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« Reply #45 on: June 13, 2011, 07:35:14 PM »

Say what you will --

Its ugly
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« Reply #46 on: June 13, 2011, 10:32:31 PM »

Suzuki B King.  I could see how it could be forgotten.
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« Reply #47 on: June 14, 2011, 03:43:35 AM »

B-King with aftermarket pipes looks just fine.  'Busas with the stickers removed and a few mods make great sport-tourers. 
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« Reply #48 on: June 14, 2011, 08:44:31 AM »

'Busas with the stickers removed and a few mods make great sport-tourers. 

Like the run-it-into-a-brick-wall mod.
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« Reply #49 on: June 14, 2011, 11:28:08 AM »

Like the run-it-into-a-brick-wall mod.

 Evil  cruel!
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« Reply #50 on: June 14, 2011, 11:32:30 AM »

Like the run-it-into-a-brick-wall mod.

 laughingdp  Spoken like a true fanboi!
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« Reply #51 on: June 14, 2011, 11:46:47 AM »

Say what you will -- the mantra has a 7 or 8 gallon tank!
and a glove box
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« Reply #52 on: June 14, 2011, 11:59:14 AM »

A custom KLR


Actually I find beauty in its' functional ugliness.
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« Reply #53 on: June 14, 2011, 12:11:39 PM »

A custom KLR


Actually I find beauty in its' functional ugliness.

I don't think it's ugly at all, and I agree it is highly functional...

probably a little better made than the (Italian) bike it copies:

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« Reply #54 on: June 14, 2011, 12:28:34 PM »

Say what you will -- the mantra has a 7 or 8 gallon tank!

It is hideous but I bet that tank is made out of steel!  lol
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« Reply #55 on: June 14, 2011, 01:29:27 PM »

It is hideous but I bet that tank is made out of steel!  lol

It's not, it's nylon.  And I have one guy on my list with a Mantra and his tank is starting to deform.   boo
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« Reply #56 on: June 14, 2011, 01:50:58 PM »

That really sucks.  Those tanks wont be as easy to come by as a Monster tank either Sad
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« Reply #57 on: June 14, 2011, 01:55:24 PM »

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« Reply #58 on: June 15, 2011, 07:42:04 PM »



That was the other one I was going to mention. How that got through the design dept. I'll never understand.   vomit
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« Reply #59 on: June 16, 2011, 05:02:30 AM »

That was the other one I was going to mention. How that got through the design dept. I'll never understand.   vomit


Likely the design department DESIGNED it; thats how it got through. Unfortunately design departments are as fallible as the rest of us.



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