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Old Dec 7, 2022 | 09:30 AM
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Is this the correct color for a 1978 flh thanks
 
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Concord blue
 
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Old Dec 7, 2022 | 11:11 AM
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Never seen that color of blue for '78. Also there are no decals on tanks or badges on saddlebags. I would suggest that is a repaint.

Here's an OP '78 FXE tho


 
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Old Dec 7, 2022 | 12:17 PM
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Does NOT look like a stock color, plus all previous comments made above by Panz.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2022 | 01:51 PM
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Old Dec 7, 2022 | 02:33 PM
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Speedo is not an OEM - the mufflers are wrong - the fender screws and one is missing is incorrect - the gas tank petcock is too far forward and it looks 6 gallons -so the tanks are re pop - the handlebars are re pop as the wires are hanging down the attachment holes are not in place - it has an awful install on the carbs manifold looks like a piece of a turban was used - incorrect bag guards - even the head light was install crooked to the right - i bet that 30 pack of knickerbocker 16 oz cans went down smooth tho
 
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Old Dec 8, 2022 | 08:04 AM
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Or
 
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Old Dec 8, 2022 | 04:09 PM
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...but on the plus side, the bike has the adjustable forks and a hack!
 
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Concord Candy Blue was a 2010 CVO color:




 
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Sacrilege i tell you its a sacrilege painting a wonderful authentic real mans motorcycle a Twinkie limited edition color they only did 12,000 twinkies in the same color and they flooded the show rooms with them - when they realized the color was a bomb they lowered the shades - the idiot that owns it must have been sanding next to another idiot who said that color is all the *****
 
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