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wadsy
PostPosted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 8:08 pm 
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Quick build up with parts from my Explosif, will be looking to change things and open to suggestions :wink:

As you may imagine, loads more pics avaiable :lol:

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Very nice 8) I didn't like the look of a Syncros stem when I had my Hei Hei but it suits the chunkier tubes of the Kahuna :wink:

Take that leaf of your front tyre though its really bugging me :lol:
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 5:55 pm 
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wadsy wrote:
Quick build up with parts from my Explosif, will be looking to change things and open to suggestions :wink:

As you may imagine, loads more pics avaiable :lol:

Cheers


You can change the owner to me.

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i'd leave it the way it is , it looks fab :D
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Parts now back on the Explosif :roll: and working out the spec to go for, watch this space, but don't hold your breath :wink:

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big.eck wrote:
i'd leave it the way it is , it looks fab :D


Thanks very much for saying so, but a few things I'm not happy with :roll:

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Great looking bike, looks fine as it is.

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Anthony
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It's a superb-looking frame, no doubt about it. You don't often see them with the decals in such good condition, as they peel off titanium so easily. I suppose the only negative is that some people find the decals a bit too pretty to suit such a macho frame.

How do you like it to ride though? I think I would definitely be a Hei Hei man myself, if I could afford either, but how much stiffer do you find the KK? And how does it compare to say the 97 Explosif for stiffness?
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Anthony wrote:
It's a superb-looking frame, no doubt about it. You don't often see them with the decals in such good condition, as they peel off titanium so easily. I suppose the only negative is that some people find the decals a bit too pretty to suit such a macho frame.

How do you like it to ride though? I think I would definitely be a Hei Hei man myself, if I could afford either, but how much stiffer do you find the KK? And how does it compare to say the 97 Explosif for stiffness?


It's now back as a frame :roll: and the Explosif back together, once it's rebuilt I want to be able to ride both 'back-to-back' to compare a) size for me 18 to 19 and b) the difference in the 'ride' :wink:

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like that a lot.


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