thoughts on air cleaner
Thanks pat. I have thought above copper coating the few chrome parts left, I'll eventually get bored with the look and that's when it could happen.
I say if you want the s&s then go for it, it's your bike, if you build it the way others like it then it will just look like everyone else's.
Here's another pic I found, it's an older pic before I blacked out the engine fins
I love it, and couldn't give a **** if others don't
I say if you want the s&s then go for it, it's your bike, if you build it the way others like it then it will just look like everyone else's.
Here's another pic I found, it's an older pic before I blacked out the engine fins
I love it, and couldn't give a **** if others don't
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One thing you might want to consider, with the filters exposed to the air like they are, there's a good chance that they will get dirty faster and require more cleaning, not to mention if you get into a rainstorm, last time I saw, rain wasn't too swift on an open filter, but it's your call.
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I have to clean the open filter I have now twice a year, it washes out pretty black but is beautiful red when done, k an n clean an charge kit, rain aint good tho, bike runs rough when caught in it
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I use to hate the look of them too, but I look around and everyone seams to be running either a round pod like a/c or SE heavy breather (no offense to those as they look great). While I still think this S&S a/c looks bad on a lot of bikes, sometimes, just sometimes I think it does work on the right bike. It also came in wrinkle black too, so I thought I'd be brave and give it a try and hoped I could rock it on my ride. I blacked out all the brackets etc, and I feel as though I've pulled it off, most might disagree, but I'm liking and it's grown on me
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Thanks for the kind words Jim.
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My only quam right now ( with exception to the cost) is whether or not it really blocks out the motor. I will wait till Laconia in mid june, find a bike that has it, your blacked out bike is evil, pure an simple, different, that is a path to be recognized.