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Thread: my brothers fx build,

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    my brothers fx build,

    my brother got the bike itch after about a 15 year lay off,, this is what he bought,
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    Re: my brothers fx build,

    he rode it like this for a few months, then it was time to make a few change's,
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    Re: my brothers fx build,

    we never chopped up a standard frame, it had already been badly stretched, and when we took the paint off the frame we found cracked weld's, missaligned tubes, a real mess, so we just chopped the thing in half and threw the top part away,, and replaced it with this,
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    Re: my brothers fx build,

    he's using wheel's off a new'ish triumph, and making his own alloy swinging-arm,
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    Re: my brothers fx build,

    this is where it's up to now,
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    Re: my brothers fx build,

    rear,
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    Re: my brothers fx build,

    very expressive, looks like a great start to a nice built, please keep us updated as work continues
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    Re: my brothers fx build,

    Damn, what a way to scratch the itch. Keep the pics comin!
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    Re: my brothers fx build,

    Looks like a big damn bike. That thing is HUGE.
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    Re: my brothers fx build,

    Quote Originally Posted by Blackcloud41
    Looks like a big damn bike. That thing is HUGE.
    thing is when you're over 6 foot tall, a standard fx or fl looks and feel's a bit small, so we're tailoring the bike to fit him,,
    IT'S NOT A MOTORCYCLE BABY,, IT'S A CHOPPER,,

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