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thirdgenlxi -> RE: So I thought it was time for a new look... soooo NEW PICS!! (1/21/2007 9:26:33 PM)
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ORIGINAL: kodiak1122
Good Job!! Well worth the effort.
Me like it.
Whats the story on your tank?
Lost a fellow rider?
Yup, Omar was a buddy of mine, also on our local forum. He lived right across the street from me, rode a 1000RR. One of the most level headed cautious riders you could meet.... never did anything stupid and ALWAYS wore full gear (and encouraged others to do the same). He was coming home on a friday night, and about 1.5 miles before he got to his house, a car turns left right in front of him going into an apartment complex... BAM! And that was the end! [:(] Sadly that wasn't the only one, lost a total of 4 riding buddies. First was Omar, then 3 months later to the day, another one (his wife also rides and is on our forum.... she witnessed the whole thing), then another Dec. 4th, which was one of my roomates co-workers and the wreck happened right in front of the dealership where they worked at as he was coming back from lunch, and he saw it...wasn't pretty. Then the most recent on Jan 3rd, another guy I knew and rode with, also good friends with an old neighbor of mine who I also still ride with. Guess this could be the reason I've slowed down alot riding on the street compared to the beginning! Now I just go slow and steady and enjoy the ride, if I want to go balls to the wall I'll go to the track. Kinda puts things in perspective!
Anyways back to topic, thanks for all the compliments!! [:D] Was alot of work to get it and I've still got work to do. Some of the paint just would NOT come off th e subframe, even after repeated soakings, So that means it's time to dig out the dremel and go to town. Gotta polish the subframe too since it was painted over it never really had a smooth finish. Also I've got the fender eliminator kit that I may or may not put on... haven't decided yet. I was trying to figure it out and it looks like I'll lose the bottom part of my trunk in the back, which I really don't want to do cuz I kinda need the functionality of having it there. If I can figure a way of doing it without cutting out the good stuff then I'll put it on, but otherwise I'll just chop as much of the stock piece off as I can. Either way, still a work in progress but at least the main part is done, now it's just little stuff.
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