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Old 02-19-2012, 02:48 PM
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I have been waiting to do this for awhile and found some parts at the right price. I love it! I also got a Corbin at a good price but i'm still on the fence about it. I only commute 30 minutes each way so the stocker is ok so far. Pimpbike undertail on the way. Let me know what you think. I'm friggen stoked!
 
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Old 02-19-2012, 03:12 PM
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Looks good, did you mod the 06 sub-frame or just paint the 01 sub-frame silver?
 

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Old 02-19-2012, 03:16 PM
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Looks Great! I really like that color scheme.
 
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Old 02-19-2012, 03:51 PM
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looking good, nice work!
 
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Old 02-19-2012, 05:36 PM
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Jveach- I just stripped the black paint off with aircraft paint remover. Kind of a pain but I only went just past where you can see.
 
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Old 02-19-2012, 05:50 PM
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Looks good, why do people do the split seat? I thought the banana seat was supposed to be more comfortable.
 
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Old 02-19-2012, 06:39 PM
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I didn't like how the banana looked. I never did. I makes it look less sporty I guess. Anyway, so far it feels good. I put the Corbin on but it felt like it was crushing my junk so I'm trying it without to see how it goes.

Thanks for the comments!
 
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Old 02-19-2012, 08:46 PM
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You should already know how I feel about it! ;-) Nice work, looks great (of course)! :-)
 
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Old 02-20-2012, 11:40 AM
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Wow, kinda jealous! It looks fantastic. Starting to rethink if I will do this to mine.
 
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Old 02-20-2012, 12:37 PM
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Looks great. I'm thinking of doing the conversion on my blue '06.
 


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