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Old May 15, 2011 | 01:40 PM
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Default Dark Trains new project bike 2011

Hello,After my last project bike that you find here;
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...-heritage.html
I wanted to start a new project bike...
I bought a 95 FLSTC in original but mint condition from the second owner with now +- 20000 miles.


First step; remove all unwanted parts; the easiest part



plans are make a nice budgetfriendly bike...
new exhaust
red fatboy wheels with WW tyres
solo seat
special paint; wait & see (red denim/black)
ape hanger but this part will be difficult, I don't know what I want; flyer or ape...
speedholes in air cleaner
new brakesdisks
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Hope you enjoy the work in progress
 
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Old May 16, 2011 | 02:07 PM
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Default Made some speed holes today

Day 2 ; removing fuel tank, wheels, front fender,...
This is how it looks today;



made some speed holes in my S&S air cleaner cover;


on the bike;


My first idea was to place a flyer bar...but can't live with this idea...
An ape will be placed...
 
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Old May 16, 2011 | 02:59 PM
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This should be fun to watch....

Question..

What do you do with the parts you take off and don't reuse?
 
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Old May 16, 2011 | 03:11 PM
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yea baby, strip that motha downnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
 
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Old Jul 10, 2011 | 11:33 AM
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Default The paint is finally ready to be placed on the heritage

For this project I wanted a special paint, I don't know what the result of the project will be beautifull, but in my mind it surely is; the red powdercoated fat boy wheels with white walls, with a red denim scallooped paint, red console, ... never saw this before...first I will finish it with a flyer bar and later the 19" inch ape will be on the bike also red denim...


 
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Old Jul 10, 2011 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by jcallesano
yea baby, strip that motha downnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
thread jack sorry, but your bike is sick....is it really loud with that exhuast??
 
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Old Jul 10, 2011 | 12:01 PM
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Wow....love the way the paint came out!
 
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Old Jul 10, 2011 | 12:02 PM
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Paint is beautiful!!!!
Howd you drill those speed holes?
 
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Lets get them tins mounted so we can see some more pics!

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