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Gypsyjon

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on: July 12, 2013, 08:58:18 pm
What do you think of this?


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Reply #1 on: July 12, 2013, 09:01:27 pm
Better turn that tip down before monsoon season.


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Reply #2 on: July 12, 2013, 09:57:37 pm
I vote for rain tippers, like a diesel truck.


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Reply #3 on: July 12, 2013, 11:17:13 pm
Put it back on your Camaro, the left glasspack is lonely.
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Reply #4 on: July 13, 2013, 03:28:23 am
The rims are totally wrong for the frame style as well.

The whole thing is just wrong.
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Reply #5 on: July 13, 2013, 04:36:33 am
bend it upright and you have a sub


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Reply #6 on: July 13, 2013, 05:59:08 pm
I could get used to those wheels (no trueing required) They look familiar - what are the off of?
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Reply #7 on: July 14, 2013, 04:45:14 am
The wheels are aftermarket junk that they sell for REs in India....plenty of ugly styles available.  The muffler looks like a vertical unit from an old-school Indian farm tractor....Mahindra, Escorts, Ford etc.

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Reply #8 on: July 14, 2013, 11:56:34 am
hahaha what a tank

I was hoping it would be a Photoshop..but it seems legit. Those alloy wheels are available in different styles and are very common in the Indian state of Punjab.
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Reply #9 on: July 14, 2013, 04:24:00 pm
I could see those wheels on an updated frame style (perhaps the "Thunderbird" available in India), but just does not seem esthetically right on the older style frames.


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Reply #10 on: July 14, 2013, 04:57:10 pm
True, yet many people opt to have those aftermarket wheels.
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Reply #11 on: July 17, 2013, 11:56:00 pm
I think the aesthetic is second to putting new stuff on your bike.  Kinda like lowering a Honda Civic until the wheels sit at very odd angles and it doesn't handle for squat.  Terrible function but you can brag about your new mod to your friends.

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Reply #12 on: July 18, 2013, 12:07:16 am
Aside from being completely ridiculous, it's.....well..... completely ridiculous.

And those wheels are actually heavier than the stock wire wheels, so you could consider them a "performance downgrade".
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Reply #13 on: July 18, 2013, 12:12:17 am
It does make me wonder about the cultural difference between here and India regarding the RE.  Here, they offend our sense if aesthetic on a vintage bike.  There, it's a cool accessory/upgrade. 

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Reply #14 on: July 18, 2013, 12:17:10 am
They aren't vintage bikes there. It's just like owning the aforementioned Honda. The new ones look like the old ones, so who cares! Kinda like owning a Fiat 500 in Italy.
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