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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 08:55 PM
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Well, as seeing winter has hit here in Colorado i thought it would be the best time to start on the winter stuff I have planned for my bike. Here is what has been done so far. Ceramic coated the heat sheilds, blacked out almost all the chrome pieces on the bike so far. Still need to tear off the heads so I can have them done as well as the kick stand. Well, here are pictures of what has been done so far.



 
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 11:12 PM
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Lookin good. What year fatboy fender did you use?
 
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 11:22 PM
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looks great !

show Willie G what a 'Dark Custom' really looks like
 
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 11:37 PM
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Lookin good. What year fatboy fender did you use?
2009 fatboy rear fender. I have an extra one for sale cheap if you want it. It is a straight up mod. Just bolt it up, or you can do like I did with welding the tail light area and make a custom one.
 
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 11:38 PM
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looks great !

show Willie G what a 'Dark Custom' really looks like
That was the plan. I still need to powder coat the kickstand and cam covers. I am still up in the air about doing the springer front end in black.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 12:14 PM
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Are you going to name it Betty?
 
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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 12:51 PM
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Nope she is black sunshine. A friend of mine came up with it.
 
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Nice very nice

only suggestion I would make is change the cover under the seat so it looks more blended in...maybe something sheet metal in the same black and finish as the frame and fenders
 
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Looks great, really like the heat shields and seat springs.
 
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