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what do you guys think? 
02 bonneville america, only bike i've owned, bought new. tpusa 994 big bore, Carillo rods, stage one head work, fcr 39 carbs, bc bomber pipes
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Best looking GFG yet! 
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Cool! I wonder how it would look without the fins...
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Probably me being dense but, "gfg"?
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Thats alot better.  I wonder if the fins could be ground off??
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lol Dont listen to them .. I think it looks great !
07 SPEEDMASTER ..SLASHCUT BUBS..
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Cool idea. I'd liked to have seen a bit more of the lower edge to balance the top but it's a very cool idea that looks great.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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I want to do something similar... but cut the trailing edge in a flame pattern/design, got to grab one from Pinwall one of these days...
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Cool idea. I'd liked to have seen a bit more of the lower edge to balance the top but it's a very cool idea that looks great.
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John, don't let Dwight hear you suggest it would be better without fins!
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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I only do it to drive him crazy(-ier).
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I would like to see a picture of the whole bike?
05 speedmaster - 1100cc, 11:1 racing pistons, Carillo rods, thunderbike cams, ported and polished head, 2mm over intake and exhaust valves, Barnett kevlar clutch, scepter pipes, oversize manifolds, 45mm HSR's, TTP stage 4 firestarter
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One of the best GFG mods I've seen yet.
Live to love, love to live.
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Not enough "wood". 
I'm speeding because I have to get there before I forget where I was going.
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I think it looks really cool, and fwiw, I like the fins. 
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A nice naked look but probably wouldn't sneak past a competant vehicle inspectors eyes here in the Land Of Oz if we wanted to re-register that bike. Un-protected chains seemed to be frowned on here by vehicle inspectors.
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Thats why you only chop one up if you have a spare.
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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It's only, what, five bolts?
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Okay I am inspired now. I'm choppin up my old GFG. Stay tuned. 
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Hey Brin , Is it me or does your oil level looks a bit low in the sight glass? 
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John, don't let Dwight hear you suggest it would be better without fins!
Ah HA! BUT, the irony here is that I replaced MY GFG sprocket cover with one of the newer ones YEARS ago!!! 
(...ya see, there ARE certain things in the world which SHOULD HAVE and SHOULDN'T HAVE fins on 'em...and a sprocket cover is definitely NOT in the same category as cylinder barrels!!!)  
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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Hey Brin ,
Is it me or does your oil level looks a bit low in the sight glass?
Not if the bike is sittin' on its side stand, John.
(...you DO know you're only supposed to fill these babies with oil until you see the oil level right in the middle of the sight glass and while the bike is completely vertical, don't ya John?!)
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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yeah i wish they compensated for the sidestand lean. I get nervous standing it up that straight without being on it, and how straight is too straight before you lean the other way?...dont get me started.
Great chop there deuk, I went for the t-100 because I hated looking at that nut from the swingarm
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Hey Brin ,
Is it me or does your oil level looks a bit low in the sight glass?
Not if the bike is sittin' on its side stand, John.
(...you DO know you're only supposed to fill these babies with oil until you see the oil level right in the middle of the sight glass and while the bike is completely vertical, don't ya John?!)
Looking at the picture, I'd say the bike is vertical, but the level gauge isn't clear enough in the picture to comment on oil level
Too old to die young, too ugly to leave a good looking corpse
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Best looking GFG yet!
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A nice naked look but probably wouldn't sneak past a competant vehicle inspectors eyes here in the Land Of Oz if we wanted to re-register that bike. Un-protected chains seemed to be frowned on here by vehicle inspectors.
Nancies
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