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hailwood1965
PostPosted: Sat Mar 08, 2014 9:15 am 

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This is probably old news here but a gent named Mike Washburn did a beautiful S3, the pics of which are on Flickr.

Is Mike on here? Would love to ask him some questions--such as which bars those are and if he had shorter cables made to use them.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mlw61mlw/s ... 551100752/
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rotortech
PostPosted: Sat Mar 08, 2014 9:44 am 
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Very nice looking S3. I really like that silver color.

I don't think you would have to run shorter cables. You just have to loop them a little bit more.

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hailwood1965
PostPosted: Sat Mar 08, 2014 10:33 am 

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The cables on mine with the standard "sit up and beg" bars were already looping out like some kind of 1970s Schwinn garage chopper. I'm going to run conventional "superbike" bars. I can't see how the standard cables would not look goofy but will try your always solid advice, Rotor. Thanks.
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kawi3cyl
PostPosted: Sat Mar 08, 2014 12:18 pm 
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I really like the subtlety of the custom paint/decal scheme. :thumbup:

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rotortech
PostPosted: Sat Mar 08, 2014 12:29 pm 
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hailwood1965 wrote:
The cables on mine with the standard "sit up and beg" bars were already looping out like some kind of 1970s Schwinn garage chopper. I'm going to run conventional "superbike" bars. I can't see how the standard cables would not look goofy but will try your always solid advice, Rotor. Thanks.


I suspect those were extra long cables. My stock cables fit pretty close everywhere. Might look a bit loopy with straight bars but I am not sure.

What are other guys doing who run straight bars??? Cmon! We know you are out there. :D

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Moriniman
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I like his Suzuki T350 restoration too
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