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Old Jun 24, 2022 | 08:03 AM
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Had to paint my tanks because of an oops and I wanted these badges. They are all over eBay with the cheapest just under $140. Thought I’d look at Harleys parts web site to see if they had them. Yep, they did for just over $80 shipped! I also got some HD sun glasses at the local dealers cheaper than I could get them from Amazon.


 
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Old Jun 24, 2022 | 08:12 AM
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My father and I restored a '64 Servicar. I was trying to find the right badges for it and everything I found was outrageously priced. I went to my dealer and they could get them for about 1/2 of what I found anywhere else. Sometimes, if you look, Harley is actually cheaper.
 
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Old Jun 24, 2022 | 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by ChopperBill
Had to paint my tanks because of an oops and I wanted these badges. They are all over eBay with the cheapest just under $140. Thought I’d look at Harleys parts web site to see if they had them. Yep, they did for just over $80 shipped! I also got some HD sun glasses at the local dealers cheaper than I could get them from Amazon.

thanks for posting that picture. I was actually contemplating some sort of emblem change. I thought these emblems screwed directly onto the tanks, but now I see they don't. GOOD information! I guess a picture IS worth 1,000 words.
 
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Old Jun 24, 2022 | 04:10 PM
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Well Hell! Where is a picture of the newly painted tank ???
 
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Old Jun 24, 2022 | 04:28 PM
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Those are my favorite badges and I had them on a bike quite some time ago.
 
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Old Jun 24, 2022 | 04:52 PM
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I'll second that...I really like those badges. Definitely in the top 5 best that hd has stuck on a tank. We'll wait patiently for the badges to go on the tank for the obligatory pictures lol
 
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Old Jun 24, 2022 | 05:46 PM
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hd is cheaper because they go by what msrp is, if you can find the part. anyone else can charge whatever else they want.
 
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Old Jun 24, 2022 | 08:14 PM
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Every once in a great while, HD actually comes through with a deal. I bought a couple of tune up kits for my ironhead years ago for peanuts on clearance. I also got a nice pair of gloves for only $20. The guy at the cash register was even impressed.

However; when you get one of these super chief deals, you should run to the nearest market and get yourself a lottery ticket.


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