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Old May 5, 2008 | 08:14 PM
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Here's a pic of what I did to my Deluxe softail. Kinda like the retro look lately. Especially the mid 50s Hydra Glide. Sompthin' different for now.
I don't remember the 50's Hydra Glide having reflectors on the front forks and rear fender.



 
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Old May 5, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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Old May 5, 2008 | 08:36 PM
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I like retro myself, and yours looks great!
 
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Old May 5, 2008 | 08:46 PM
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Here's a pic of what I did to my Deluxe softail. Kinda like the retro look lately. Especially the mid 50s Hydra Glide. Sompthin' different for now.
I don't remember the 50's Hydra Glide having reflectors on the front forks and rear fender.

Yer right!! Like I said, I'm still workin on it. Here in the communist state I live in, they bust your *** at inspection time if you have no side reflectors. I'm gonna take them off, and just get some to stick on temporarily to get it through.
I have new tins for it to paint. Two tone paint job next year. Handlbars and controls are next. Cables inside the bars, etc. Just havin fun with it.




 
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Old May 5, 2008 | 08:49 PM
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Looks great King.
 
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Old May 5, 2008 | 09:09 PM
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Looks real good
 
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Old May 5, 2008 | 10:18 PM
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Sweeet! I couldn't see the tank badge on the first picture - Nice touch!
 
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Old May 5, 2008 | 10:25 PM
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Very nice. I love the retro look!!!
 
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Looks great! The BW 's look great with that color. I also like the old style floor boards. Considering those myself. What seat are you running ? Nice job
 
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King FLH, where did you get the 2 into 1 setup? At first I thought it was Heritage Springer duals, but then noticed there was no pipe on the left side.
 
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