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Post by brizio on Jun 28, 2012 16:29:05 GMT -8
This is a Protar 1/9 Harley Davidson Softail Custom, pretty nice kit, nice molding, that doesn't require to much cleaning. For assemble it, it require glue and some screws. I built it back in the 1996, when I was kind of into motorcycles. I try to customize it, lowering the fork, the rear end, double headlight, custom handlebar, different air intake, spoiler, exhaust, and a flame paint job, made with a brush ;D Last year I had this model shipped here in the US, with some other Harleys, in a nice custom box, inside a big foamy box. When you ship something, there is always the risk that some piece get broken. So I was kind of expecting to do some repair on them... A the custom (in Italy) they open the box, for "control it", as you can guess, those Harleys had an hard time... When I receive the package, the sound from it, was telling me that something was wrong... And when I open it, my eyes confirmed that! A the custom, they take out the Harleys from the small box, and put them back in the big box, with all the foam on top for press down on those HD... There was parts every where... Only two Harleys (on 4) where in need of a short restoration. The others, like this one, need a trash can... I was very close to trash them all... But I resist... Here the Softail, put all together (no glued) for have an idea of what it was.
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Post by brizio on Jun 28, 2012 16:31:21 GMT -8
Last year I made this frame... And this year, I wasn't happy with it, so I cut it... I don't want wait next year for do something else on it... So probably soon I will build something.
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Post by techman on Jun 28, 2012 18:22:19 GMT -8
Like SO MANY THINGS............It really was a "NICE THING" B-E-F-O-R-E the "government got ahold of it"!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOOK FORWARD to seeing "what you reclaim" from this........ DJ
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Post by brizio on Jun 29, 2012 7:59:23 GMT -8
Probably who opened the box didn't like Harleys... ;D
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Post by zbuckster on Jun 29, 2012 8:37:19 GMT -8
Good to see this one come back around.
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Post by brizio on Jun 29, 2012 8:50:37 GMT -8
Good to see this one come back around. And probably this time I will be able to finish it...
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Post by brizio on Jun 29, 2012 8:51:42 GMT -8
The "new" chassis...
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Post by brizio on Jul 6, 2012 5:46:45 GMT -8
Forks... I'm hungry... ;D ;D ;D
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Post by garydavis on Jul 6, 2012 13:51:35 GMT -8
Man....it makes me "CRINGE" every time I hear about the Shipping across the world. 99% of those with a position of "AUTHORITY" at one point or another really ABUSE it. Not caring about how the items (that they take out), go back into the package for a safe trip, is what we see today. Ok...enough of that....this is looking like it's going to be another COOL Re-build Brizio. The frame is really looking good along with those forks!
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Post by brizio on Jul 7, 2012 6:56:41 GMT -8
Thank you Gary! I guess, who opened the box didn't like Harleys... Probably if inside there was some Kawasaki, Suzuki, maybe it was all good... ;D Is better don't think any more about this, make me angry and it will no fix the H-D...
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Post by brizio on Jul 9, 2012 17:45:06 GMT -8
Some more progress on the frame.
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Post by zbuckster on Jul 10, 2012 7:48:36 GMT -8
That scroll work really looks nice. Good work.
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Post by brizio on Jul 10, 2012 10:48:17 GMT -8
That scroll work really looks nice. Good work. Thank you Buck!
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Post by techman on Jul 24, 2012 14:56:23 GMT -8
AWESOME WORK !!!!!!!!!!!! (Any more progress? ?) DJ
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Post by brizio on Jul 26, 2012 6:20:55 GMT -8
AWESOME WORK !!!!!!!!!!!! (Any more progress? ?) DJ Thank you! I hope I can start to work on it soon...
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