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      CRASH replied to the thread TRADITIONAL Midnight Flash.
      That had crossed my mind, but like you said, I’m trying to widen without compromising sprocket clearance. I think my little propane...
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      CRASH reacted to Captain Awesome's post in the thread TRADITIONAL Midnight Flash with Like Like.
      Def try and re seat that tire. Maybe a little dish soap and water and slowly massage it into place. Also letting that tire heat up in...
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      CRASH replied to the thread TRADITIONAL Midnight Flash.
      My first round of crimping wasn’t enough at the front of the chain stays. So i went another round. This round didn’t work. And I...
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      CRASH replied to the thread TRADITIONAL Midnight Flash.
      Because I’m using a beefed up sissy clamp that was originally used on Murrays, it has a mounting hole for a 3/8” bolt that threaded into...
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      CRASH replied to the thread TRADITIONAL Midnight Flash.
      Not me. The soon-to-be owner is a collector who commissioned this bike to compliment some of his show cars. He wants to debut it, along...
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      CRASH replied to the thread TRADITIONAL Midnight Flash.
      My dropout alignment tools are homemade. I think I got the idea from this site. I don’t have a frame alignment tool, but I’ve never...
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      CRASH replied to the thread TRADITIONAL Midnight Flash.
      I like that. I wonder if a hardware store carries black.
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      CRASH reacted to idiotboy's post in the thread TRADITIONAL Midnight Flash with Like Like.
      Black button head Allen bolt, I’ve used them in place of fender rivets and they visually almost disappear
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      CRASH replied to the thread TRADITIONAL Midnight Flash.
      Maybe I’m thinking too much into this. It seems like it’s a sure thing, but… When I take the wheel off, the caliper flops. Originally...
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      CRASH replied to the thread TRADITIONAL Midnight Flash.
      At first I was thinking of adding a welded tab to give it a cleaner installed look. But I think the caliper needs a good bit of...
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      CRASH replied to the thread TRADITIONAL Midnight Flash.
      figured out the puzzle that was the caliper. Now I have to come up with final solutions for mounting.
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      CRASH replied to the thread TRADITIONAL Midnight Flash.
      Top of the sissy had a dent. So welded in some patch and smoothed it out. Just about ready for chrome.
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      CRASH reacted to Chad T's post in the thread TRADITIONAL El Blanco LeTerd with Like Like.
      Yes and I need to get on the terd part before time runs out again. 😳. But wanted to mock up the bars to see how everything looks...
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      CRASH reacted to OddJob's post in the thread TRADITIONAL El Blanco LeTerd with Haha Haha.
      He's known as "Chad T-he Buffer" , 14th in a long line of Polish monarks.
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      CRASH reacted to Chad T's post in the thread TRADITIONAL El Blanco LeTerd with Like Like.
      Decided to clean up the stem. Since I wanted to smooth the welds I just went ahead and filed/sanded all the black off. (Looked like it...
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