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« Reply #15 on: December 28, 2008, 07:52:03 PM » |
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i like the sound of termi better than arrows.
but the shape of the arrow pipes for this bike is 10x better than the termi megaphone shorty style that they make for the bike. the arrow shape is so much nicer on this bike, they got it spot on, that is how the bike should have come from the factory with that shape pipes on them.
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« Reply #16 on: December 29, 2008, 06:42:27 AM » |
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Congrats, looks nice! You're the first I know who said it was easy putting on the rim tape. I bugged my buddy enough yesterday to help get my Termis on. Maybe give him a day or two before bugging him again.  |
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« Reply #17 on: December 29, 2008, 09:50:43 AM » |
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I like the Arrows so much better than the Termis.
They remind me a lot of the Zards on my bike.
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« Reply #18 on: December 29, 2008, 02:01:34 PM » |
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Rim strips - piece of cake. Get a buddy to roll the bike forward while you apply the strip. Mine came with a little plastic applicator that made it easy to keep it (relatively) straight. The paint - It's Dupli-Color High Heat + Ceramic. Found the best results by following the directions (go figure  ) - apply two light coats about ten minutes apart followed by one medium coat. Repeat again in under an hour for a thicker coat. With alot of these mods, I started out not sure whether or not I would like it, which is why I went with paint and vinyl versus powdercoat and anodize. The paint holds up well so far, but powdercoat is probably best for a permanent finish on the headlamp bezel. In fact - if I end up with some more time on my hands (not likely) I may have this piece powdercoated along with the bar mounts and maybe the upper clamp. Nice thing about painting though is the turnaround time to results - especially important during the riding season. [moto] What did you use for the rim stripes? |
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« Reply #19 on: December 30, 2008, 10:42:01 AM » |
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I used the Pro-Grip brand wheel tape in the dark red color. Comes with an applicator. You can find this on ebay in tons of different colors.
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« Reply #20 on: December 30, 2008, 10:58:50 AM » |
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I used the Pro-Grip brand wheel tape in the dark red color. Comes with an applicator. You can find this on ebay in tons of different colors.
Hmmm...I did a search on eBay for "pro-grip tape" and came up empty.  |
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« Reply #21 on: December 30, 2008, 11:25:41 AM » |
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hyphen
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« Reply #22 on: December 30, 2008, 12:47:19 PM » |
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clean! the red tape definitely gives it some contrast within all the black and white.
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« Reply #23 on: December 31, 2008, 02:03:01 PM » |
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I used the Pro-Grip brand wheel tape in the dark red color. Comes with an applicator. You can find this on ebay in tons of different colors.
Hey Man, Excellent ride!! I have a pearl white 696 as well. Where do you live? I want you to pimp my bike too! |
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« Reply #24 on: December 31, 2008, 04:37:05 PM » |
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Thanks. I rode over to TapeWorks and picked some up!
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wisdesign
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« Reply #25 on: December 31, 2008, 05:10:22 PM » |
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Hey Man, Excellent ride!! I have a pearl white 696 as well. Where do you live? I want you to pimp my bike too!
It's the one to have... being the fastest color and all.  No need to have me pimp your ride - this forum gives you all the knowledge you need to do it yourself! I live in Southern Oregon. |
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« Reply #27 on: January 01, 2009, 04:41:33 AM » |
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The best 696 i've seen so far!!! very nice set up,simple but then it has some attitude.Great job!
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« Reply #28 on: January 01, 2009, 08:07:41 AM » |
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