Advise on which looks better please...

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Track T 2411 wrote: Thu Sep 24, 2020 10:56 am Nicely done! action1 action1 action1
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Lovely finishing touch. We all do this. Spend hours fiddling, fettling, futtering about in the shed, get asked a lot "what are you doing?" And when it's all finished only we know why it was all worth it!

Love these kinds of mods!

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Love the plate setup. Nice bike by the way!
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230Rocket wrote: Wed Nov 11, 2020 10:27 pm Lovely finishing touch. We all do this. Spend hours fiddling, fettling, futtering about in the shed, get asked a lot "what are you doing?" And when it's all finished only we know why it was all worth it!

Love these kinds of mods!

Cheers
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That's it Dean, at the end of a days work I stand back and think to myself that doesn't look right, I'll fix it tomorrow 🤔

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Fred Camper wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 12:35 am Love the plate setup. Nice bike by the way!
Thanks Fred 👍
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Awesome!!! Bike of the Month for December congrats dancr dancr dancr dancr dancr action1 action1 action1 action1
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Congrats! anim-cheers1
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Congrats on December BOTM!
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Well done, congrats. Pretty bike
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Congrats fellow bike of the month winner!
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1975 Honda gl1000 sulfur yellow( my first!) NGW BOTM February 2020
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1975 Honda gl1000 blue green 3/75
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Thanks guys pretty stoked to be the bike of the month winner. I absolutely love these bikes. This build would have never been possible without the wonderful people here on this forum 👍
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Nice job and congrats on BOTM!!!

I especially like those mufflers. What brand are they and are they loud enough to know it's running?

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Congratulations on a pretty bike.
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Twostick wrote: Wed Dec 09, 2020 11:35 pm Nice job and congrats on BOTM!!!

I especially like those mufflers. What brand are they and are they loud enough to know it's running?
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Hi Kevin, they are just some cheapish ones from modern motorcycle company. They are pretty loud, a nice note 👍
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