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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">Forks are real similar to motorcycle. I had a motorcycle mechanic rebuild mine. The only hiccup was that the kit of O-rings that should cost about $2.00 was $200.00 from MME which were from Westward. But boy what a difference that made. I can confidently drive the thing at 60 and the nose came up about inches. </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:">What issues do the Interceptor forks have? Also are the front forks similar to motorcycle forks that are filled with fork oil? I found a really good deal on an Interceptor that I'm probably gonna pick up this weekend. </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:">I have both as well. There's things I like about each. Off the top of my head: </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:">Awesomely simple</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:">Cute as hell, and awesomely goofy looking</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:">A bit shorter than the Interceptor, which is nice since you can park perpendicuar to the curb a bit easier. I park perpendicular with an Interceptor too, but sometimes not on narrow streets, and you have to be careful not to box anyone in.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:">Super cheap ($300 to $1000), and parts are cheap too, not that I've needed many.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:">Engine is under the seat so you always have a whiff of engine</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:">Comfy comfy comfy. Bucket seats.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:">Rock solid engine, fuel injected</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:">On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 10:47 AM, DanTuel <<a href="mailto:dantuel@frontiernet.net">dantuel@frontiernet.net</a>> wrote:</span></div>
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