Cool. That's what you have on yours? Can you post a pic?
My current thinking is to cut a piece of leftover plywood from my boat build, ease the edges and corners, wrap it with some high-end black vinyl, and then sandwich a piece of closed-cell foam behind it when I mount it. Or I might just fill the plywood with epoxy, sand it to a glass smooth finish, and paint it black. The nice part of this is the way the screw holes in the dash are positioned. My intention is to counter-sink the screw heads in the plywood, fill them in, and then use nuts from the other side to give an invisible mount setup.
Luke, I'm looking around for a suitable lava-lamp, but it's not looking good...
I have an old pull out radio in my bike and I can put the stock cover on to cover the hole.
Last edited by 14GuineaPig; 11-18-2015 at 07:18 PM.
Harley did make a plastic cover for the radio hole. It was used on the 94 Police Electra Glide (I happen to have one that's how I know). It's #23 HD#76279-88
There are one or two websites dedicated to parts and accessories for Police Harleys. Might be worth seeking them out, to see if they can supply one of those, or something similar. Unless of course you want to show off your artistic side!
Let me tell you about boring! I spent last night with a can of kerosene and a bunch of rags cleaning all the fiddly bits behind the saddlebags: Frame/swingarm/caliper/caliper mounting bracket/fender/etc. Finished it off with a coat of wax.
Not sure why I bothered, but it came out looking sweet, like brand new. Come spring, when I'm cruising down the road, I'll have that inner confidence that can only come from knowing the parts of the bike no one will ever see are positively gleaming.
Turns out the boating world has a system for rating the weatherproofness of stuff called the "IP" rating. The clock I ordered has an "IP67" rating. The 6 means "Protected from dust" and the 7 means "Protected against the effects of immersion in water to depth between 15 cm and 1 meter", which I am sincerely hoping is never put to the test on my bike. Still, it is comforting knowing that if I run this thing into a lake, the clock should still work.
Paugcho fishtail mufflers just came in. They look gorgeous.
Quite a bit skinnier than the stockers, so I'm hoping they don't end up being ridiculously loud. Probably won't matter. I love this look so much I'll put up with a lot.
These are supposed to be a direct fit without any extra brackets, and it looks like it will work. They are about 1/2" or so shorter from the inlet to the bracket, but there's enough play on the bike side of the bracket to accommodate that.
Should be able to get these on this weekend and fire them up!
My current thinking is to cut a piece of leftover plywood from my boat build, ease the edges and corners, wrap it with some high-end black vinyl, and then sandwich a piece of closed-cell foam behind it when I mount it. Or I might just fill the plywood with epoxy, sand it to a glass smooth finish, and paint it black. The nice part of this is the way the screw holes in the dash are positioned. My intention is to counter-sink the screw heads in the plywood, fill them in, and then use nuts from the other side to give an invisible mount setup.
I made some dash covers for my old truck from matte black engraver's plastic, and even engraved the switch positions in (it helps that I own a trophy shop). Trophy and sign shops local to you should have it or be able to get it. It comes in 1/16th or 1/8th thicknesses and is easy to cut (I use the 1/16th). Ask for UV stable material or it will degrade from sunlight.
11-18-2015, 04:47 PM
