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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 08:16 AM
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Moiraes snag would you be able to get a auction number for those i cant seem to find them on ebay i really would rather have to take it off and right back on with something instead of waiting for dry time or powder coat to bake
The guy who seems to sell all the black powder coated parts is e-bay user voodoo041672. He does parts for all Harleys it looks like.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 01:21 PM
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I promised these pictures of the black parts last weekend. Here they are:





Bike is still a work in progress. They look blacker in person than they do in the pictures. This is the wrinkle black that voodoo on eBay has. I ordered his and then sold my factory pieces when I got them.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 01:22 PM
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Looks great.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 01:26 PM
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I have the lower rocker covers but didn't do them because I didn't want to pull the head to do the pushrod tubes. Any opinions on the two tone? I think I like it but I can't be sure until I try both ways I guess. I might throw them on when I do my Apes just to see.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 01:45 PM
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HDRider,

How difficult was it to change out the black rocker covers? Did you have to pull the motor out or did you just work around that? Looks good!
 
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 02:01 PM
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motor doesn't have to be pulled. The manual says to pull the tank. I was able to do the rocket covers without removing the tank but I did have to loosen the coil to get to one of the bolts.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 02:23 PM
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Default Here is my blacked out engine so far.
This winter I will pull it and complete the job.

 
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 02:44 PM
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The pics are sweet I just got mine from voodoo myself and get them put on along with my samson sinister pipes on the 27 th cant wait,will post pics when its done.
 
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The pics are sweet I just got mine from voodoo myself and get them put on along with my samson sinister pipes on the 27 th cant wait,will post pics when its done.
I don't know what you are paying but I would consider doing it myself. I did all of mine and this is the first bike I have ever done anything on other than changing my oil. I have been working on cars for 16 years for my dad and then I payed my way through college and into law school. Its much cheaper to buy the service manual and do it yourself.

I wasn't sure about the primary and second guessed the chain adjustment after I was told how to do it on the forum. I took it to a local Indy who has 12 years at a Harley dealer and still has all his certs. He charged me 35 bucks to say, "You couldn't have done a much better job, bro. Its definitely within factory specs."
 
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Nice looking bike HDRider.
 
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