that ugly battery cover trim!
Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2006
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From: Luckey, Ohio
RE: that ugly battery cover trim!
ORIGINAL: AZ Rider
I never liked that trim either. I went with this...
There's also one like that that has "Super Glide" written on it.
I never liked that trim either. I went with this...
There's also one like that that has "Super Glide" written on it.
Cruiser
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 200
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From: Scotland
RE: that ugly battery cover trim!
Cheers mike, i painted the cover last night with wrickle black to do me the now.
Im thinking of taking the the tank emblems off, especialy if i go for grey pin stripeing.
So the idea with the harley emblem on the bat cover sounds good to me.
Thanks again, more food for thought.
ride safe man.
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Im thinking of taking the the tank emblems off, especialy if i go for grey pin stripeing.
So the idea with the harley emblem on the bat cover sounds good to me.
Thanks again, more food for thought.
ride safe man.
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Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Oct 2006
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RE: that ugly battery cover trim!
I have the same thing and really like it.
ORIGINAL: AZ Rider
I never liked that trim either. I went with this...
There's also one like that that has "Super Glide" written on it.
I never liked that trim either. I went with this...
There's also one like that that has "Super Glide" written on it.
Road Master
Joined: Mar 2006
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RE: that ugly battery cover trim!
Has anyone thought of taping off the ridges on the original cover and painting the rest wrinkle black? I am planning on doing this to mine. I think it will flow nicely with the black and chrome of the engine. If anyone has some photoshop skills, could they hook me up, so I'll know what it's gonna look like before I do it.
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Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,506
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From: eastern shore, md.
RE: that ugly battery cover trim!
triton....i think 'm gonna do that with mine....just gonna powder-coat and then machine[sand] the tops of the ridges down bare....
just to see how it turns out...i'm still really feelin' the spikes though!
rode it today and suprizingly they dont get in the way at all!
stewart...good deal man! post pics when you can.
also that tag looks so cool on your bike..especially on the side-mount!
just to see how it turns out...i'm still really feelin' the spikes though!
rode it today and suprizingly they dont get in the way at all!
stewart...good deal man! post pics when you can.
also that tag looks so cool on your bike..especially on the side-mount!
Road Warrior
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 1,877
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From: Houston
RE: that ugly battery cover trim!
ORIGINAL: TRITON
Has anyone thought of taping off the ridges on the original cover and painting the rest wrinkle black? I am planning on doing this to mine. I think it will flow nicely with the black and chrome of the engine. If anyone has some photoshop skills, could they hook me up, so I'll know what it's gonna look like before I do it.
Has anyone thought of taping off the ridges on the original cover and painting the rest wrinkle black? I am planning on doing this to mine. I think it will flow nicely with the black and chrome of the engine. If anyone has some photoshop skills, could they hook me up, so I'll know what it's gonna look like before I do it.
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Road Master
Joined: Mar 2006
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RE: that ugly battery cover trim!
ORIGINAL: metal_mike
triton....i think 'm gonna do that with mine....just gonna powder-coat and then machine[sand] the tops of the ridges down bare....
just to see how it turns out...i'm still really feelin' the spikes though!
rode it today and suprizingly they dont get in the way at all!
stewart...good deal man! post pics when you can.
also that tag looks so cool on your bike..especially on the side-mount!
triton....i think 'm gonna do that with mine....just gonna powder-coat and then machine[sand] the tops of the ridges down bare....
just to see how it turns out...i'm still really feelin' the spikes though!
rode it today and suprizingly they dont get in the way at all!
stewart...good deal man! post pics when you can.
also that tag looks so cool on your bike..especially on the side-mount!
RonnR, I am thinking of just the opposite of what you did. You're right though it is way better than stock.
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 3,572
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From: Templeton California
RE: that ugly battery cover trim!
First I did the plastic plugs and it looked OK from the side but when you look at it from an angle it looks like a big chunk of the battery cover is just gone.So I cleaned up the trim piece real good and sprayed it Rusto high heat black which is a pretty close match to the "black denim" It's nothing spectacular to look at but it matches the rest of the bike better than that wierd brushed pewter that came on it.I guess the band was supposed to match the original tank badges which were one of the first things to go on mine.Back to the spikes though they look good but I'd be afraid I'd snag something, my luck it'd be the day I went out and dropped 189.99 on some riding pants or something.