgentOrange also has a similar looking tank. 
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Fe Butt
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Nice... thunderbird tanks I'm thinking?
FYI it's actually the union flag... it's only the union jack when it's at sea.
Okay you Aussie, NOW you've got me wonderin' how in the world the term "Jack" found it's way attached to that word "Union"(when describing the British flag) TO BEGIN WITH???? 
Answer me THAT, mate!!! 
Cheers,
Dwight
(BTW, BOTH of those gas...ahem...PETROL tanks look mighty GOOD!) 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Okay you Aussie, NOW you've got me wonderin' how in the world the term "Jack" found it's way attached to that word "Union"(when describing the British flag) TO BEGIN WITH????
Answer me THAT, mate!!!
The issue of whether it is acceptable to use the term "Union Jack" is one that causes considerable controversy. Although it is often asserted that "Union Jack" should only be used for the flag when it is flown as a jack (a small flag flown at the bow of a ship), it is not universally accepted that the "Jack" of "Union Jack" is a reference to such a jack flag; other explanations have been put forward [1]. The term possibly dates from the early 1700s, but its origin is uncertain. The word Jack may have come from the name of James VI, King of Scots who inherited the English crown, causing the flag to be designed, that is Jac from Jacobus, Latin for James. The size and power of the Royal Navy internationally at the time could also explain why the flag was nicknamed the "Union Jack"; considering the navy was so widely utilised and renowned by the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries, it is possible that the term "Jack" did occur due to its regular usage on all British ships using the "Jack Staff" (a flag pole attached to a ship on the bow), indeed the term 'Jack' is used for sailors, hence the phrase 'Jack of all trades'. Even if the term "Union Jack" does derive from the jack flag (as perhaps seems most likely), after three centuries, it is now sanctioned by usage, has appeared in official usage, and remains the popular term. The BBC website disregards the term "union flag" because of its "great potential for confusion", preferring union jack (in lower case)[2] The term "Union Flag", on the other hand, is the term preferred in official documents by vexillologists. The Merchant Shipping Act 1995[3] refers to the national colours of the United Kingdom as "the Union flag (commonly known as the Union Jack) …".
Gotta love wikipedia.
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Monkey Butt
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I like this lads work from the UK Grant Hood
Ray(UK)
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cool BIKER
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I like this lads work from the UK
Grant Hood
I dont know Ray I've never cared for going all out like that with the Flag theme, to me it's like taking a flag cutting it up and making a shirt out of it. Some would call it a patriotic display, others would call it mutilation of a national symbol. I'm not offended by it just wouldnt do it myself.
Now the other exapmle the "Union Jack" on the gas tank. I think is more tasteful, and not over done. It makes the same sort of statment but still shows proper respect for the Flag itself.
The percentage you're paying is too high-priced
While you're living beyond all your means
And the man in the suit has just bought a new car
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This guy does custom paint work, he could do this to any tank.
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If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and will never be.----Thomas Jefferson
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3/4 Throttle
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Regardless of the Flag/Jack debate.. just a ****** fine looking tank if you ask me
07 TBA Pacific Blue and White.. stock for now!
A bike has half the wheels my cage does.. but 3x the fun factor
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I also really like the second one with the flames, and I don't usually care too much for the flame look. (Except on Keith's bike of course)  Jack, smack, flag what a drag, who cares....
A word to the wise is not necessary. It is the stupid ones who need the advice.
Pat
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