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^^^ Jeff,the decal was used 1958-'60. oem paint scheme with Hi-Fi green paint on the small 2.2 gal. tank.i laid out the striping and painted it myself,so it's my version of the 1960 oem.thanks for your approval.

Spectacular! This is my hands-down favorite. Excellent stock design and paint work.
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glad you like it Doc.i still have the center pic from AIM of your old '59 XLCH taped to the side of a filing cabinet in my work office.
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I second that..........kinda perfect!
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i have a couple more.. this one was inspired by the XR-750 and the Milwaukee Special from the '80's.laid out and painted and striped by me in the '80's. Toejam might like this one. this was the first re-paint of this bike by me and before the XLR heads.picture taken at Reading Motorcycle Club dragstrip.
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Cool but wheres the filler?

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i have a couple more.. this one was inspired by the XR-750 and the Milwaukee Special from the '80's.laid out and painted by me in the '80's. Toejam might like this one. this was the first re-paint of this bike by me and before the XLR heads.picture taken at Reading Motorcycle Club dragstrip.
Toejam will agree with me; you need orange pin stripe on those fender. LOL
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