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Old 02-21-2007, 02:37 AM
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should i cut my tail?

so ever since my wreck last week i havnt been able to stunt, (becaz of my pinky+my throttle assy is loose)

anyway, thats hopefully getting fixed tomorrow.

when i looped, the tail scraped and thats what i think caused the small crack on its left side. (sick inv. round bar under)

so i'm tryin to figure out wether i should cut the tail down or not.

is there a difference between looping on tail than on round bar?
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Re: should i cut my tail?

tail is more forgiving then "looping" on to a bar...
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Re: should i cut my tail?

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tail is more forgiving then "looping" on to a bar...
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Re: should i cut my tail?

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tail is more forgiving then "looping" on to a bar...
That is more than true, Mine is ground down pretty good and has about 3 cracks in it and i still just zip tie it back together.
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Re: should i cut my tail?

+1 to all ^^^^

you def. want to hit plastic instead of a peice of metal it's way more forgiving
if you read the "how to" 12 thread everyone says learn 12 before you get a bar for that very reason
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Re: should i cut my tail?

trial and error. U would rather ruin my tail b4 I kill myself from a bar.
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Old 02-21-2007, 04:38 PM
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Re: should i cut my tail?

okay so ya i'm not cutting it.
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Re: should i cut my tail?

you are not smart... of course there is a different.. can i hit you in the head with a plastic bat, and then a metal bat? just trim the tail so the bar will touch first.
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Re: should i cut my tail?

here are some pics...







is that enough or should i cut more?
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Re: should i cut my tail?

i'd cut it so i could put my feet on the bar .but thats just what i'd do
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Re: should i cut my tail?

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i'd cut it so i could put my feet on the bar .but thats just what i'd do
good point but ill probably do that once i actually learn to do wheelies....

for now i just want enough room there so that if i go too high the BAR scrapes...and not the plastic.
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Re: should i cut my tail?

trim the sides down.. like a tapered look.. otherwise if u hit it crooked it's gonna hit n crack your tail
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Re: should i cut my tail?

Originally Posted by spoondogg
i'd cut it so i could put my feet on the bar .but thats just what i'd do

that would defeat the purpose of having a round bar
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Re: should i cut my tail?

Originally Posted by crtchrktrcr
trim the sides down.. like a tapered look.. otherwise if u hit it crooked it's gonna hit n crack your tail
re-did it today...wadda u think? is it enough?






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loooks bettter
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