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Looks badass man!! Love that clean fender!! I'm assuming your rear lights are those thin strips between the fender and the bags, would love to see it lit up. I really love those bags the way they angle under, very sharp lines!! Nice work!
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Sir, good job so far. You've got it to the point where it cries out for the blackout to be completed, though! I'm sure you'll get to that once time and funds catch up...if you're not a painter, having those parts painted or powder coated by somebody else, or buying them already done, gets expensive.
I'm just finishing up a similar project...it's not a 'build'...it's a 'project'...where I totaled my former Street Glide in an accident. The insurance company, State Farm, love that company!...paid off far more than the bike would have brought on the open market. Initially, I thought that I might get enough for repairs and maybe some engine work, but when they cashed me out, I was able to get essentially the same scooter, only with 14K miles instead of over 100K like my last one, and only five year old..BUT, I found this one at a dealership, probably 3000-4000 under what I would have expected to pay because it had lived by the ocean. The bones and mechanicals were in excellent shape, but there was a lot of rust and corrosion on it.
But, since I've done body and paint work almost all my life...I wasn't fazed! Rather than replace the chrome, I figgered I'd just prep and paint the chrome and other parts that needed help. Since the bike was black, the parts needed to be black, and the engine/drivetrain parts needed to be textured like the OEM finish.
So, I did the full blackout, although honestly, that's not MY look! Chrome on black...within reason...pops. Painting over chrome is no biggie as long as the prep work is done well...I used a die grinder with Scotchbrite pads on most of the stuff...You might want to consider doing the same thing on the rest of what remains to be blacked out on yours. Very time consuming, but you can get SEM self-etching primer in rattle cans, and if you get good quality rattle can paint, then painting parts like the fork sliders, fairing bib, cowbells, etc, is no biggie either. If you have skills with HVLP equipment, so much the better!
Thanks for all of the kind words everyone. Definitely appreciative for everything I have learned from this forum and can hopefully help someone else someday.
Originally Posted by 101ABN_17FLHTK
Very nice. Interested in the manufacturer of the brake caliper lights, those are sweet.
Hooah
Those are made by Motolight. They are super bright but also crazy expensive. These were on the bike when I bought it. I did replace the halogen bulbs with the LED bulbs to match the HD Daymaker.
Very cool... I have BR's 16" Sweeping K9's on my SG. Flat black like yours. Be careful with the powder coat on those bars. Mine wasn't very thick and wore off in a couple spots. Otherwise...Love his bars.
How much did you have to drop for the crash bars? I am probably going to put those on my bike next.
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