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Hey nice looking Train alot of work and cash.Im in the process of doing mine as well just slaped on some grips and a velocity stack today $$$$$$ when will. It end .Never as far as I can tell still waiting for my seat and other odds and ends .
Good job brother
Agreed I like the lowered look as well its a nice touch .
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Good job brother
I would lower that bad boy in the rear, but thats just my personal taste.
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Thanks. I love this tail light. Made all the difference in cleaning up the back end.
I sure hope my bolts don't rust. Are they any different than any other chrome part, like pipes, forks, etc.? I've never had any issues with rust here in Utah, even though we do get snow- we're in the desert so it's pretty dry.
Thanks. I love this tail light. Made all the difference in cleaning up the back end.
I sure hope my bolts don't rust. Are they any different than any other chrome part, like pipes, forks, etc.? I've never had any issues with rust here in Utah, even though we do get snow- we're in the desert so it's pretty dry.
Chrome bolts "sometimes" can start rusting faster than other bits and pieces because when they get installed the wrench can "stress" the plating. Once that happens moisture can get under it and flake the plating off. Using polished stainless steel may not "look" as bright as good chrome, but it has the enviable quality of being virtually imune from salt and moisture damage.
Where you are its probably not much of an issue, but up here in the westernNY they use TONS of salt on the roads in winter for the ice andsnow.The stuff is a royal pain in the buttand it can hang around leaving a white dust on the road long after the snow is gone. Get a bit of that on the bike in a hard to reach nook or cranney and its only a matter of time before thehumiditycan start working at makingrust out of any steel it touches.
So you can see why I kinda like the idea of using polished stainless over chrome plating.
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Mister B,
"Night Train ****"...lol. Great thread title!! NT is looking good, man. Definitely need to lower that thing!! Looks like a motorcross bike...lol. Just kidding. You do what you want, man...she's all yours!!
Tim
"Night Train ****"...lol. Great thread title!! NT is looking good, man. Definitely need to lower that thing!! Looks like a motorcross bike...lol. Just kidding. You do what you want, man...she's all yours!!
Tim
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Cool looking Train there.
As far as bolts, I use SS polished, but do my own polishing initially. They look like chrome.
I haven't had very good luck with chrome bolts , they rust in no time for me, I suspect due to the thin plating.
As far as bolts, I use SS polished, but do my own polishing initially. They look like chrome.
I haven't had very good luck with chrome bolts , they rust in no time for me, I suspect due to the thin plating.
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Cool looking Train there.
As far as bolts, I use SS polished, but do my own polishing initially. They look like chrome.
I haven't had very good luck with chrome bolts , they rust in no time for me, I suspect due to the thin plating.
Cool looking Train there.
As far as bolts, I use SS polished, but do my own polishing initially. They look like chrome.
I haven't had very good luck with chrome bolts , they rust in no time for me, I suspect due to the thin plating.
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Isn't that ridiculous that they don't do chrome hardware as a standard option. Look at my bike (sig) is has all zinc hardware as well. Come'on MoCo, what were you thinking on a $35K bike?!?
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I agree. I mean, it cost me about 150 bucks for all the bolts in chrome. Who here would have cared if their 19K-35K Harley was another 150 bucks more expensive for this option? Actually, it'd be less than that, because they're already putting bolts on it anyway, so they could subtract the cost of those. Labor would not be any additional, since they'd have to put bolts on anyway. They'd likely charge themselves less for the chrome bolts than they charged me too. Soooo, for less than a hundred bucks, you could have this option.
I mean, perhaps an 883 Sportster, some of the entry level Dyna's, or a Softail Standardwouldn't require the chrome bolts, and Harley could still make money off those folks with the aftermarket ones if they even notice they're zinc plated. Actually, the zinc plated bolts would match the engine covers on some of these bikes. But a CVO, Bagger, Night Train, or Softail Custom? Come on.
I mean, perhaps an 883 Sportster, some of the entry level Dyna's, or a Softail Standardwouldn't require the chrome bolts, and Harley could still make money off those folks with the aftermarket ones if they even notice they're zinc plated. Actually, the zinc plated bolts would match the engine covers on some of these bikes. But a CVO, Bagger, Night Train, or Softail Custom? Come on.