THE RIGHT KIND OF HYBRID: A GENRE-BENDING TRIUMPH BOBBER
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Re: THE RIGHT KIND OF HYBRID: A GENRE-BENDING TRIUMPH BOBBER
other than the red stitching on the seat, I quite like that
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Re: THE RIGHT KIND OF HYBRID: A GENRE-BENDING TRIUMPH BOBBER
Please tell me that mirror doesn't clout the tank the first time you turn the bars.
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Re: THE RIGHT KIND OF HYBRID: A GENRE-BENDING TRIUMPH BOBBER
you are assuming you can turn the bars ...The Spin Doctor wrote: ↑Tue Nov 02, 2021 9:17 am Please tell me that mirror doesn't clout the tank the first time you turn the bars.
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Re: THE RIGHT KIND OF HYBRID: A GENRE-BENDING TRIUMPH BOBBER
The mirror would be the first thing in the bin.The Spin Doctor wrote: ↑Tue Nov 02, 2021 9:17 am Please tell me that mirror doesn't clout the tank the first time you turn the bars.
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Re: THE RIGHT KIND OF HYBRID: A GENRE-BENDING TRIUMPH BOBBER
If you look at just about every Harley Sportster, you'll see they flip the mirrors so they are under the bars. I did mine, but no one told me they only just line up without hitting the tank. No prizes for guessing how I found out!The Spin Doctor wrote: ↑Tue Nov 02, 2021 9:17 am Please tell me that mirror doesn't clout the tank the first time you turn the bars.
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I tried them on the Diavel. All you can see is you elbows ...Taipan wrote: ↑Tue Nov 02, 2021 9:35 amIf you look at just about every Harley Sportster, you'll see they flip the mirrors so they are under the bars. I did mine, but no one told me they only just line up without hitting the tank. No prizes for guessing how I found out!The Spin Doctor wrote: ↑Tue Nov 02, 2021 9:17 am Please tell me that mirror doesn't clout the tank the first time you turn the bars.
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Re: THE RIGHT KIND OF HYBRID: A GENRE-BENDING TRIUMPH BOBBER
I dislike the exhaust,the mirror arrangement,the bars and I'm not dying about the red stitched seat,though it does match the K&N filters for 2 extra points. I bet those grips feel shit too.
Other than that,it might be tidier,but I still don't want it.
Other than that,it might be tidier,but I still don't want it.
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Re: THE RIGHT KIND OF HYBRID: A GENRE-BENDING TRIUMPH BOBBER
Change the pipes and it's not really a bobber any more. That's all they've done, added the de rigeur wheelbarrow handles.
I don't hate it, I just don't think a modern bobber is a thing.
I don't hate it, I just don't think a modern bobber is a thing.
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Re: THE RIGHT KIND OF HYBRID: A GENRE-BENDING TRIUMPH BOBBER
My old Triumph with clips ons will quite happily wedge your thumbs between the bars and tank at the slightest provocation. When pushing it around I generally just put my palms on the bars to prevent pinchingThe Spin Doctor wrote: ↑Tue Nov 02, 2021 9:17 am Please tell me that mirror doesn't clout the tank the first time you turn the bars.
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Re: THE RIGHT KIND OF HYBRID: A GENRE-BENDING TRIUMPH BOBBER
I didn't think they could make the bobber look more shit but they did
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Re: THE RIGHT KIND OF HYBRID: A GENRE-BENDING TRIUMPH BOBBER
I just superglued a couple of nuts to the lock stops.Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Tue Nov 02, 2021 3:30 pmMy old Triumph with clips ons will quite happily wedge your thumbs between the bars and tank at the slightest provocation. When pushing it around I generally just put my palms on the bars to prevent pinchingThe Spin Doctor wrote: ↑Tue Nov 02, 2021 9:17 am Please tell me that mirror doesn't clout the tank the first time you turn the bars.
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