'06 rear axle nut cover - pics!
6th Gear
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RE: '06 rear axle nut cover - pics!
Talk about frustrating - I went down to my local HD dealer and they told me that the axle covers won't be available until February 15??? I was also looking for the new chrome battery strap and was told the same thing about the release date. Then today I log onto here and lo-and-behold I see pics of the rear covers already installed on someone's bike (they look great by the way!) Anyway, my question is this - does any HD dealer out there know what's really going on??? Way too often lately I've been getting misinformation (check my posts regarding the trans recall) or just plain WRONG info from HD dealers. [:'(]
Road Warrior
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RE: '06 rear axle nut cover - pics!
I liike to powdercoat chrome and polished alum with a translucent color. Really gives a nice deep, almost candy, look to it.
If you bead blast it with low pressure 120 grit beads, it looks like fine metalflake. A green scrubby in long horizontal strokes gives it sort of a brushed alum texture look. It's very differant and eye catching.
If you bead blast it with low pressure 120 grit beads, it looks like fine metalflake. A green scrubby in long horizontal strokes gives it sort of a brushed alum texture look. It's very differant and eye catching.
Road Warrior
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RE: '06 rear axle nut cover - pics!
ORIGINAL: bobcowan
I liike to powdercoat chrome and polished alum with a translucent color. Really gives a nice deep, almost candy, look to it.
If you bead blast it with low pressure 120 grit beads, it looks like fine metalflake. A green scrubby in long horizontal strokes gives it sort of a brushed alum texture look. It's very differant and eye catching.
I liike to powdercoat chrome and polished alum with a translucent color. Really gives a nice deep, almost candy, look to it.
If you bead blast it with low pressure 120 grit beads, it looks like fine metalflake. A green scrubby in long horizontal strokes gives it sort of a brushed alum texture look. It's very differant and eye catching.
Do you have a pic or two of what you described above
Road Captain
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RE: '06 rear axle nut cover - pics!
A green scrubby in long horizontal strokes gives it sort of a brushed alum texture look. It's very differant and eye catching.
Road Master
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RE: '06 rear axle nut cover - pics!
ORIGINAL: chukmar
Talk about frustrating - I went down to my local HD dealer and they told me that the axle covers won't be available until February 15??? I was also looking for the new chrome battery strap and was told the same thing about the release date. Then today I log onto here and lo-and-behold I see pics of the rear covers already installed on someone's bike (they look great by the way!) Anyway, my question is this - does any HD dealer out there know what's really going on??? Way too often lately I've been getting misinformation (check my posts regarding the trans recall) or just plain WRONG info from HD dealers. [:'(]
Talk about frustrating - I went down to my local HD dealer and they told me that the axle covers won't be available until February 15??? I was also looking for the new chrome battery strap and was told the same thing about the release date. Then today I log onto here and lo-and-behold I see pics of the rear covers already installed on someone's bike (they look great by the way!) Anyway, my question is this - does any HD dealer out there know what's really going on??? Way too often lately I've been getting misinformation (check my posts regarding the trans recall) or just plain WRONG info from HD dealers. [:'(]
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RE: '06 rear axle nut - pulley guard question
I like the cover on the axle.
I'm springing for the lower chrome belt cover (FXD35 upper is chrome stock). In all the Dyna pics I've seen on the list, it seems as though the norm is to leave both guards on. On a lot of custom bikes, I see a lot of them go guardless top and bottom. Are the guards there to prevent feet and pants entanglement, or is there a real risk of a rock going between belt and pulley while in motion? I'm wondering if there is smaller lower guard that would protect the lower belt/pulley junction and how that would look.
The uppers and lowers just seem like a lot of clutter, but I'm not sure if guardless would look any better. Anyone got pics without upper and lower? Any technical comment?
I'm springing for the lower chrome belt cover (FXD35 upper is chrome stock). In all the Dyna pics I've seen on the list, it seems as though the norm is to leave both guards on. On a lot of custom bikes, I see a lot of them go guardless top and bottom. Are the guards there to prevent feet and pants entanglement, or is there a real risk of a rock going between belt and pulley while in motion? I'm wondering if there is smaller lower guard that would protect the lower belt/pulley junction and how that would look.
The uppers and lowers just seem like a lot of clutter, but I'm not sure if guardless would look any better. Anyone got pics without upper and lower? Any technical comment?
Road Warrior
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RE: '06 rear axle nut - pulley guard question
ORIGINAL: johnpiech
I like the cover on the axle.
I'm springing for the lower chrome belt cover (FXD35 upper is chrome stock). In all the Dyna pics I've seen on the list, it seems as though the norm is to leave both guards on. On a lot of custom bikes, I see a lot of them go guardless top and bottom. Are the guards there to prevent feet and pants entanglement, or is there a real risk of a rock going between belt and pulley while in motion? I'm wondering if there is smaller lower guard that would protect the lower belt/pulley junction and how that would look.
The uppers and lowers just seem like a lot of clutter, but I'm not sure if guardless would look any better. Anyone got pics without upper and lower? Any technical comment?
I like the cover on the axle.
I'm springing for the lower chrome belt cover (FXD35 upper is chrome stock). In all the Dyna pics I've seen on the list, it seems as though the norm is to leave both guards on. On a lot of custom bikes, I see a lot of them go guardless top and bottom. Are the guards there to prevent feet and pants entanglement, or is there a real risk of a rock going between belt and pulley while in motion? I'm wondering if there is smaller lower guard that would protect the lower belt/pulley junction and how that would look.
The uppers and lowers just seem like a lot of clutter, but I'm not sure if guardless would look any better. Anyone got pics without upper and lower? Any technical comment?
The point I'm getting at is that I see a lot of custom bikes without any kinds of beltguards and I wonder how safe that really is. I mean, the bike I rented had both upper and lower guards and a rock got into the sprocket.
Just figured I'd share my experience. I'll be keeping my belt guards on.
Todd
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Cruiser
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RE: '06 rear axle nut - pulley guard question
I would think that the only real problem for rocks of other debris would be right at the lower side point where belt and pulley meet. The rest, I assume, is aesthetics.
Road Warrior
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RE: '06 rear axle nut cover - pics!
ORIGINAL: Twohulabears
Do you have pics of this? I REALLY like the brushed aluminum look!
A green scrubby in long horizontal strokes gives it sort of a brushed alum texture look. It's very differant and eye catching.
I don't have any good pictures of the brushed parts. But the red valve covers and intake are red translucent PC over polished alum. Since the PC is translucent, whatever is on the surface shows through the color.
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