‘Freedom Ride for a Cure’

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Several would like to obtain custom motorcycles

Several would like to obtain custom motorcyclesWhen Jesse James as well as his West Coast Choppers initially came out on the Discovery channel the entire world got a small taste of what custom motorcycles have been all about. the economic system was great as well as lots of guys started to wish about obtaining their very own customized bike. Of course lots of of which being upper middle-class soccer dads believed the biker chosen lifestyle as pictured by the great Jesse was a little too scary for them.Then the Teutels arrived along. American Chopper hit a chord with men that Jesse unsuccessful to do. It made them spend some money. All of a sudden each man in American over 30 desired a custom motorcycle. And also those that had the cash acquired them up in droves. Custom made bike shops sprang up in almost each little city in the country as well as lots of a custom motorcycle builder believed they’d hit pay dirt.Even men and women who truly didn’t plan on getting custom motorcycles ended up getting a bike because many got stuck up in the trend that was American Chopper. Five motorcycles later as well as 2 customized builds under my belt, I can honestly say that in case customized bikes had not been all around the Television, I possibly might not use a garage full of them now. the country just gone nuts over custom motorcycles.Doctors as well as attorneys gladly spent for $30,000 bikes so they can join the custom motorcycle fad. along the way several production custom motorcycle companies gone into business as well as built their fortunes in a very quick time. if you had the cash as well as desired a very nice bike without the problems about obtaining parts as well as such, the production chopper fit the bill. quite a few of those trendy riders basically turned into true motorcyclists, myself included, nevertheless that’s where the problems began.If you have ever ridden a chopper or a bobber, you’re knowledgeable that these things are fantastic for bar hopping as well as to parade around at your own local bike night nevertheless as a full-time rides they just do not work. have confidence in me I understand; after a four hundred mile ride to Niagara falls I quickly noticed that have a low long customized bike was not what I desired to ride on lengthy trips. And also lots of other new riders learned exactly the same lesson. as sales of touring versions soared the custom motorcycle business started out in order to hear the death knell that is around the corner. Therefore tragedy hit the motorcycle industry in general.as America economic system fell demand for customized bikes fell with it. quite a few novices to the bike developing business whom had lucked into a full-time career from an interest soon found out that when just real bike riders desired customized bikes built, just hardcore established custom motorcycle shops acquired the business. Even the well known OCC felt the crunch as their once sought after theme bikes became a low concern for corporations who were now with limited funds.Watchers of the show observed as Paul Teutel Sr had in order to lay off several personnel as well as followers could just wonder when their new developing is ill timed. the custom motorcycle fad was over.Hence exactly what does all this suggest for the custom motorcycle business in general. is it dead? hardly. It’s way much larger than just before the fad started out. A lot of upstart companies have been able to survive because they created a great merchandise. some production chopper companies have fallen from the wayside. However the almost all essential thing, to me is that motorcycling normally has finally become principal stream. Even though a tumbling economic system as well as HD in financial trouble more men and women are using motorcycles now than ever before. And also that means more men and women will be customizing them likewise.It is a rare sight to see a motorcycle that wasn’t customized in one form or another as well as I with certainty guess that after this economic system bounces back the customized bike industry as well as customized parts industries will grow. just how do I know all this? Because even though lagging profits as well as the passing of the fad, web sites pertaining to motorcycles are more busy than ever. Individuals can not be spending cash right now nevertheless these are carrying out one thing almost as essential. They’re creating their bike parts wish lists as well as in some case identifying who they are going to get to create their customized dream bike when things turn around. That they will.Take heart my buddies, the customized industry isn’t dead, just going for a substantially needed siesta. computer errors troubleshooting Share and enjoy: Puedes seguir los comentarios de este post con este feed RSS 2.0. Los comentarios están cerrados, pero puedes hacer un trackback desde tu web.

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“L.A. Brat” By Cannonball Custom Cycles

I found this bike locally sitting on a guys side yard of his house under a tarp. Once I got it back to the shop I decided that I was going to build myself a Bratstyle bike out of it since I had sold my “Shop Bike” XS.A week after I got it to the shop I got a email from Thomas wanting a Bratstyle XS built, I figured since I was already in the mindset of building one I would use the bike I already had. The wheels got cut apart and powder coated, I laced in a 21 in the front 16 rear with stainless spokes. Wrapped in some Avon rubber. Lowered the back ind a few inches with some rebel shocks, cut the top frame bar off and bent up some new ones to give it a little drop seat look.Added some chimp bars a axed gas tank and basically cleaned everything up. then it got leaded in my truck for the 8 hour drive to Los Angeles.Cannonball Custom CyclesRyan Schuppert

“L.A. Brat” By Cannonball Custom Cycles

Buy Chopper Super Custom Chopper Worldclass Show Winner Motorcycle For Sale :: $8000.00

Chopper Super Custom Chopper Worldclass show Winner MotorcycleCurrent Price: $8000.00 Motorcycle Location WEST OF FORT WORTHCheck out this best Chopper Motorcycle Online!Now is your chance to purchase for the first time my One-Off Cowboy Custom Bikes ROT Biker Build-Off BULLETPROOF.  I built this bike for the Republic of Texas Biker Build-Off in June 2007.  first I will tell you what this bike has for features.  then I will list it's accomplishments through 2007 and 2008.  ok, this is a One-Off one of a Kind, not another in the world like it from one end to the other.  it is a cross between a Boardtrack Racer and an old School Chopper.  The frame started out as a Justin Collier Skinny, built for the drag strip.  it was cut and chopped to a 10" out on the backbone and 8" up in the downtube and was altered to accept 23" wheels, front and back, of which there is only one set and they are on this bike, rotating target brass plated alloys.  The motor started as an Ultima 120 HP with a set of dual downdraft Weber carburators and split intake manifolds with velocity stacks.  One-Off 2 1/2" exhausts by CCB.  6 Speed Ultima Transmission.  Rear Sprotor Brake by American Suspension.  Primary Drive 3" by BDL, Forks special made for this build-off by American Suspension,  Front and Rear Tires Avon 23" by 3.35",  Fuel Tanks 2 Bullets designed and built by CCB, Oil Tank TNT Barrel in the downtube Custom by CCB, Handlebars and Mid Steering with Sights Custom by CCB, Headlight modified DNA, Tailights and Brake Lights Why not bullets,  Hand and Mid Controls by CCB, Electrical by CCB, all Plating was done by Meclec Metal Finishes in CA. Chrome, copper and brass polished to look like real gold, all of which have been clearcoated to eliminate hours of cleaning, license mount by CCB, Seat on this bike is 48" long running from the back tire up the backbone to the front forks all leather basket stamped with an arrow shape hair on cowhide seat area there are 30-30 Winchester Bullet Casings implanted up and around the edges, the gas tank bullet ends are your gas caps and allow for fueling, under the seat is the brains of the works holding your battery, all switches, electric fuel pump and breakers, the main frame is silver metal flake, the gas tanks are pagan gold, and finished off in the Winchester Firearms logo, the butt end of the bullets are painted to resemble a real cartridge, the oil tank is Candy Rootbeer and looks like a real dynamite keg, kickstand is black iron with a silver and copper arrow down its face custombuilt by CCB, nothing on this bike is like any other.  this is truly a handbuilt, one-off over $60,000. build and it's in perfect showroom condition. The engine, transmission and BDL are fully show polished with diamond cut cylinders.Accomplishments:  this bike was featured throughout the year of 2007 on Speed Channels American Thunder Motorcycle show.  Chosen to represent America on the cover of Barnett's World Championship of Custom Bike Building.  Cover and Centerfold Nov. 2007 Thunder Roads Magazine.  Sturgis South Dakota Scrapbook 2007,  Sturgis 2008 Survival Guide, Iron Works Magazine July 2008, 2007 LA Calendar show, Barnetts December Issue 2007 and the prestigious German Tour the top 7 bikes from the US are picked in Daytona Beach, FL annually and Bulletproof made its mark again being the #4 Bike pick for the 2008 German Tour. Bulletproof was the poster bike for The Art and Heart of the Motorcycle Dallas Texas 2008, 2007 Sturgis South Dakota Rats Hole show Winner, 2010 Rick Fairless Motorcycle Expo Winner.  I'm out of space if you want more info on this bike just email.  I'm Russ Hess and it's time to sell this special one.  you have my word you will win everywhere you go and everywhere you show.  not another in the world like this one.   Winning bidder to make a $2000. deposit through Paypal after auction close, balance within 7 days by Certified Check, wire transfer or cash in person.  Feel safe,  check our feedback.  It's 100% positive and we've been selling on eBay for over 10 years.    The winning bidder of this auction will receive all of the above Magazine Issues and the Bikes show Marque Board.  Bulletproof has a clear Texas Title  and licensed and legal.Best Selling Custom Chopper Motorcycle!Current Price: $8000.00 | Bid $8100.00 now! | # of Bids: 5End Time: 2010-09-29T19:18:06.000Z Location WEST OF FORT WORTH

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Victorian Square rumbles; downtown Reno grumbles

Moving the heavy-duty bike vendors for Street Vibrations to Sparks Victorian Square this year is not sitting well with some Reno officials, downtown merchants, hotel-casinos and bikers.?We?re going to sit down with (events producer) Randy Burke and work things out,? said Reno Mayor Bob Cashell on Friday after taking a walking tour of downtown Virginia Street and talking to some of the merchants.?The hotels want to see some of the vendors back here. We ought to have more of the vendors over here,? he said, of possible changes for next year.Street Vibrations, fourth largest motorcycle rally in the country, drawing up to 50,000 people, had been held only in downtown Reno until now.Mohammad Warraich, owner of the Friends convenience/liquor store across from the Eldorado hotel-casino in downtown Reno, said late Friday afternoon that his business so far was down 50 percent from last year. ?You see us standing here, doing nothing,? he said of himself and his help. ?All of the shoppers went to Sparks.?Burke, Road Shows producer, said the city was the one that limited him to a small number of food vendors and took the big vendors off the street. The plan had been on file since January, he said.But he also said the move was inevitable: Street Vibrations has simply outgrown downtown Reno. trying to fit the crowds, big-rig trailer vendors and bikes on the street was becoming too much of a liability for the city and his company. ?The street was so congested,? he said.So far, spreading out the event to two locations is ?working just fine,? he said. Burke said the biggest problem cropping up is preventing drinking and driving. he said he intends to add a free bus shuttle service between downtown Reno and Sparks and secured bike parking in both locations.That way bikers who drink too much can leave their bikes overnight without worry.Reaction to changesKurt Conrad, 52, a Reno resident for 30 years who has lost his window-covering business to the recession, said he fears splitting Street Vibrations in two could be Reno?s next Hot August Nights debacle. that event is expanding to Long Beach next year. (2 of 2)?They are on the verge of losing Hot August Nights, and now this?? he said of the light crowds on the streets late Friday afternoon.he pointed to a Street Vibrations sign showing the Reno Events Center has about 80 vendors compared with 130 vendors in Sparks.Looking behind the numbers, he said the vendors in Reno are largely selling T-shirts, helmets, gloves and other accessories, while the major manufacturers of bikes and bike parts ? the big draws ? have their wares on display in Sparks.Live music is happening at both sites.What the bikers are sayingBikers who had parked their bikes under the Reno Arch had mixed reactions to the expanded venues this year.?I like this,? said Dan Daly, 50, a California state employee from Vacaville. he favors bikes parked on the street, saying that?s the way it?s done in Virginia City. Jose Cardenas, a King City dentist who rides with the Road Saints in Salinas, Calif., said he also favors parking his bike on the street. But after an eight-hour drive here, Cardenas said he didn?t like the idea of getting back on the freeway to drive to Sparks. Pancho Martinez, a Salinas deli owner and a Road Saints leader, said he?d prefer vendors and bikes share Virginia Street.Clearing all the vendors off the streets, he said, makes it appear as if Reno wants people to spend all their money in the casinos.?They should have balanced it,? he said.Tom Nelson, 62, of Sparks, a former construction equipment business owner, said he has mixed emotions. But he also said he has heard complaints from about 50 out-of-town people at the event. ?They?re a little disappointed. they all booked rooms in downtown Reno, and they expected everything to be here,? he said.Herb Kuntner, 66, a retired Sparks warehouseman, sitting on his 1969 street-custom Sportster, said the streets were open to bikes in 1997. ?It started out on the street. It should stay on the street,? he said. ?That?s what people come down for ? to look at these bikes.?

Victorian Square rumbles; downtown Reno grumbles

Motorcycle enthusiasts raise funds for St. Vincent’s

September 12, 2010 12:00 AM More than 200 motorcycle enthusiasts and their passengers joined Saint Vincent's children's services program for the 5th annual Motorcycle run recently, raising more than $20,000 to benefit children, youth, and families.The 50-mile run, held Aug. 15, began in Fall River with an escort from the Fall River and Westport Police Departments as well as additional support from the Dartmouth Police Department Traffic Division, according to a press release. Volunteer road guards from the Viking Riders of Rhode Island and the Wicked Wild Weekend Warriors provided additional safety support at key intersections. The run wound through the scenic roads of Freetown to the shores of Dartmouth and Westport, ending back at Saint Vincent's in Fall River.The run was sponsored by platinum sponsor S & S Concrete Forms Construction. Additional support was provided by custom sponsor Dartmouth Building Supply. Guests attended a cookout at the finale of the run along with a silent auction and raffle featuring more than 70 items donated by area businesses.Children's choice Award trophies for favorite bike as judged by the youth of Saint Vincent's were presented to the first, second, and third choice winners at the conclusion of the event.Saint Vincent's, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary, is a nationally accredited, multi-service agency providing a broad range of support services for children, youth, and families throughout Southeastern Massachusetts. Services include residential treatment, special education, congregate care, respite care, in-home, and community-based services.For more information, contact Melissa Dick at (508) 235-3228 or visit stvincentshome.org. Ads by Google

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The Future Of Custom Choppers

The Future Of Custom ChoppersWith the imminent demise of the TV show ‘American Chopper”, the future of custom choppers will be left without a major marketing aid to constantly remind us how much we love choppers. the only custom motorcycle themed show to last more than a season, one has to wonder if the cancellation will have a profound impact on the industry as a whole or is the internet enough to keep it going?The boost the custom motorcycle business received from the television show created around a group of guys who built custom choppers rivaled the dot com craze in the late nineties as far as the swell of new companies entering the business. as with any artificially created demand, eventually consumers came back to reality and many of the newly created motorcycle shops were forced to close their doors.Once an almost completely underground market, the interest that was generated in those who would normally not be interested in choppers also propelled small companies into huge success and created an internet niche that has remained as large as it was during the custom motorcycle craze. Since websites are much less expensive to maintain than brick and mortar businesses, the economic slump did little to affect the huge number of websites that were built around custom motorcycles.The question now is whether or not the business of building choppers can survive through this recession with only magazine ads and internet buzz to keep it a float. I would suspect many small shops that are barely hanging on will close their doors before the end of the year. some may simply turn back into one man operations that can no longer afford a crew of bike builders.The good news for hands on builders is that each one only needs to produce 5 or 6 choppers a year to keep their heads above water. and the few customers looking for choppers in these tough times are also the sort to not search for bargains as much as getting the bike they really want. most blue collar workers, the type that were stretching their budgets to get into their own custom bikes when times were good are certainly not going to risk their families financial future on a $30,000 toy.So this really leaves only the well to do and bikers as potential buyers of custom bikes in general. I believe the average Joes will come back to buying choppers but not until this economic slump is truly over and Americans are no longer afraid to spend money again. But we have certainly seen the heyday of the custom chopper industry. There’s just simply no way it will be what it was during the American Chopper craze.Probably more than half of those that bought custom bikes just because of the show have already traded them in on more practical motorcycles, if they’re even still riding. When times got tough many just couldn’t justify keeping something in the garage for an occasional ride that was worth more than a lot of Americans make in a year.While there is future for choppers, it isn’t going to look anything like the recent past.Related Posts Is the Custom Chopper Industry Dead? How Orange County Choppers Ruined the Custom Motorcycle Industry Big Bear Choppers

The Future Of Custom Choppers

Craig Daily Press / Craig store diversifying in the digital age

Advertisement Robert Libbee, owner of Quality Plus one Hour Photo in Craig, opened a cabinet and pulled out a vintage 110-format camera. “This is a lot like my first camera,” Robert said. “My dad bought me one of these when I was a kid.” Times have changed, Robert said. and so has his store. On Saturday, Quality Plus one Hour Photo hosted a customer appreciation event. Outside the shop, Robert offered free hamburgers and hotdogs to customers. inside, he showcased his new products. “Photo gifting is going to explode,” said Robert, 38. “I’ve just had so many good comments on it.” Two weeks ago, Robert purchased equipment that allows him to brandish digital photos onto numerous objects. the process creates personalized gifts, Robert said. To prove his point, Robert walked alongside an array of custom photo-printed mugs, coasters, clocks, ceramic tiles and more. “We even have can coolers — koozies, or whatever you want to call them,” Robert said. In years past, Robert’s store was solely in the business of developing film and prints. but the popularization of digital cameras changed that. “I still develop film, but it’s down from what it once was,” Robert said. “It’s definitely down.” Rather than try to compete with the popularization of digital images, Robert said he wants to help his customers make better use of them. “(Robert) has brought the store a long way since he took over,” said Kirk Libbee, Robert’s father. The elder Libbee opened the shop in 1996. In 2007, Kirk sold the store to Robert. “When I (owned the store), it was just film,” said Kirk, 63. “Now that digital has hit, (Robert has) taken (the store) beyond that.” The Libbees’ involvement in photography began in the 1960s while Kirk served as a welder in the Air Force. “I was over in Thailand in ’67,” Kirk said. “The Air Force had pretty good photo labs. it was all done by hand with enlargers and everything.” Kirk said the Asian nation’s temples and jungles made good subjects for photography. When Kirk returned to the U.S., he continued taking and developing photographs. In 1976, Kirk moved his family from Las Vegas to Craig. twenty years later, he opened the photo shop. Despite retiring in 2007, Kirk still takes photos — in both digital and film formats. “Oh, I go both ways,” Kirk said. “If I’m riding a motorcycle, I’ll take a digital (camera) with me because it’s easier. but if I’m going to go out and shoot wildlife (photos), I’ll take my (35 mm Nikon) F5.” A love for wildlife photography was passed down to Kirk’s son. the shop is adorned with Robert’s photos of elk, burrowing owls and other wild creatures. “There’s something about going out there that’s relaxing and fun,” Robert said. “You have no choice but to be patient.” Robert said he often hikes on game trails to find his subjects. “I’ll sit down next to a tree and wait to see what comes around,” Robert said. “A lot of times I’m more surprised than not.” Wildlife photography is mostly just for fun, Robert said. “I’ve been fortunate to get some business (selling wildlife prints), but really it’s just my hobby,” he said. As for his main business, Robert is grateful to his customers. “We’re in a crappy economy, but we’re still around,” Robert said. “The chain stores came (to Craig), but we’re still around. Why is that? “It’s because of our loyal customers.”

Craig Daily Press / Craig store diversifying in the digital age

Over 68 Planetary Gear and Helical Gear Manufacturers Added To ForeignTRADEX

Los Angeles - Chula Vista, California ? the industrial trade portal publisher ForeignTRADEX.com, creator of over 45 directories and guides focusing on various industrial tools, manufacturing machines and related equipment debuted today its new planetary gear, motion control products and power transmission equipment directory. the company said the site includes offers for helical, spur, bevel, axle, internal, timing, mechanical, switching, transmission and precision gears as well as speed reducers, sprockets, controls, plastic replacement gear, chains, belts, stock and custom-made gears and other power transmission equipment. according to Robert Miller, spokesman for ForeignTRADEX, a division of Industrial Leaders, the gears and motion control products in the revised directory are suitable for conveyors, automotive, forklifts, hydraulic equipment, machine tools, heavy equipment, ATV, motorcycle, pneumatic, industrial fans, scales, clocks, odometer and other applications. Miller said ForeignTRADEX.com recently added miniature gears, spline, cut, instrument and helical gear offerings to the publication as well as a series of gearmotors and gearboxes. ?As toothed wheels created to transmit torque to another toothed component, gears are used today in a diverse range of industries such as cars, machinery, conveying equipment, consumer goods, hydraulic presses and other mechanical devices requiring motion control and power transmission solutions,? said mr. Miller. He added, ?ForeignTRADEX designed its new vertical gears directory and online marketplace to help companies compare manufacturers worldwide offering a wide range of standard and custom gears constructed in stainless steel, carbon steel, titanium, hardened tool steel, reinforced plastic and other rugged materials?. About ForeignTRADEX ForeignTRADEX is a US-European Industrial Trade Portal designed to connect American and European exporters and importers of industrial products. the site includes offerings for a broad variety of industrial supplies, equipment and machinery as well as manufacturing services from leading companies in the United States, Canada and Western Europe at foreigntradeexchange.com This news release was distributed by IndustrialPR.net, industrialpr.net

Over 68 Planetary Gear and Helical Gear Manufacturers Added To ForeignTRADEX

O Brien Lowrider Kneeboard » Blog Archive » Building A Custom Chopper Motorcycle, Where Do You Start?

So you want to build a custom chopper? I do too, so the first question I asked myself, is where do I start. should I make a business plan, a schedule, a financial statement, or should I just buy my wife some flowers and blindly proceed? I guess I should do all of the above but not necessarily in that order.I will start by trying to justify this purchase and or endeavor, to do this I will make a list of my reasons for building a Chopper. 1) I want to ride a custom chopper, a totally cool stretched out, fire breathing, gas eating, pavement pounding, old lady scaring, 2 wheel monster. 2) I want to be able to say “I built that” when someone asks me where I got that totally sick bike. 3) I want to be able to customize the bike beyond the standard add on parts I can get for my current bike a Harley Davidson Fatboy. 4) I want to be able to make this dream come true, meaning I need to be able to pay for it. a $35,000 chopper is out of my current budget. 5) I have been talking about this for 5 years so why don’t I get to it and stop doing all the talking and start doing some building.Now I have a few reasons on paper a will look at my options, then make a plan, a schedule, and find some extra money.Let’s start with a my build options, and plan on a slow and steady approach. I realize I will need to do a lot of research before I start. I have 4 basic options, a kit bike, a rolling chassis, a start from zero build, or an extreme makeover of a current motorcycle.Option 1) If I start with a motorcycle kit I maybe the farthest ahead from a mechanical perspective, and farthest behind from a financial point of view. what do I mean by this, well a kit bike has all the parts it just needs paint, labor, gas, oil and some love. The problem a complete kit bike will cost me $12,000 dollars right up front. this is a bit out of my spend a ton of money now then not be able to ride a bike for a year or two thinking. If I get a kit, I maybe able to get it together faster, as I will be motivated and have all the parts ready to go. as a first bike I think this is a very good option, when you consider all the expensive mistakes I may make along that way. One drawback to this option is the amount of customization I can do to the bike as it is put together. because all the parts are in the kit, I may resist the urge to get new bars or different sheet metal, or other parts.Option 2) start with a Rolling chassis, this is the middle of the road option, spend a lump sum of money, about 1/2 of what the overall bike will cost and get a basic setup that all works together.A Rolling chassis kit consists of a Frame, 2 wheels, the forks, and triple clamps and bars, all build and configured to work together. Add a motor and a transmission and all the major workings of the bike are in place. this setup helps avoid some of the major work needed to mix match and fit these items together. this option also allows for a ton of customization in the parts that people see and the parts that give a bike it’s personality. for me this is a very serious option to consider. I would only have 1/2 the cost and 1/2 the parts sitting around and gathering dust until I get time to get it together.Option 3) find each and every part one at a time and build a completely custom motorcycle. I know I could do this, but I also know I will encounter more unexpected and possibly expensive issues with this type of build. this option would give me a bike that no one would ever duplicate. this could be very good or this could be very bad. what if some possible combination of frame, motor, forks, or wheels didn’t work together? it would not be discovered until the motorcycle was all together. I think this option is better left to the serious professional who build bike all night long, as the are working on other peoples bikes, and running businesses during the day. I may consider this for my second custom chopper.Option 4) Take an existing bike and start cutting and changing it. this is maybe as involved as chopping and re-welding the frame to create a new rake and angles. Or it could mean just getting a new frame and using the engine, transmission, and various other part to build a new machine. I like this idea, and I think it would be a lower cost alternative to all new custom parts. with this option you are also able to keep the current registration and title if the frame is not replaced. this is also a lower cost option because a lot of the miscellaneous parts can be reused.I know that in one page all the possible combinations of Custom Chopper build can’t be completely explained, I just hope this information give you something to start with and build on. it has help steer me in the direction of a rolling chassis, so I better get shopping.

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