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Bought more traditional Fat Boy badges to replace the not great, indian-looking tank badges they stuck on the 2025 models
After pulling off the old badges (big PITA) I was faced with a 3rd choice I had not considered before, and thats just leaving the tank badgeless. Looks kinda good with nothing at all
The two tone paint breaks it up so I could see running it without badges.
Tape a badge on it with blue painter’s tape and look at it that way for a couple of nights to see what you think. Plus you’ll drive yourself nuts trying to figure out exactly where to place it if you do decide to go with a badge.
My police bike came with a nekkid tank, and that’s what I did to get settled on exactly where I wanted it.
The bike getting PDIed the day it came in, and where I placed the ’61-’62 badges a few weeks later.
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Badge or no badge?
