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action1 action1 action1 dancr dancr ngwsmilie ngwsmilie ngwsmilie hi all i am a happy boy tonight :!: :!: took my first ride in ten years :!: im in a wheel chair most of the time, legs are not gone but weak. felt good to be in the wind real good :!: ngwsmilie .have a few bugs nothing major :dragbike again so cool dancr dancr
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anim-cheers1 Thats excellent news.
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Congratulations to you! Take it slow and enjoy yourself.
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nothin like fresh bugs.Way to go. JB
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Congrats. What an accomplishment. action1
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Thats awesome. I was expecting to see a trike or sidecar.
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Good story with a positive ending...just be careful.
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Wow, that must have felt SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good! Well done !
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awesome!!
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anim-cheers1 here's to ya anim-cheers1

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Fantastic !!!! action1 action1 action1 action1
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hi and thanks for all the kind words of encouragement . :jump :jump :wheelchair i had a lot of fun with this wing. it will never be done but i will keep going have some fun learn some things and end up with a nice bike i hope lolol pics. are of the last three i have done this past year or so.it started with a sx 250 1982 honda. then a kz1100 1982 that is started but not done going down to frame on this one. then a pw 80 2002 it was a fun little bike :crosso .then came the wing. going to tinker the wing now and go back to kz .it gives me a reason to keep going. thank you and god bless
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sx done
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