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Tins off to be painted, Swing Arm and lots of little bits to be powder coated & box of goodies from HD. Now...
First time I have ever done anything this major & so thought I would document as it progresses. First to go on was a tacho that came with the bike when I bought it last September.
Plan is FatBoy bars, SS lines all round, easy clutch kit from Burley, Screen, different indicators (not decided on what yet, replace fittings with SS... and more as I think of them!
Last edited by PurpleShark; Jan 1, 2017 at 07:45 AM.
Easy bit to start with... the first test fit of a screen. Got hold of a 2003 Deuce screen from Facebook and fits a treat. Took a little fiddling with the fittings but more due to my inexperience and nothing having a set location.
Colour is a very deep purple, the same as used by Citroen on the DS4. Harley Davidson script on the tank will be in silver and sliver pin-stripes on the mud guards. Should be finished the back end of next week.
Last edited by PurpleShark; Jan 1, 2017 at 12:18 PM.
Had a re-think on the risers and decided to use the shorter ones. Then found the new ones have blind holes and the clamp bolts are now too long... gave up for now and will wield the Dremel tomorrow to shorten the bolts.
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Winter build started
