View Poll Results: SURFOR Chop is rehabilitating his saddlebags ... what say you...?
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Didn't think she cared
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Didn't think she cared
So, I am in the process of rehabilitating my saddlebags ...
I got two sets of new hinges and latches for the Tour-Pak that I'm going to use to replace the crappy OE setup on the pre-'80's FLH hard saddlebags ...
The saddlebag lid gaskets were also wearing out, so I've got new gaskets ... the way I am planning to assemble everything, I am thinking it should vastly improve the water-tight integrity and make the bags much more useful ...
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Since I am filling the holes from the OE hinges ... and since the bags are looking a little rough from a few nicks and dings ... I had decided to re-finish the paint and go ahead and also do the fairing and lower fairings ...
My plan was to color match everything with the tank and fenders (and battery cover and fuse box cover) ... I had been talking to a paint vendor about matching the color, since the maker of the powdercoat does not do liquid coatings ...
When I mentioned to my wife I still need to pick up the color to match the tins, she told me that she didn't think I should color-match the bags and fairing ... she likes it the way it is ...
She thinks I should just get some more gloss black and repaint everything as is ... just freshen it up ...
I was pretty surprised, since I didn't think my wife really had an opinion ...
She does not ride with me ... ever ... and has been known to knock my riding / motorcycle with a derogatory remark from time to time ...
My plan was to basically end up with a monotone Electra Glide / Street Glide look ... with a few minor variations on the theme ...
Her comment was something to the effect that it would be like a guy color matching his belt and shoes ... LoL ...
I've never really been dissatisfied with the current look ...
Oh well ... what say you ...?
R/
'Chop
I got two sets of new hinges and latches for the Tour-Pak that I'm going to use to replace the crappy OE setup on the pre-'80's FLH hard saddlebags ...
The saddlebag lid gaskets were also wearing out, so I've got new gaskets ... the way I am planning to assemble everything, I am thinking it should vastly improve the water-tight integrity and make the bags much more useful ...
* * *
Since I am filling the holes from the OE hinges ... and since the bags are looking a little rough from a few nicks and dings ... I had decided to re-finish the paint and go ahead and also do the fairing and lower fairings ...
My plan was to color match everything with the tank and fenders (and battery cover and fuse box cover) ... I had been talking to a paint vendor about matching the color, since the maker of the powdercoat does not do liquid coatings ...
When I mentioned to my wife I still need to pick up the color to match the tins, she told me that she didn't think I should color-match the bags and fairing ... she likes it the way it is ...
She thinks I should just get some more gloss black and repaint everything as is ... just freshen it up ...
I was pretty surprised, since I didn't think my wife really had an opinion ...
She does not ride with me ... ever ... and has been known to knock my riding / motorcycle with a derogatory remark from time to time ...
My plan was to basically end up with a monotone Electra Glide / Street Glide look ... with a few minor variations on the theme ...
Her comment was something to the effect that it would be like a guy color matching his belt and shoes ... LoL ...
I've never really been dissatisfied with the current look ...
Oh well ... what say you ...?
R/
'Chop
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I think you should do what feels right to you Chop. This is the one thing that has really bugged me about both Joe's Bike and your bike. I think both of you have done an awesome job of converting from a basic Dyna to a touring Dyna. However the bags not being color matched in some way, just makes me feel like the transformation is incomplete. I would think leaving the bags black would really work if you just blended the color for the tins and the color of th bags & fairing together, maybe a something like the MoCo does with the Road Glide, maybe a little black added to the tank and some grey added to the fairing and bags. Something that will tie tem together and help the flow. Just my 2 cents.
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I'm a little ambivalent ...
originally it kind of bugged me ... then, after a while, I saw that the early FLHs with bags and (later when the fairing was introduced) were white ... or black ... thus:
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... far as I can tell it was around 1978 when the color match thing came about ...
originally it kind of bugged me ... then, after a while, I saw that the early FLHs with bags and (later when the fairing was introduced) were white ... or black ... thus:
... far as I can tell it was around 1978 when the color match thing came about ...
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I like it UN color matched! It is a throwback to the earlier bikes....
By the way, it IS proper in polite society for a mans shoes and belt to match. I learned this from my grandmother, it is something that will always stay with me. God Bless her....
Your bike looks really good as it sits. Kind of defines it as NOT a Street Glide.
By the way, it IS proper in polite society for a mans shoes and belt to match. I learned this from my grandmother, it is something that will always stay with me. God Bless her....
Your bike looks really good as it sits. Kind of defines it as NOT a Street Glide.
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I know what you're saying ... I generally wear black belt with black shoes / brown with brown ...
I guess it was the thought of white belt with white shoes (which I wear once or twice a year with my Summer Whites uniform) ... but, have not worn with civilian attire since the days of DISCO ... LoL ... [visualize the mint green polyester leisure suit that goes with that] ...
I guess it was the thought of white belt with white shoes (which I wear once or twice a year with my Summer Whites uniform) ... but, have not worn with civilian attire since the days of DISCO ... LoL ... [visualize the mint green polyester leisure suit that goes with that] ...
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I'm in the "match it to your tins" camp. It certainly doesn't look bad the way it is. But I think those pieces will look even more like they belong to the lines of the Dyna when they're color matched.
Just personal preference for me -- but either way it's going to look good.
Just personal preference for me -- but either way it's going to look good.
