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Should I chop it?

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I have a 93 3rd owner 100% stock bike. pretty clean 25K miles
I was thinking about copping the tail, and try to make it look more modern. But Im woried about making it worth less. I dont plan on selaing it but u never know .

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As long as you have $500 to swap a tail/tank out, then by all means... course, this will lead you down a path of frustration and loneliness. :grinnod:

Your bike is in really nice shape. Mine was too, but that didn't stop me.

You will never recover the cost... in case you're wondering.
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ragedigital wrote:As long as you have $500 to swap a tail/tank out, then by all means... course, this will lead you down a path of frustration and loneliness. :grinnod:

Your bike is in really nice shape. Mine was too, but that didn't stop me.

You will never recover the cost... in case you're wondering.

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I decided when I bought my FZR it was going to stay stock, YEH right ,

So I have made the decision only to do mods that can be reversed and keep the stock parts for the next owner. Well at 69 they will make me give up riding which is only 8 years away. :yikes:
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^^^^^ That sucks!! I dont think they have that out in AZ move state side.
not swap but chop.

http://www.photodump.org/stored23/IMG0699r.JPG

http://www.photodump.org/stored23/1031072.jpg

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It was because of ya'll the reason I chopped and hacked my bike. For the better!

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ive been doing what i want like im gonna sell it im gonna ride it into the ground in a blaze of testosterone fueled glory then im gonna take it to 07 600rr AND SAY THERE THERE THERE YOU LIKE THAT HUH HUH HUH UHHUHHHUHUHUHUHUH. well that concludes todays brodcast tune in next time for the man who lost his temper on society. lol
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haro504 wrote:ive been doing what i want like im gonna sell it im gonna ride it into the ground in a blaze of testosterone fueled glory then im gonna take it to 07 600rr AND SAY THERE THERE THERE YOU LIKE THAT HUH HUH HUH UHHUHHHUHUHUHUHUH. well that concludes todays brodcast tune in next time for the man who lost his temper on society. lol
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yeah im in a joking mood random thoughts sometimes are funny alittle unexpected. yeah im a .5 now thats right thats right lol
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i guess if you're in a modding mood. :king

sounds good then

bucket -- did you ever post pictures of your current bike ? i don't remember seeing anything



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its so weird you say that cause i had a song written about me back when i lived on nantucket.
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looks pretty good to me stock, but i'm sure you could do a good job. Billy_Awesome has a black FZR with a tail you should look at.
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