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Old May 9, 2007 | 11:20 PM
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I have an '07 night train, and when I put the solo seat on, there's a protective covering where the passenger seat covers the fender. I heard I can take it off w/a heat gun, but I also heard I should leave it on b/c the black denim finish scratches very easily. Anyone have any experience/thoughts regarding this? I don't like the look, but don't want to ruin the finish either.

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Old May 9, 2007 | 11:23 PM
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ya, i removed mine and about 6 months later had to repaint the top of my fender...

What i ended up doing is gluing some leather over the bottom rear portion of my 2up seat and leaving the plastic thing off.

I dont know if yours is different but i wouldnt use a heat gun, just pull it off its just a sticker and you can buy new ones (i think about 10$)
 
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Old May 9, 2007 | 11:24 PM
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I bought the cover Harley makes for the Deuce to go from the back of the single seat to the rear post, covering that stuff.

Some of the seat makers make leather pieces to cover this, as well as pads that go on with like 6 suction cups.
 
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Old May 9, 2007 | 11:58 PM
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i took mine off and spent about 45mins trying to get the damn thing off! It's pretty hard to get rid of but i just used a glue dissolvant and about 250 000 clean rags to do it. When the dissolvant starts to work the sticker go all gooey like silicone (but worse) and you need clean rags to get it off. Then i polished and waxed her back to perfect condition. Godd Luck!
 
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