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love the brown color! what type air filter you got on there? or are they velocity stacks?
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oh ya...do you have a oic of the clutch side of this cool bike to share?
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good looking bike, nice pics 
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Lookin' downright gnarly!
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What holds your seat on?
His fat arse??
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tiger trophy air folters?
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Is that you in the first picture erle  jus curious!!
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They both look awesome. 
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(and thats not even the best picture of me.)
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I jus thought it might be yous in person!! 
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Paul, the filters are re-pop vintage Amal carb. filters. Clutch side: http://i422.photobucket.com/albums/pp309/Opissant/126.jpgRob, the seat is clamped to the chrome seat rail. http://i422.photobucket.com/albums/pp309/Opissant/P1010151.jpgBob, YES. Dave, Keith, Steve, THANKS. Pat, YES, IT HELPS.  I was telling Keith this morning, I've added a Bobbed fender, in gloss black, with the Bee-hive tail/brake lights mounted under the fender at the back. Also added a rocker shifter. I'm in the process of adding clip-on bars to the forks, with cut down upper shrouds that Z (Zmilin) sent me last week, to keep the "fat' look, while the clip-on's must be attached directly to the fork tubes. When I get that done, I'll post updated pic's.
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thanks for the info ...great bikes1
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I really like the "minimalist look" there, erle! (...though I have a feelin' I'd like it just a little less during a sudden and unexpected downpour!) 
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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That brown bike is one of the coolest BA's I have ever seen. I may have to go that route eventually with mine. Strong work.
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keep us posted with those clip on bar pics....that'd be interesting to see.
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Pretty radical looking machine you got there , not sure you could ride something like that around over here in Australia . Definately not in West Aus .
Is that two different bikes or the same machine with different coloured tanks ?
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Very cool. What are those mufflers ? Love the look. 
08 America
Rinehart exhaust, Clearview shield, Viking bags and magic carb's
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Great looking bike, especially with the brown tank!
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Sharp ride ya got there Erle! Love the brown...and the CASH shirt...
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(...though I have a feelin' I'd like it just a little less during a sudden and unexpected downpour!)
BUT, it doesn't rain in Prescott!?! 
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Ryan 1, Ryan 2, & Soren, THANKS! Rick S., It's the same bike. Bred with a Chameleon's DNA. They are two totally different tanks, so I can change-it-up, depending on my mood. [ I'm wanting another tank, to do something a little different.(see "Nice tank")] Rick K., If you get to know me, I am ONE CHEAP BASTARD! As evident by the "rattle can" paint job on the gold tank, and most EVERYTHING else fabbed here at home. The pipes are J.C.Whitney pipes, slash cut megaphones, about $60 for the pair. I made my own baffles, fashioned after the FMF Powercore mufflers on my four stroke dirt bikes. They are about four years old, and have no blemishes/rust/issues what so ever! (other then boot marks.) http://i422.photobucket.com/albums/pp309/Opissant/P1010090.jpghttp://i422.photobucket.com/albums/pp309/Opissant/P1010096.jpgTom, I'm not overly optimistic about the clip-on's, thinkin' I may need to fab up a rear set to go with them. We'll see. 
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Yeah thats a decent reach with forward controls...haha
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make sure that bag on the back won't fall off. i came up on a guy who got his sleeping back stuck in there and it was bad news.
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make sure that bag on the back won't fall off. i came up on a guy who got his sleeping back stuck in there and it was bad news.
Funny, but true story here.
While on the EDR last year, I hit the pothole of all potholes at high speed.
I bounced up off of the seat, and when I came back down, I hit on top of the rear tire.
It grabbed my ass with such force that it pulled me through between the tire and the frame, and swing arm, and plastered me to the asphalt. 
The rear wheel then went over me, throwing the bike into an end-over-end cartwheel. 
All I EVER heard was a "BEEP-BEEP"
Needless to say, after that experience, I have installed a bobbed read fender, so it will NEVER happen again!
Thank goodness I wasn't wearin' a helmet, or my head could have gotten stuck between the tire and the swing arm. Not to mention. the damage to the bike would have definitely been worse.
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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I could be mistaken, but I believe I detect a slight hint of sarcasm.
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make sure that bag on the back won't fall off. i came up on a guy who got his sleeping back stuck in there and it was bad news.
While on the EDR last year, I hit the pothole of all potholes at high speed.
I bounced up off of the seat, and when I came back down, I hit on top of the rear tire.
It grabbed my ass with such force that it pulled me through between the tire and the frame, and swing arm, and plastered me to the asphalt.
The rear wheel then went over me, throwing the bike into an end-over-end cartwheel.
All I EVER heard was a "BEEP-BEEP"
Needless to say, after that experience, I have installed a bobbed read fender, so it will NEVER happen again!
Thank goodness I wasn't wearin' a helmet, or my head could have gotten stuck between the tire and the swing arm. Not to mention. the damage to the bike would have definitely been worse.
Gee Whiz erle i really can't see anything funny about gettin your nutz, caught in the rollin frame either running or slowing down.   
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Sarcasm? ME? Nah.  nutz damaged? Nah. They don't seem to get in the way of ANYTHING nowadays. 
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Ok, This is PROBABLY the furthest I'm gonna take the gold "bobber" look. Now I've added the rear fender and the clip-on bars. I've also added the rear fender extension on the front part of the rear fender to keep all the road grime from spraying all over the rear half of the engine/trans. I thought of making a bracket to lower the speedo, but after a lot of thought and comparing it to my other bikes (like the H2), I've decided I like it best sticking up into the wild blue! Just like those Obnoxious, BIG OL' oversize tach's in a little ol' street/strip car. (or Dolly Partons ti--, well, you know). The only things still to add are the bar ends, a bar end mirror, and a skinny front fender, like a sportster fender, only with a radius for a 18" tire, painted black. But the rain season starts on June 1st, so I'm fixing to change it back for two-up riding, with the stock front fender and the green tank to match. Who knows, after adding all the crap needed for two-up riding, including the full fenders, I MIGHT even think of trying "bags", weirder ****** has happened.     Here is the fender extension. It's made from the part of the rear fender that was cut off, hence the triangular indent that I made a brass insert for. The brass acorn nuts hold on the "mud flap" part of the extension. NO MORE DIRT ON MY PRETTY LITTLE GIRLY STICKER!  Peace 
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Mate she is lookin goood. I like the speedo up there, its awesome. The rear end looks very cool too with those tail lights. What are they from?
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This so cool. Way to go. 
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Very cool. The unique custom features combined with the colour make it one of my favorites, Erle! Commendable work and vision... WAY TO GO!!!
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...The rear end looks very cool too with those tail lights. What are they from?
Their the generic, standard "beehive" trailer lights sold at ALL K-marts, Walmarts, Pep boys, Autozone, etc.
About $2.50 each. 
(expensive parts are SOOO... OVERRATED!!!)
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Stephen, Soren, Brent, and last, BUT CERTAINLY not LEAST, Keith, THANKS! Your appreciation is greatly appreciated! (  )
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While being a BIG fan of the green, I do like the color you went with on the tank. Suits the bike very well!
Very nice looking ride!!
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