Escaping from the 90's

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Dec 2, 2016 | 10:21 AM

Hackd

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Escaping from the 90's

Well the time has come to let the past go. Over the winter, I'll be replacing all the Gold LTRRTL do-dads with plain chrome. First to go was the gas lid:

I had the OEM one save, just added a push button latch to it:

Still to go:

Replacements waiting:

Dec 2, 2016 | 10:45 AM

0maha

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Heh.

Someday, all our garages will have walls covered with de-installed LTR/RTL stuff.

Dec 2, 2016 | 11:01 AM

AlanStansbery

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My motto for quite a few years has been...

"LPB/PBL"

(Live to Pay Bills/Pay Bills to Live) LOL. But Harley didn't formalize that theme so I went with the understated stuff a while back...Like your choices, the simple approach.

Dec 2, 2016 | 11:08 AM

Hackd

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 0maha

Someday, all our garages will have walls covered with de-installed LTR/RTL stuff.

I can see it. BTW, those handlebars you sent me are also going on over the winter with a new set of Iso-Grips.

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlanStansbery

...Like your choices, the simple approach.

Thanks. It was looking a bit dated and old. Like it's owner....

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Dec 2, 2016 | 11:13 AM

ElectraJim

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All the covers on my bike are: LTMMHP (Live To Make My Harley Payments)

Dec 2, 2016 | 11:28 AM

Hackd

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I was going to get the OEM Harley parts for the primary case, but then I got the prices...

Almost $70 for just the derby cover...

The originals were in just polished aluminum, so I couldn't re-use them on the chrome primary cover.

I did get a deal on eBay for The MoCo nostalgia bar and shield air cleaner cover.

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Dec 2, 2016 | 12:19 PM

Prot

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There is a forum sponsor that makes custom covers. I had him make several items for me that turned out great.

Just for kicks, try selling the LTRRTL covers on eBay to see what they will fetch.