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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 10:52 AM
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1937 Speedball emblem.

 
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 01:46 PM
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I love mine. They have just that little bit of red you mentioned. Because of the length, they have to be worked a bit to fit the contours of the tank.



 
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by tbonetony06
I replied earlier in this thread that I was seriously considering of pulling my tank badges and going without any. I know it's my own decision and I will do what I want with my bike but I am surprised no one has chimed in on that yet. Does anyone else run their bike without any tank badges? If so, any pictures? P.S., I have seen some really nice badges here in this thread, more then I actually thought were out there. I really like yours El James but that one also matches up with your paint lines though and my paint is different from your's and not sure my bike would show them as well as yours.
I don't see anything wrong with removing emblems and having a bare tank. I will be taking mine off this weekend. I ran my dyna without the badges and I personally think the bike looked sick!

So there.. My 2 cents. I'm all for no badges. I will post a pic of my ride after I dump them this weekend :-D

Here's my street bob w/o badges:


 

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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by hspring03
1937 Speedball emblem.

that's cool
 
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by steamybob
Here's what a touch of red looks like...
I like those emblems. Thought about adding them on my black denim Slim.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by SoCalSoftailSlim
Changed em on my Slim to play up the vintage vibe. Very happy with it. People compliment them all the time. Trick is to get the ones that work with your stye bike and color scheme. That was 58 Panhead emblems for me.



that's sharp. I see the helmet matches that burst of gold. nice touch.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by HoldFast2012
that's sharp. I see the helmet matches that burst of gold. nice touch.
Thank ya. The helmet match was kinda an accident. But screw it. You gotsta coordinate!
 
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by el_james
i like my old skool emblems

I am typically not a fan of springers, but your scoot is amazing. Proper old school styling.
 

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Agreed, not a springer fan, at least a big springer fan but that one could be mine and lookin real pretty in my garage. Sometimes, no matter what we have all done to our bikes, black tins are a timeless, classic Harley and hard to beat.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 10:16 PM
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Awesome bikes, and awesome emblems. I'm freggin jealous of some of you guys scoots. Skeez, that is a great bike. And a nice touch to do the small wrap to prevent boot marks. Damned practical and looks cool.
 
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