Do an internet search and find out what badges HD was using the year you were born. Get some reproductions of that years badges and mount them on your gas tank.
I wasn't a fan of the stock RK badges on my 2011 so I went without any for a while....still no "roadking" script on the front fender. I went with OEM soft tail badges because it was the least objectionable given the period correct choices. I wasn't going to mount some badge from the 50's on my modern bike that would scream wannbe.
Ooooops I see others have done just that with the old badges lol. Sorry, no offence just not my thing.
Last edited by hellonewman; 01-24-2018 at 08:50 PM.
I don't care for the ones on my 14 SG , the 01 Deuce I had was silk screened and flush with the tank ,it was kind of a classy script that I liked much better.
The way I see it, tank badges (including decals, painted or raised) are an opportunity to identify and decorate a machine. Some are rather so-so, and some are very classic. Some are beautiful and artistic even. In the end it comes down to being your ride and your eyes to please. For some reason, my eyes typically gravitate toward the badges when I walk past someone's bike.
Lots of beautiful examples here. And I will add a philosophical thought: A beautiful woman is always beautiful, with or without jewelry. Badge-less bikes are no less sweet to the eye.
Of course these are 115th Anniv badges, and of course I'm not trying to fool anyone. They just happen to embody the flair and strength of the big bagger Harley. I particularly like them against the black quartz metallic paint.
I like the one on my ‘17 Road King, But the one on my ‘12 TriGlide...not so much.
Edit:IMHO...they are both better than my birth year “1954”. But the 50th anniversary “1954” fender badge was cool.
01-24-2018, 08:41 PM
