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Let my dying thought be that every mile was fun and let my tombstone read,"They never made one fast enough for me."
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Wow! Danged fine job there. Love the paint...and the pipes... and the motor mount...and.... Hey, wanna trade? 
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Ya know, now that I think about it, a list of thanks is in order, with out these people I would not have been able to do every thing I did... Kris Palker: For allowing me occupy his garage all winter... Bill Ursini: For cutting all the metal that needed to be cut, painting a couple of things that I didn't send to Rich, and providing tools and electrical supplies when I needed them Rich, (Ryzart): For the awesome paint job Fast Eddy, Brent, and Robert McLendon, and Bill Gately: For being great vendors, these guys were always right there when I had a question or needed a part. And last but not least: Everyone here for providing me with ideas, knowledge base, and opinions on all the work I've done in the past. Thanks everyone!
Let my dying thought be that every mile was fun and let my tombstone read,"They never made one fast enough for me."
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Nice work Tim!!
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I like it a lot. Many cool custom touches. I went through the pictures a few times and saw things that I didn't notice before.
I'd rethink the tail light cover...
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I'd rethink the tail light cover...
LOL, Actually, that tail light came with two other lenses. One of them says "STOP" and the other is just plain red so I can change it when ever I feel like.
Let my dying thought be that every mile was fun and let my tombstone read,"They never made one fast enough for me."
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You're kind of asking for some problems...
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I think people who'll take it personally will be few and far between, and if it gets people to pay attention to what I'm doing while I'm riding I think it'll be money well spent.
Let my dying thought be that every mile was fun and let my tombstone read,"They never made one fast enough for me."
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Is there a relevance to the spiderweb/knuckleduster motif or are they things that you 'just like'? The blue looks stunning...which raises the question: why blue, ARSNLTim?  Some nice details on there.
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Which carbs are those? The Mikuni's or the FCR's? Have you had those on prior to the 904? and if so how do you like them? I am torn between the FCR's or now possibly sending my carbs to FastFreddy and have the CVK's bored out. 
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You have my admiration and respect. Awesome job! That is one beautiful bike (love the paint!).
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What rear turnsignals are those?
What mods were required to make them work?
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Looking good, many nice touches there. May be my bad eyes... do you have any pics that show the ghost webbing on the tank and fender?
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Is there a relevance to the spiderweb/knuckleduster motif or are they things that you 'just like'?
The blue looks stunning...which raises the question: why blue, ARSNLTim?
No relevance in particular, I'm a big fan of rockabilly/psychobilly music and those motifs have always been prevalent in that scene but at the end of the day, it's really just something I liked.
I really thought long and hard about doing the bike in red, I'm not even joking. I also thought long and hard on some how incorporating Arsenal in the paint scheme but in the end I figured that picking one idea and sticking with it was the best and blue has been my favorite color since before I can remember...
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Which carbs are those? The Mikuni's or the FCR's? Have you had those on prior to the 904? and if so how do you like them?
Those are the Mikuni HSR42's I didn't have them prior to the 904, I did it all in one shot so as soon as I get back on the road it'll be a huge difference. I started my bike for the first time since I started the work yesterday, that was a huge relief. It runs, I'm just waiting on new throttle cables before I can go riding. I'll be making a full ride report after i get it all broken in.
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What rear turnsignals are those?
What mods were required to make them work?
Those are Vizor turn signals. The only thing you have to do to use them is mount them and wire them to your existing turn signal wires.
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do you have any pics that show the ghost webbing on the tank and fender?
I will once I get it all done. Right now I've been taking crappy pictures with my cell phone so you can't really see them, as soon as I get everything finished I'll pull it out of the garage and snap some pics with the high res camera
Let my dying thought be that every mile was fun and let my tombstone read,"They never made one fast enough for me."
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Also... Thank you to everyone for the compliments. I've really put a lot in to this project, a lot of time, a lot of effort, and a lot of money, so hearing that everyone really means a lot, Thanks 
Let my dying thought be that every mile was fun and let my tombstone read,"They never made one fast enough for me."
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I like it!! I was hoping your tail light would be a giant middle finger  I think the brass knuckles and spider webs really go well together! Its nice to see something other than flames or "tribal". And it's sibtle too, clean!
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I've really put a lot in to this project, a lot of time, a lot of effort, and a lot of money,
It shows. What a great job. 
Kendall
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Great job Timmy! 
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I think it looks cool too, I was wondering about the ghost webbing too but didn't want to sound like I was knocking your paint, witch looks great by the way. I liked the side cover so much when you first posted it I had to show Wendy who also loved it.
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Vizor turn signals look great.Do you have a link?
What did you use on the front?
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Beautiful paint & lotsa nice touches. Great job!
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Vizor turn signals look great.Do you have a link?
What did you use on the front?
I'm not sure exactly where I got the ones that I have on there because I got them a while ago, but here's a link to a place that sells the same ones.
Vizor Lights
On the front I have these...
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Well It's still not a great picture of them, maybe because my camera sucks or maybe they just wont photograph well because they are so subtle but here's the best I could do for the ghost spider webs.  You're gonna have to trust me that it looks much better in person 
Let my dying thought be that every mile was fun and let my tombstone read,"They never made one fast enough for me."
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Ahh, I like the subtle lines... looks good and will no doubt look even better out on the sunlit road.
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