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Old Jul 19, 2022 | 04:53 PM
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Performance Bagger Gets Carbon Fiber Design
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Best of both worlds machine holds exciting potential—when completed.

 
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Old Jul 19, 2022 | 04:55 PM
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I saw that picture and felt a smile rip across my face. I guess that means I like it.
 
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Old Jul 19, 2022 | 06:15 PM
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Want me some CF stretched bags, batwing, rear fender...hell, I will take it all!

I can just imagine the price tag. Man, if they could do a blue weave of CF to make those parts, I would take out a second mortgage to own them.
 
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Old Jul 19, 2022 | 06:42 PM
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I don't know why but I just do not like the look of carbon fiber on anything.
 
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Old Jul 19, 2022 | 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Curated Content Editor
Performance Bagger Gets Carbon Fiber Design
By Bruce Montcombroux

Best of both worlds machine holds exciting potential—when completed.
Better get some fact checkers on this quote for the article "Envelope pushed with a road-legal, track-ready Street Glide" The pictured bike is NOT road legal anywhere in the USA as the throttle body and exhaust are illegal for any bagger from 2009 and newer! While it has some bolt on Carbon fibre that been done for the last 5 years by lots of people it's nothing new!
 
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Old Jul 19, 2022 | 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve Cole
Better get some fact checkers on this quote for the article "Envelope pushed with a road-legal, track-ready Street Glide" The pictured bike is NOT road legal anywhere in the USA as the throttle body and exhaust are illegal for any bagger from 2009 and newer! While it has some bolt on Carbon fibre that been done for the last 5 years by lots of people it's nothing new!
We don't have any problems running whatever exhuast or throttle body in Indiana.

 
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Old Jul 20, 2022 | 05:00 AM
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We don't have any problems running whatever exhuast or throttle body in Indiana.
Ain't it great living out here in flyover country!

Besides, isn't that just some carbon fiber patterned vinyl wrap?
 
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We don't have any problems running whatever exhuast or throttle body in Indiana.
Just because you can does not make it Road- Legal! Removing or modifying any emission device violates Federal Regulations, so the throttle body, air cleaner and exhaust pictured make it NOT Road- Legal any where in the USA.
 
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Just because you can does not make it Road- Legal! Removing or modifying any emission device violates Federal Regulations, so the throttle body, air cleaner and exhaust pictured make it NOT Road- Legal any where in the USA.
Damn, you sound like you're a fun guy...
 
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Originally Posted by NorthWestern
Want me some CF stretched bags, batwing, rear fender...hell, I will take it all!

I can just imagine the price tag. Man, if they could do a blue weave of CF to make those parts, I would take out a second mortgage to own them.

Seen it done for helmet shells, should be able to do it for this application as well
 
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