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New front whitewall tire, thanks to "triumphdetroit" New pipes, thanks to "mackdaddy" T100 sprocket cover, thanks to "mert" for the heads up   
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Looks like a creative design and I bet it sounds good.  How do you keep that seat clean? 
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The pipes are okay i guess, theyre not as obnoxious as my old dunstalls but they have a deeper tone. Im thinking about drilling out the baffles somehow cause i feel like im riding a 4 stroke quad or something.
I dont clean the seat at all, its been getting a little dirty from riding on it, but not as bad as i expected. I shined it up a little with plege the other day..ahah
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Looks good brother.  Doggonit, now I wish I would have given a chance with those shorties. They're not too loud? The 17.5" Emgo reverse cones I just installed are TOO FREAK'N LOUD at highway speed. Oh well... Nice bike, and great work brother. Take care, Jim
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yeah i was skeptical about the fit at first too cause the mounting brackets are sorta wierd...I didnt cut them off cause i was sure that i'd like the sound, so theyre under probation. They could be loud to others i guess, but im used to my old pipes which had more of a midrange crack to them. Thanks again though $50 aint a bad price at all..ahha
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I like it Tommy! Good call on the T-100 cover, it makes the look. Quote:
Looks good brother.
Doggonit, now I wish I would have given a chance with those shorties. They're not too loud? The 17.5" Emgo reverse cones I just installed are TOO FREAK'N LOUD at highway speed. Oh well...
Nice bike, and great work brother.
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Mackster: pull those baffles so you can repack those reverse cones as full as you can get them, you'll be amazed at the difference. Deeper tone and the volume is quite tolerable 
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thanks Ed...ya know every since i took this pic  The sprocket cover stood out too big to me cause i got rid of the side panels, so I tried making one from diamondplate but i didnt like the look, so i went with the t100 cover, and with a little pledge it shines just like the paint on the tins, so i couldnt be happier with the look
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I think I would like the new pipes better if they were black.
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I was thinking about painting them black actually...but i wasnt sure i'd keep them or not. It could happen, but im not totally opposed to the chrome either..haha
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Yeah, Tommy, once you get the pipes settled in you gotta either black 'em out or scuff them down to a matt finish to match the front lowers.
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It's your bike if you like it leave it that way, just speaking to my own preference. It's has a cool over all look and you are headed ion the right direction I think. These changes are for the better in my opinion.
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Yeah, Tommy, once you get the pipes settled in you gotta either black 'em out or scuff them down to a matt finish to match the front lowers.
ahah...this makes me wanna keep them chrome Ed...ahah... we'll see what photoshop predicts for the future. You gotta admit the chrome contrasts the wrapped headers and goes with the chrome on the engine, but that back cover between the sprocket cover and the engine is standing out to me, what covers that?
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maybe? 
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nice one i like the battery in the middle of the frame i like the sprocket cover i have the same in chrome i like the pipes they must sound awesome sorry don't like the white walls never have sorry but hey i'd ride the b-tch hard nice bike bro
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youre crazy, whitewalls rule melvin....maybe its an american thing?..ahha
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Love the whitewalls. The whole bike looks great. Its funny how when i got into motorcycles everything had to be shiny and chrome but now that is changing. I like the flat black and the blacked out look altogether. What would be really nice would be some old fashioned hot rod pinstripping. That would set off the tank and fenders. A little red and white would be great, but that is just my opinion.
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no, it's better chrome. You got a transparent grey you can overlay on that to see how scuffed chrome looks...
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eh?...best i could do 
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Love the whitewalls. The whole bike looks great. Its funny how when i got into motorcycles everything had to be shiny and chrome but now that is changing. I like the flat black and the blacked out look altogether. What would be really nice would be some old fashioned hot rod pinstripping. That would set off the tank and fenders. A little red and white would be great, but that is just my opinion.
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I think the blacked out thing is backlash from the obsession with chrome from all the years in the past. Every bike you buy now has chrome on it, so people want it the opposite. Of course theres ALOT of bikes coming already blacked out now too...im sure my kids will be into chrome and my grandkids will like rust and primer..ahah
If i put pinstripes on it, it'd be someone elses bike i think. I'd honestly like to paint it satin brown or army green to be a tad bit different.
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Scuff that chrome buddy! Makes a perfect transition from the front end 
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no way Ed, youre crazy...besides i might black out the lowers on the shocks anyway..ahha...someday of course
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Mackster: pull those baffles so you can repack those reverse cones as full as you can get them, you'll be amazed at the difference. Deeper tone and the volume is quite tolerable
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Will do! I figured they probably didn't have much baffle packing in them from China shop they were made in, but didn't bother to look (too geeked about getting them on.)
I'll defiantly wrap them bad boys pronto and give a full report afterwards. I do like the look that's for sure.
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i like the bike but i've never been a fan of white walls a few have used them around here its like marmate 
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yeah i was skeptical about the fit at first too cause the mounting brackets are sorta wierd...I didnt cut them off cause i was sure that i'd like the sound, so theyre under probation. They could be loud to others i guess, but im used to my old pipes which had more of a midrange crack to them. Thanks again though $50 aint a bad price at all..ahha
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Not a problem at all. All the shorties use the "back-end slider" mount that never gets used. Even my new Emgo Megs have them. Just turn down inside'n'hide.
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Love it, love it, love it, very sweet ride, nicely done
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i like the bike
but i've never been a fan of white walls
a few have used them around here
its like marmate
nah, i meant the whitewall look dates back with older american cars and hot rods and stuff...you foreign devils wouldnt understand...haha
whats "marmate"?
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yeah i was skeptical about the fit at first too cause the mounting brackets are sorta wierd...I didnt cut them off cause i was sure that i'd like the sound, so theyre under probation. They could be loud to others i guess, but im used to my old pipes which had more of a midrange crack to them. Thanks again though $50 aint a bad price at all..ahha
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Not a problem at all. All the shorties use the "back-end slider" mount that never gets used. Even my new Emgo Megs have them. Just turn down inside'n'hide.
I was kinda dissappointed they had the brackets cause i wanted to see what the slashes looked like facind down or something.
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no way Ed, youre crazy...besides i might black out the lowers on the shocks anyway..ahha...someday of course
See how you are? I was thinking of this look for the pipes:
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yeah see how theres no chrome on there at all, its all scuffed...you gotta be all in or all out. And i honestly like chrome better than scuffed....just looks like dirty chrome to me..ahha
or no wait, you had your chrome bike inside with the AC on and then you took it outside on a 90degree day..ahha
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Okay, that's cool too. I guess you'll have to chrome the lowers then
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lets not get carried away now, i was complaining about polishing what i got now..ahah
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I love Exiles stuff. I think your bike might look cool in army green.
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that think looks goooooooood. very very nice
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the bikes looks perfect, everything I like great job.. Also I love what you did with the battery and was wondering if you have any other pics of it with the seat off or anything like that? thanks man
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That's a great looking bike, nice work. Personally, I like the black pipes, but scuffed chrome (scotch-brite) would also look good and probably be a little cheaper and easier to pull off.
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Chrome is good as is. I agree, all in or not...but what do you do with the fork lowers, chrome or polish them, or black them out. (I vote black out)
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Chrome is good as is. I agree, all in or not...but what do you do with the fork lowers, chrome or polish them, or black them out. (I vote black out)
ive been thinking about blacking them out, im just not sure yet. I like to do stuff that is a tad bit different without being silly. Im thinking if i do the lowers then ill have to do the upper shrouds and then what?...and so on and then i have a totally blacked out nightster..ahah...
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Looking at the battery pic you may want to support the bottom of that box somehow so it doesn't fail from motion of the battery.
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