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Hiya Kurt Welcome aboard. Nice bike friend - some nice touches. Stay over here, you don't to be going on no stinkin' T-Rat forum, you'll like it here better 
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Welcome Kurt, she sure is purdy.
John
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Welcome Dardoonk, Very nice bike BTW! It's a parallel world of sorts. I lurk over on t rat at times to see what's up. As you know we cover & offer input on career counseling, landscape projects, house remodelling, politics (  ), religion ( ), California, child raising, weather forecasts and even Triumph motorcycles . I have noticed that people with the classic red ones tend to be the most stable & less given to overstatement. Ride Safe! JH
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Welcome to the site. Outstanding choice of color!
I try to aggravate one person a day. Today may be your day.
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Kurt,
Welcome to the board, nice bike.
What kind of handlebars are that, did you have to modify anything to fit them to the bike?
Johann
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Nice bike ya got there Kurt!! I really like the front turn signals. Whos are they and where could one find them. Also like your handle bars, where did you get them from???
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I'm shocked and hurt you don't recognize my name from T-rat!!   Nice bike man. We need to talk about that light bar sometime! Looks nice!
Benny
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your bike aint rat so stay here or we'll send the dogs round
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Nice bike, really like the light bar. Just one question though... that sticker on the tank in the 2nd pic - is that custom? 
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defiently more info on light bar and handle bars. nice looking bike
Frank
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Welcome to the real BA/SM site! and all the mental health help you will get here (from the addiction of spending $$'s and dealing with owning one of the best bikes ever built) at no charge. Good looking bike. Like some of the others, I would like to know more about the light bar 
BA has Freak, 160mains, 44pilots, air mix3 1/2 to 4 turns, BUBS dresser dogs. Never had more fun on any bike - 2nd bike 2008 RIIIT
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Welcome to the site Kurt! Now you won't have to wade through all those Bonneville posts to find ones about our bikes. Quote:
so everything I've done is my fist crack at it.
Fist crack? Ouch, that sounds painful!
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Well, I can already tell from the posts there are plenty of opinions here. Hopefully, there is room for one more to offer their own sarcastic wit & wisdom here.
bennybmn, I actually do recognize your name, but I'm not sure how many members here co-exist on T-Rat, so I thought I hang out in both lands.
As for the bars, I am not sure what they are. I found them at a small repair shop in Virgina. They aren't exactly what I wanted, but the price was too good to pass on. They are 1"Diam/ 30"Wide/ 7"Rise/ 5"pullback. I found studs that are 1/2" thread on one end & 10mm on the other. This allows a "stock" HD bar to bolt direct to the America triple tree with no drilling.
I made the light bar myself out of 2" Aluminum strip which I found at Lowe's. I had never done anything like this, and was pretty much winging it. I cut out 67mm semi-circles to fit around the fork shrouds and cut a "V" groove behind where I wanted the sides to bend at. I should have heated the aluminum more because there is a small bit of cracking on this bend when you look close. I finished the front as a separate piece & fitted it in. After that, I polished it's butt off.
The lights are all Kuryakyn Halogen Silver Bullets, small amber in front & large red in rear. The rears are installed in place of the last bolt on the fender chrome. I had to drill the hole out to 5/16". I am considering the run/turn/brake modulator, but haven't decided if I will replace the stock tailight & license bracket with something else, or bob the fender & install the run/turn/brake modulator using only the two Kuryakyn lights for all signals.
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I found studs that are 1/2" thread on one end & 10mm on the other. This allows a "stock" HD bar to bolt direct to the America triple tree with no drilling.
Thanks for sharing all your mods. Haven't heard that one before, about those bolts. Do you have a source for these?
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Very nice bike. I'd like to get a closer look. There's a Charlotte RAT Pack meeting Thursday night at RiRa's. Should be a real nice night for riding - you should come on down.
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I've never been down to RiRa's, where do I park at down there? What time?
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I'll talk to the guys at RDU Cycles. They had two used ones in stock and sold them for $10. They retail for $29.95, but I am not sure of the manufacturer.
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Welcome, I'm "ssjones" on both lists.
Al
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Welcome! Very Nice Bike! Who did the seat? What lights are those you are using for your turn signals?
BTW... I am me everywhere I go.
Soren
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Soren, I had the seat done locally by Interiors by Dean, he is mostly a Hot-Rod & Auto interior guy, but has been doing bikes for a couple of years. http://www.interiorsbydean.com/Motorcycle_Seats.htmAll signals are Kuryakyn Halogen Silver Bullets. (small front /large rear)
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