Thanks for all the pics. I think I'm going to get the barrels powder coated black. The heads may be OK as is, although I haven't seen them yet since they were bead blasted. I could always have them done in silver powder coat.
What you have in mind is how my shovel came when new, plain alloy heads and cases etc, black iron barrels - a classic Harley look! Of course a lot of other brands used the same appearance back in the day when iron barrels were common, so a good choice IMHO!
My 84 FXSB Shovel was two toned and when the Blackline came out a guy came out of the gas station and asked me if I copied my two tone motor look from the Blackline??? WTF! Damn RUB's