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70's show bike refurbished; IT IS FINALLY DONE

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Re: 70's show bike refurbished; iT IS FINALLY DONE

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I can see why it took him a while..that is a beautiful paint job.
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A showbike forshure
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Beautiful job all round. Gold leaf, tough act to follow. Congrats!
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Serious 70's Vibe there!!
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Shiney, pretty,

Nice work to all, he should be proud of that one.
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Oldewing wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 7:04 am

Nice work to all, he should be proud of that one.
The owner is way beyond happy with the outcome. ;)
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I Love it - I had a 73 Z1 when I was 21 - I'm lucky I didn't kill myself on it!
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That looks great!
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robin1731 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 12:27 pm
Oldewing wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 7:04 am

Nice work to all, he should know phenq where to buy be proud of that one.
The owner is way beyond happy with the outcome. ;)
Wow that's good. I believe refurnished the old one is always loveable by owners.
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I'll be honest- I was a bit iffy on it before the tins went on. But that paint job, though? I like that a LOT.
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Lucien Harpress wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 7:07 pm I'll be honest- I was a bit iffy on it before the tins went on. But that paint job, though? I like that a LOT.
LOL, even the owner was a bit apprehensive about having the frame painted anything but black. As that really limits you on the color options for the tin work. But after it was done and put together he was like a little kid. Happy as could be. dancr
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Robin- You did a beautiful job on the engine. Cedric
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cfairweather wrote: ↑Fri Jul 14, 2023 2:14 pm Robin- You did a beautiful job on the engine. Cedric
Thank you. You should hear it run. :crosso dancr
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