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Old Jun 6, 2018 | 04:56 PM
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does anyone know the name of the red accent strips on the 2018 Street and Road Glide
 
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Old Jun 6, 2018 | 04:59 PM
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........ left & right ?
 
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Old Jun 6, 2018 | 05:03 PM
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They look orange from here.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2018 | 05:19 PM
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They're called "red accent strips".
 
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Old Jun 6, 2018 | 05:38 PM
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Go to www.h-d.com and look at the 2018 CVO bikes. Should tell you there.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2018 | 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by da don
does anyone know the name of the red accent strips on the 2018 Street and Road Glide
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Old Jun 7, 2018 | 09:47 PM
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I call them Bert and Ernie.
 
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Old Jun 8, 2018 | 07:48 AM
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I don’t see those stripes anywhere on the factory bikes. Ask the owner what color he used.
 
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Sumping stripes. They are meant to distract the eye from the oil streaks .
 
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Old Jun 8, 2018 | 01:44 PM
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Speed stripes because they make the bike faster.
 
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