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 Post subject: Re: 1973 H1D build
PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2012 8:07 pm 
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Location: houston texas
finaly weighed it 5mm thick now
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its going on these when i have trued them up.
18" ali akronts front and rear with S/S apokes etc.
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cheers mark

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 Post subject: Re: 1973 H1D build
PostPosted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 4:26 pm 
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got the front 18 ali rim with new rubber and modified rotor mounted up.
ex caliper upgrade in progress.

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82 YAMAHA RD350LC
2000 KAWI KDX200H
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 Post subject: Re: 1973 H1D build
PostPosted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 5:54 pm 
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Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Looks pretty neat! :clap:

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 Post subject: Re: 1973 H1D build
PostPosted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 8:42 pm 
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Location: Bangor, PA
Coming along nicely. Are you going to be keeping the purple hand grips? :lol:


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 Post subject: Re: 1973 H1D build
PostPosted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 9:38 pm 
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oxford wrote:
Coming along nicely. Are you going to be keeping the purple hand grips? :lol:

Methinks either a camera foppar or I used my kids grips by mistake !! :lol:

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73 KAWASAKI H1 (Sold).
82 YAMAHA RD350LC
2000 KAWI KDX200H
2001 Triumph TT600


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 Post subject: Re: 1973 H1D build
PostPosted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 10:14 am 

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Location: Houston, TX
Looking good, Mark! I like the purple grips :lol: But then my first bike as a purple Yamaha enduro :eh:


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 Post subject: Re: 1973 H1D build
PostPosted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 10:30 am 
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Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Very, very nice!!

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 Post subject: Re: 1973 H1D build
PostPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 3:02 pm 

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Location: Lakewood,Colorado
Nice Mark, is that the correct paint scheme for the vin or just personal preferance? Lookin good!

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 Post subject: Re: 1973 H1D build
PostPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 5:05 pm 
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Location: houston texas
Hi Wylie , no was going to get the white set of tins that came with the bike resprayed to the correct. Green for the 73 but a set of NOS tank and side pannels came up And I am a sucker for the later red so I went with those .
Cheers mark

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73 KAWASAKI H1 (Sold).
82 YAMAHA RD350LC
2000 KAWI KDX200H
2001 Triumph TT600


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 Post subject: Re: 1973 H1D build
PostPosted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 10:48 pm 
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getting close now.
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plan to spend sunday in the garrage .

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2001 Triumph TT600


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