I wanted the entire grill blacked out, but Mike thought the bright trim still looked decent enough that he put it back on. I think the red stripe was from the factory... I may go "full black" anyways, if I don't want to look at the "fish mouth" grill any longer.


No idea. Mine had the rust hole in the frame when I bought it, but I'm pretty sure the cracks developed during the time I've owned it. I figure that every time it came off the line w/ the front wheels jerked 4-6 inches in the air that there was some stress being applied around the front suspension, etc.