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Old 03-20-2012, 01:57 AM
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I was gonna wrap the pipes but they look really good in person after I brushed the chrome finish.
What did you do to get the brush chrome finish? I would love to do that to my risers, trees and trim.
 
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Old 03-20-2012, 06:58 AM
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Bike looks good as always!
 
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Old 03-20-2012, 08:33 AM
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I must say that you and that bike pulled that off very nicely. I would not have imagined or even guessed that a softail would not have turned out so nice as a bobber!!! These bikes never cease to amaze me along with peoples creativity!!!
 
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Old 03-20-2012, 12:50 PM
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Thanks for all the compliments. Going to see how she runs now.
 
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Took her out for a ride today. There's something about the first ride of the year that's amazing. I'm usually not a big fan of fuel injected bikes but these pipes sound great.
 
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Originally Posted by CaptainMorgan_SOS
What did you do to get the brush chrome finish? I would love to do that to my risers, trees and trim.
You can do it with wd40 and a maroon scotch brite pad. Google scotch brite chrome for tips. The main thing is to rub in one direction.
 
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Old 03-22-2012, 05:54 PM
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You can do it with wd40 and a maroon scotch brite pad. Google scotch brite chrome for tips. The main thing is to rub in one direction.
That's exactly what I used.
 
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I bought the Lucky F*cker fender for the 200mm tire but returned it. It had a flat profile for the top of the fender and looked like Crap. I went with a WCC JESSE JAMES TWO EIGHT RIGID 8.5" REAR FENDER and went from the stock rim to a 18x5.5 laced rim with a 200/55/18 Venom. It is almost an inch narrower than the stock harley 200 due to the rim but looks awesome. Will be going out for paint soon.
 
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Looks sick, I say keep the gators, and agree to do something with the console, maybe Plasti Dip paint it black, but leave the chrome speedo ring and switch.
 
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Yeppers...lookin good
 


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