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ron-dean — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 06:15:59 MDT

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ron-dean — Sat, 3 Mar 2012 06:00:48 MST

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ron-dean — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:56:44 MST

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ron-dean — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:25:06 MST

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ron-dean — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:53:58 MST

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Modified Cold Steel Trail Hawk

ron-dean — Sun, 8 May 2011 10:23:26 MDT

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Modified Cold Steel Trail Hawk

ron-dean — Sun, 8 May 2011 10:23:23 MDT

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Modified Cold Steel Trail Hawk

ron-dean — Sun, 8 May 2011 10:22:19 MDT

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Homeward

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:28:38 MDT

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And we're off

Homeward

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:27:51 MDT

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Lawrence and Steve

Homeward

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:27:04 MDT

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Lawrence checking the load

Homeward

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:26:15 MDT

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Gonna miss the Smokey Mountains

Homeward

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:25:29 MDT

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Breakfast stop going home

Wheelers

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:24:41 MDT

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441lb .... it's hard to read I know

Wheelers

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:23:54 MDT

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On the scale at Wheelers the ZX7R weighs 441lbs , not bad for a 2000 ZX7R

Hwy#129 South

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:23:07 MDT

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Hwy#129 South

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:22:18 MDT

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Hwy#129 South

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:21:31 MDT

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Hwy#129 South

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:20:43 MDT

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Nice view

Kings Grocery

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:19:55 MDT

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At the top of hwy#28 North where it meets the four lane

Starbucks

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:19:08 MDT

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Feet up waiting for Ben .... he was a no show

Maryville NC

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:18:18 MDT

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At Ben Steinbergs favourite Starbucks

Punkin Center

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:17:31 MDT

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Punkin Center Tennessee .... nuff said

Punkin Center

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:16:43 MDT

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Lawrence holding up the Punkin Center sign

Wheelers

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:15:55 MDT

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Just in case you need to , you can rent an R1

Wheelers

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:15:07 MDT

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The best repair shop in Robbinsville NC , Ken saved my ass one year with a repair that only he could have made and then wouldn't take cash because the job wasn't done to his high standards (he didn't have the right Helicoil)

Wheels Through Time

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:01:20 MDT

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The parking lot is huge and needs to be , the day before we arrived over 400 riders dropped in as a group

Wheels Through Time

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:00:33 MDT

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Freshly restored

Wheels Through Time

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:59:46 MDT

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A Harley motor in an airplane .... no thanks hahaha

Wheels Through Time

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:58:58 MDT

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Mint condition

Wheels Through Time

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:58:11 MDT

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Not everything needed repair

Wheels Through Time

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:57:22 MDT

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Needs work

Wheels Through Time

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:56:36 MDT

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Old Harley hill climber

Wheels Through Time

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:55:48 MDT

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Most bikes in running condition or being made ready

Wheels Through Time

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:55:00 MDT

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Mostly all American made bikes

Wheels Through Time

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:54:12 MDT

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Visiting "Wheels Through Time" Magee Valley NC

City Restaurant

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:53:17 MDT

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Gary getting to know Rain

The Crew

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:52:28 MDT

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Breakfast

The Crew

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:51:35 MDT

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Breakfast

City Restaurant

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:50:43 MDT

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At the "City Restaurant" in Franklin NC , the dogs name was Rain and he was there every morning

Waterfall

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:49:53 MDT

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Waterfall on hwy# 28 south just outside Franklin North Carolina , you can drive right under it

Front break pads

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:17:53 MDT

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Someone at some time had mounted one of the front break pads in backwards ..... amateurs

2000 ZX7R

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:17:06 MDT

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Ready to roll and not a minute too soon , less than a month away until the trip to Deals Gap

Body Work

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:16:19 MDT

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Final coat of paint and time for a beer

Body Work

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:15:31 MDT

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First coat of paint on fiberglass race body work

2000 ZX7R

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:14:44 MDT

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Fitting the new body work

2000 ZX7R

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:13:56 MDT

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Fitting the new body work

2000 ZX7R

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:13:09 MDT

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Fitting the exhaust

Carburetors

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:12:22 MDT

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Several cups of coffee later , clean as a whistle

Carburetors

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:11:36 MDT

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The bike sat with fuel in it for way too long , needed a serious cleaning

Feet up

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:10:48 MDT

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I needed a break and a beer

2000 ZX7R

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:10:01 MDT

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Still working on it

Handle bars

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:09:14 MDT

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Added super bike bars , fitted the old Bandit 1200 mounts

Rear brake hanger

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:08:25 MDT

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Some lightening was in order , bike lost a total of 50+ pounds

Cycle Pirates

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:06:49 MDT

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Lowering foot pegs help my broken hip manage

Koso

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:06:48 MDT

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The stock instruments were smashed so replaced with after market Koso

Pyramid

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:06:47 MDT

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Get rid of the stock chain guard and install a fiberglass one peice hugger

Gearing

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:06:46 MDT

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Swap out the 532 for a lighter set of 530 and down one tooth on the front and up two on the rear to give it some zoom zoom

Hindle

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:06:45 MDT

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Hindle full race exhaust but with a nice quiet titanium 20" can , 38lbs lighter than stock

2000 ZX7R

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:06:44 MDT

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The project begins , turn a tired race bike into a street fighter

2000 ZX7R

ron-dean — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:05:55 MDT

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Finished bike