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Old 02-06-2010, 08:19 PM   #11 (permalink)
 
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Cool!!

Thats gonna be a very cool one for your first mini!!! Have fun and keep us posted!!
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Old 02-07-2010, 12:36 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Nice little ride, looks like one of the Kikker 5150 mini choppers. Definitely run a springer fork on it - look up pictures of the springer forks on Harley-Davidson choppers, and work from there.
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Old 02-07-2010, 09:05 AM   #13 (permalink)
 
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Nice little ride, looks like one of the Kikker 5150 mini choppers. Definitely run a springer fork on it - look up pictures of the springer forks on Harley-Davidson choppers, and work from there.
Here's a couple of pics of mine.
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Old 02-07-2010, 09:13 AM   #14 (permalink)
 
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Header...

Might want to pull that header in a bit...could be a leg burner. Its a pain , but worth it when you're done. Just throwin' more at ya!! LOL!
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Old 02-07-2010, 12:27 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Might want to pull that header in a bit...could be a leg burner. Its a pain , but worth it when you're done. Just throwin' more at ya!! LOL!

no no no, that's what i want, other eyes. i did see that when i made the pipe but the pipe bender that i was using only did that little bit of a bend. those are those things that will need doctored up closer to the end. you know... but no thanks man. i love your bike. looks sweet.
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BMI sells a springer front end but kinda pricey BMI Karts and Supplies - Home Looks like a good start you have there , I want to do a chopper one day also
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Shoe, nice avatar kart. Do you have a thread about it?
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BMI sells a springer front end but kinda pricey BMI Karts and Supplies - Home Looks like a good start you have there , I want to do a chopper one day also
yea, i seen that, but, not sure at this time if i want to spend that much money on the chopper. but thanks for looking out.
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Well, you can get some good pictures of the springer, and fab one up for yourself .....
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Shoe, nice avatar kart. Do you have a thread about it?
I have not worked on it in awhile But it is a few pages back in the more than two wheel section , it is not done yet ,, life got in the way
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