Dwight
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Loc: Sedona, Arizona
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The design also creates the illusion of the peanut tank knee-pad scallop shape - which the EFI doesn't have.
Richard, if one of your objectives is to create that illusion, then may I suggest that your two bottom strips should be progressively slightly longer, with the bottom strip back to just about the same length as your top strip, and with the middle one being the shortest and the two next to that one slightly longer.
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Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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MercKing
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Reged: 08/16/09
Posts: 488
Loc: Manchester, NH USA
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On the thunderbird was it one piece or actually just chrome strips?
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2008 Speedy, AI removed, DIY airbox destruction with K&N filters, spectres, re-jetted and "custom" rattle can paint job.
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foglefar
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Reged: 03/09/05
Posts: 1973
Loc: Brisbane, Australia
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It looked like a one-piece. I wasn't trying to copy it - just using it as inspiration.
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Cheers, Richard
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09 America, Staintune Pipes, K&N, Breathe, Hagon Nitros, AI & O2 removed, tune 20184 (modified), MTX-L a/f gauge
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foglefar
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Reged: 03/09/05
Posts: 1973
Loc: Brisbane, Australia
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The design also creates the illusion of the peanut tank knee-pad scallop shape - which the EFI doesn't have.
Richard, if one of your objectives is to create that illusion, then may I suggest that your two bottom strips should be progressively slightly longer, with the bottom strip back to just about the same length as your top strip, and with the middle one being the shortest and the two next to that one slightly longer.
Yeah Dwight you are right about the length of the strips regarding the knee-pad shape. I probably over-sold the whole knee-pad thing.  It wasn't my main objective.
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Cheers, Richard
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09 America, Staintune Pipes, K&N, Breathe, Hagon Nitros, AI & O2 removed, tune 20184 (modified), MTX-L a/f gauge
Edited by foglefar (08/21/11 11:49 PM)
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Dwight
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Loc: Sedona, Arizona
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The design also creates the illusion of the peanut tank knee-pad scallop shape - which the EFI doesn't have.
Richard, if one of your objectives is to create that illusion, then may I suggest that your two bottom strips should be progressively slightly longer, with the bottom strip back to just about the same length as your top strip, and with the middle one being the shortest and the two next to that one slightly longer.
Yeah Dwight you are right about the length of the strips regarding the knee-pad shape. I probably over-sold the whole knee-pad thing. It wasn't my main objective.
Yep, but just the same, I think you might wish to try that anyway and see if you might like the looks of that even better.
(...that is as long as you'd have enough of that tape to experiment a little more with this whole thing...I think it might look even better that way...just a suggestion here once again, mind you)
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Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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ce7871
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Reged: 01/10/11
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Loc: Baltimore MD
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Reminds me of a Strat.
those are damn fine looking bikes
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Dwight
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Reged: 02/03/05
Posts: 17828
Loc: Sedona, Arizona
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Ya know Bill, just like how Unclecharlie just hates it whenever he has to agree with me about somethin' around here, I have to admit I've always found those big ol' Deco-styled Yamaha...errr "Star" motorcycles kinda nice lookin' myself!
(...the only "problem" I could ever find to complain about those particular Yama...errr "STAR" motorcycles is that they appear to be tryin' just a little too hard to be a Harley-Davidsion!...RIGHT Charlie?!)
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Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Buckers
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Reged: 10/24/10
Posts: 70
Loc: Blue Mountains, Australia
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Hey Ritch, Santas list never bothered me much. I was going to suggest neon striping, but I thought I might be pushing the friendship a tad
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Softens your hands while you do the dishes - You're soaking in it!!!!
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unclecharlie
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Reged: 02/17/06
Posts: 3096
Loc: USA-CT-NORWALK
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Right AGAIN, Dwight.
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foglefar
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Reged: 03/09/05
Posts: 1973
Loc: Brisbane, Australia
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Hey Ritch, Santas list never bothered me much. I was going to suggest neon striping, but I thought I might be pushing the friendship a tad
YEAH! Neon striping could tip the balance in my nomination for a float in the Sydney Mardi Gras.
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Cheers, Richard
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09 America, Staintune Pipes, K&N, Breathe, Hagon Nitros, AI & O2 removed, tune 20184 (modified), MTX-L a/f gauge
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