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Old Aug 17, 2013 | 05:36 PM
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Consider leaving enough fender clearance for the way tires deform when they go flat, or there's a blowout.
 
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Old Aug 17, 2013 | 05:39 PM
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Do you have any Link where I can find the Rich's controls, I haven’t heard of them yet.
http://www.bitchinseatstore.net/Rock...ories_s/38.htm
 
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Old Aug 17, 2013 | 05:43 PM
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Thanks guys. Awesome info! For some reason I feel like I need to check out these bitchin controls now. Haha. I ordered the rest of the parts on my list yesterday....or so I thought it was the rest. The wife and I went grocery shopping today and as we were leaving SAMs all it took was for her to say " you wanna stop buy the Harley shop". Yup... Kid in a candy store!! And oddly enough I bought a ton of stuff I didn't even know I needed.
Anyways, thanks rockerz thats a great explanation for fender/tire fix.
 
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Old Aug 17, 2013 | 07:03 PM
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While we are all chatting, I've been thinking about powder coating my swing arm black this winter.

What do you guys think, stay Gray or go black?

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/membe...613-00046.html
 

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Old Aug 17, 2013 | 07:19 PM
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You know what they say, once you go black...
 
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Old Aug 17, 2013 | 08:16 PM
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I kinda like what you got with the grey. It balances nicely
 
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Old Aug 17, 2013 | 08:23 PM
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Definitely black.
 
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Old Aug 17, 2013 | 09:01 PM
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Hey rockerz I was just looking at pics of your bike and noticed the led light under your fender. Looks great, where'd ya get it?
 
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What do you guys think, stay Gray or go black?
Black. That gray looks like plastic.
 
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