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Old 04-12-2011   #1
 
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My XLH883 "Bomber"... ( pic heavy )

Hi there,
I'm from Portugal
own and ride this Sportster:


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How all started...



















































Finishing like this...






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Then I took of the sissi bar, shortened the shifter and pipes
changed the front tire and the handlebar ...






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Welcome to Chop Cult!
Great transformation on your bike!
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Last modification was the chain after the belt snapped...


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Great transformation on your bike!
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One rolling...


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This is beautiful. Nice work!
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freaken bad ass bike man, nice job.
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Holy friggin balls man, that's one hell of a transformation! Well documented too!
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Thank you.




One more
from this past weekend...

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Nice work, mad welding skills. No idea what the shifter on the right is about but I like it....so no explanation necessary!
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very nice I dig the wheel choice.
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Great bike, love it in both of it's guises. Good work.
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Love it man, good work and welcome to 33.
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Welcome aboard man! Thats one hell of a transformation. Im diggin the paint work on the tank...nice touch
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Thank you.





Bad quality close-up then....

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sweet.....love it in all stages.....great bike, welcome to 33
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Man that thing is awesome. Love the fat front tire.
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welcome my friend.That bike is slick.Very different from the rest of them on here.Very tasteful.I love the fact that you didnt do what everyone else does with their sportster.I almost didnt click on your post because im so sick of them looking the same.Great job i love it
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the tank looks great man!
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