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Here are some new photos of my '03 America   Cheers, Steven 
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Like it. 
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I love those clean lines!
The proof that sometimes, less is more.
Very nice!
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I love those clean lines!
The proof that sometimes, less is more.
Very nice!
Me too, and when less isn't more I always add a little more or less. 
Really lookin good.
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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I love those clean lines!
The proof that sometimes, less is more.
Very nice!
Me too, and when less isn't more I always add a little more or less.
That was pretty funny, Stephen! 
Back to you Steven (not to be confused with Stephen)... your bike is classically beautiful. That's the only way I can describe it. And the pictures are magnificent. You have a good eye in more ways than one!! 
Live to love, love to live.
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Damn this is a great shot.
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Excellent! 
"Wise men speak because they have something to say, fools because they have to say something."
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Great-looking pics of a great-looking bike!
Jon
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Per request from FriarJohn.....I'll also check out the submission page. Thanks for the great comments....This bike has continued to great fun in building/refining/riding. Steven   
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Live to love, love to live.
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Love the pics you added!
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Beautiful. Nice photography too. What options did you get on that Corbin seat, other than "no studs". It looks really nice while the one they have on their site looks like it's made of plastic.
I see a chrome bike and I want to paint it black.
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Sledder23, The Corbin is a Classic Solo from them purchased about 6 or so years ago. It was purchased with no studs and what they called "Freddy" stitching. You can see the stitching a little in the photos...I think Freddy was in reference to Freddy Krueger (Nightmare on Elm)....the stitching looks deco to me, but I see where they get the reference. The photo in this post show a little more of the detail. Hope that answers the question. I can't speak for how the seat looks on their site...I have continued to be very happy with my Corbin. Steven
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Here are some new photos of my '03 America
When I get my next bike(additional one), Im going to make my America look just like yours. I LOVE IT!! Looks great!!
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Steven, your lic. plate/Foad tail light adaptation on a bobbed fender is the best I have seen to date, I ready to trash my '52 Vincent light and plagiarize the hell out of you.
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Thanks Ryk. I am very pleased with how it all came together. I really wanted to keep the symetry intact so I changed a side-mount for the tail light to being this fender mount. I was also very nervous about the bob...I have seen a lot of attempts on this site many are good, many are not my taste. I am completely satisfied with the end result.
Again, thanks for the comments.
Steven
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Clean, classic and beautiful! Nice job! 
I'm speeding because I have to get there before I forget where I was going.
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Thank you FriarJohn....I continue to be a huge fan of this site....the information and ideas that have come from reading posts in these forums have absolutely helped me in the process of refining my vision for my bike. I really do not believe I could have done half of the mods on this bike without the help of the site and especially other forum members.
Cheers,
Steven
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....the information and ideas that have come from reading posts in these forums have absolutely helped me in the process of refining my vision for my bike.
Gotta say, your "vision" seems about 20/20 to me, Steven! 
(...actually, I take that back...after studying the pics of your classy custom BA yet again, I'd say your "vision" might be as good as, say, 20/10!!!) 
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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Once again, Steven... beautiful bike and a beautiful presentation!
Live to love, love to live.
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What great pics. those are catalog-worthy. gorgeous bike!
...you're gonna feel a little pressure....
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Great pic.... Bike looks fantastic
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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What great pics. those are catalog-worthy. gorgeous bike!
Calendar worthy, even. 
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That is one gorgeous ride you have there. Great shots! You got style man and vision!
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Great photography and impressive mc (gotta luv the see thru look).
I don't see any indicators/blinkers??
From the shot from behind it looks like the left muffler sits out wider than the right, maybe just the angle of the photo.
Zen would ride a Triumph
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Nothing other than stock mounts for the exhaust (which are Sceptres), so it must be angle....guess I'll need to go take a closer look.
Correct on no blinkers/indicators. The motor laws in the State of Texas do not require electronic signals. The rider's hands are valid forms of turn indicators. This bike has repeatedly passed the state's safety inspection...I will say that the technician has always looked up the exhaust with a flashlight to make sure that there is some form of baffle...The Sceptres are quite loud, but again, this bike continues to pass the annual safety inspection.
Steven
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What a great bike. I've saved one of your images because I love what you have done. Thanks Steven
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Super clean lines. Love it.
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are those mirrors the one with the blinkers built in or is that all gone like the speedo?
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Nice pics, sweet ride!!
I'd rather ride it than clean it!!!!
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Thought I had already replied....there are no Blinkers on this bike.
Thanks for all of the nice comments.
Steven
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what are you doing for a speedo?
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Speedo was relocated to the Console. This thread talks about how I and others went about this modification. Cheers, Steven
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You definitely have a gorgeous bike Steven!
And I've gotta ask, what handle bars are those?
I've been looking for some new bars and was wanting to do drag bars but with a little bit of rise and pull back and then I saw yours. I've been scouring the internet trying to find them and have found some similar but I'm not quite sure if they're the same.
Also, how do they feel as far as riding position is concerned?
2003 Caspian Blue America: Rush Exhaust, FREAK Kit, Almost Chrome Everything, 150/80/15 and 120/90/18 WWW, 18T and 42T Gears, Speedy Tach.
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