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service is the problem. i had my eye on a few synchrowave machines at a fair price until i did some research on the amp draw. those things suck so much amperage i would have been spending more on service upgrades than the welder. i went with the 180 for now because it's an inverter type machine and ...

thanx. white plastics came from all over. bike bandit i think for the plates and rear fender. motostrano for the front supermoto fender which may or may not be used. and i've got white shrouds coming from mxsouth. those were the hardest to find. i still need to find a white dirt front fender oh and ...

hi all. i'm fairly new here but i've been lurking for a while. i finally decided i was man enough for a 500 so i recently found a 97 model that was fairly clean. my plan was just to ride it as is but as it was 105+ in north texas every freakin day when i got it, i had way to much time to sit and sta...

which frames are "gen3"? it looks like you didn't have to replace the "y". is that correct? just opened it up, braced it and move it? i'm trying to figure which frame would be easier for a newbie. i'm planning another project that is going to be a 450 motor in a cb350 frame cafe ...

wow you guys are great! thanx for all the advise especially bearorso. i think i have all the correct collets and cups, and i have several sizes of aluminum rods to play with. i've actually repaired a couple radiators for sport bike buddies. the first one was real scary but easier than i would have t...

im thinking of starting a AF build in the near future, and i would like to do it all myself. I am new to tig welding, i have a miller diversion 180 and i'm getting pretty good at welding steel but haven't done allot of aluminum yet. i was wondering if anyone could give me a real world opinion as to ...

just wanted to stop in and say hi. just recently aquired a 97 steel 500 that i am rebuilding. i'd like to maybe do a build thread on it if you guys are interested. i'm also considering a AF build in the near future so i'll be looking here for advice i'm sure. this forum is a pretty awesome resource,...

hi i'm looking for a swingarm that is pretty clean that i can polish fairly easily. the one i have is very scratched and dinged and i'm afraid it will be very difficult to polish it out. a few light scratches or even alot of light scratches would be ok, just trying to avoid the deep stuff. thanx.