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Re:New wheels arrived!!! 1 Year, 6 Months ago  
Really changes the whole look of your R* very nice!

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Re:New wheels arrived!!! 1 Year, 6 Months ago  
as bright as that green is, i would powdercoat as much black as i could!
 
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Re:New wheels arrived!!! 1 Year, 6 Months ago  
That is one sweet looking bike. Nice job!
 
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Re:New wheels arrived!!! 1 Year, 6 Months ago  
your going to have to name it the "GREEN DRAGON!"
 
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Re:New wheels arrived!!! 1 Year, 6 Months ago  
I vote for blacking out the front end. The wheels are nice...but i'm a little impartial to those!! haha Here's a pic to give you an idea of what your bike will look like blacked out....
 
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Re:New wheels arrived!!! 1 Year, 6 Months ago  
Looks awesome! That big front wheel completely changed your bike!
 
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Re:New wheels arrived!!! 1 Year, 6 Months ago  
That looks sooooo much better And I agree with everyone on more black.
 
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Re:New wheels arrived!!! 1 Year, 6 Months ago  
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That looks sooooo much better And I agree with everyone on more black.

My only concern is that my motor is grey... I was thinking of blacking out the lower forks and bars and keeping the fork tins, risers and top tree chrome??? Help not sure what to do...
 
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Re:New wheels arrived!!! 1 Year, 6 Months ago  
bigflip wrote:
I vote for blacking out the front end. The wheels are nice...but i'm a little impartial to those!! haha Here's a pic to give you an idea of what your bike will look like blacked out....



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Re:New wheels arrived!!! 1 Year, 6 Months ago  
Yamigo wrote:
Very nice! That bad boy is looking sinister.
+1...that's the word I was looking for.

Very nice...perfect change for the paint.
 
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