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as one-off custom design solutions for one of their custom projects and then become volume-optimized if there is demand . Everything , including CNC milling , is done in-house in Lithuania , and the company says it operates a meticulous multi-stage quality control process for each individual part at all stages . " The CNC manufacturing process usually has four steps ," says Tommy . " We mill the product with an ultra-high precision CNC milling machine , we prepare the part ( polished or sand blasted ) for coating , then after coating and finishing there is a final quality control stage before the part is assembled if needed and individually packed by hand ." All fiberglass manufacturing is also done in-house . " Our guys hand lay all of our fiberglass parts from premade molds - all of our fiberglass parts have a white gelcoat finish and are quality control inspected at least three times . It is critical for making high quality , durable fiberglass products that no air gets under the gelcoat and that the cutting lines are precise and even and that the thickness of the layers is also even . " That may sound obvious , but we see other people ' s fiberglass products , and it is surprising how few manufacturers really get it right . There cannot be any resin pounds , and mounting holes must be precisely marked or cut . " All of these steps are carefully inspected right the way through the process - the quality we guarantee for our customers is the same as the level of excellence we want for our own bikes and the end result must be light and strong , stylish and of the highest possible quality .

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" Needless to say , all stages of our custom bike building are done in-house , and this is really what drives the fiberglass and CNC parts designs that we make and sell in volume . " As each customizer knows , each project starts with a concept and collaboration to refine and develop the ideas . The detailing and costing can only come

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Black series air filter once we are happy with the direction we plan to take for each project , because each of our builds generally has around 300 - 400 separate tasks and stages . " Each member of the team is involved and takes ownership , but collaboration between the whole team is essential - each decision made has to look right , has to work well with other decisions . It is through this process that the ideas for what can become our volume fiberglass and CNC parts lines develop , with new ideas evolving as we test the finished parts . " We are always striving to make each new project better than the last one , which , as everyone knows , can be a headache . At the end of each project I like to look at it and , to channel the great Enzo Ferrari - " The best Ferrari is the next Ferrari " - and so it is with us too . To stand still is to go backwards "!

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