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bracktheron720
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Joined: Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:39 pm
Car: 1984 720 with 1980 datsun front end,1972 yamaha cs3

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Hey all..havnt been on in a while..figured id throw up a good pic of the truck after i lowered the rear end...and i happend to have my bike in the bed so i figured i could get a couple cool pics up...heres b4 i did the rear 3 inch blocks and cranked the torsion bars down a little more in the front..oh and a buncha body work on the bed and a different flat black front to back..i also scored sum left over black canvas that we use to make our boat tops and covers with and made a tannou cover for the bad...(im not sure how to spell that one i should considering i build them all day)
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And here she is as of today with "Snake" in the bed.The bikes been in my family since the day it rolled off Yamahas show room floor in 1971.....Its a 1971 Yamaha Cs3 200cc Two stroke thats been re-geared and bored out .40 over i belive..iv done 105 on her at about 8000 rpms and it still had pull and 3000 rpms before redline......let me know what you think and if you got any questions/suggestions..
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86 720
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Car: 1986 720 4cyl Standard Cab

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Both are pretty damn sweet!!!

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bracktheron720
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Joined: Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:39 pm
Car: 1984 720 with 1980 datsun front end,1972 yamaha cs3

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Thanks man!iv followed ur build any suggestions on the front bushings??thats the next thing i wanna do..And sum lower profile tires..And i need to find sumbody thats good with electrical crap...dam truck drains the battery if i let it set for more than a day.....

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breadbox
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Car: 89 Nissan 240SX
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84 720 4x4KC
Location: Va Bch

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That bike looks like a fun cruiser.

The drop looks great.

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bracktheron720
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Joined: Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:39 pm
Car: 1984 720 with 1980 datsun front end,1972 yamaha cs3

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Thanks man!yeah its a blast to ride...turns allot of heads for sure!!lol im gunna try to get a vid up of it runnin its got a really cool old school sound..And the drop wasnt to bad i had a buddy to help me line everything up..i dont know why all 2wd trucks arnt done its probably the least expensive thing iv done but it made the biggest cahnge in the look of it...

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MetalFab
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Joined: Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:02 pm
Car: 1985 720 4x4 reg cab flatbed.
Location: Northern California
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Loving both those rides. 2wd's were born to be lowered. What is it about the 720 KC's that makes them look good in black anyway?

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bracktheron720
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Car: 1984 720 with 1980 datsun front end,1972 yamaha cs3

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I like flat black on pretty much anything..but i do know what your saying it does look on them i almost went another color just becuz theres somany of them around that are black..

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bracktheron720
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Joined: Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:39 pm
Car: 1984 720 with 1980 datsun front end,1972 yamaha cs3

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oh yeah i forgot to say up top that the seat on my bike was the first motorcycle seat iv ever done....not to bad ehh..lol...


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