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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 05:21 PM
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Does anyone know where I can find some good pics of old Harley paint jobs? I've been googleing forever and can only find little bits here and there. I'm looking for two-tone red and white. Thanks. Also, what would be a normal starting price for a quality paint job? Nothing real fancy, I just want the two-tone, and probably a pinstripe between them.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 07:19 PM
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 08:08 PM
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This site might help out:

http://colorwrite.freehostingcloud.c...nal_paint.html
 
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 11:34 PM
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i originally picked a paint job from a 62flh blue/white from a walnecks magazine, then copied a bike from an exhaust ad in a j&p catalog. i think Google is a good place to look for older bikes. antique bike mags like walnecks is a good place to look too
 
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check out the photo gallery at www dot hydra-glide dot com ... some pretty good examples of vintage paint on there ....
 
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Originally Posted by thelawnmowerman


Just wait til you see the other syde!!!!
 
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 01:28 AM
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Originally Posted by socal yankee
Just wait til you see the other syde!!!!
Freaks everyone out Yankee,
 
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Originally Posted by oct1949
Looking for Ya and found this. Whooooa...http://www.flickr.com/photos/deepa-r...6505/lightbox/

someone went be-dazzel crazy...
Thanks man!! I love it. Just called my paint guy, my light guy, my sticker guy, my flag guy... I'm gonna go for it! LOL, Well maybe not, but thanks for the help guys. I'm thinking of getting a price so I can start saving.
 
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