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Old Aug 4, 2013 | 02:22 PM
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My 2013 Harley-Davidson XL120X Forty-Eight

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Heavy Air Breather
Vance and Hines Short Shot Exhaust w/ Denim Black Heat Shields
10mm Screamin Eagle Spark Plug Wires (Orange)
La Rosa Black Leather Swing Arm Bags (Orange Stitching)
Orange Painted Raised Lettering on Stock Tires








 
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Old Aug 4, 2013 | 02:31 PM
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Looks nice man I like the painted letters idea on the rubbers
 
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Old Aug 4, 2013 | 02:42 PM
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Did you have it tuned with the new exhaust and AC?
 
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Old Aug 4, 2013 | 02:44 PM
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looks good nice job
 
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Old Aug 4, 2013 | 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Big Lebowski
Did you have it tuned with the new exhaust and AC?
I had the dealer tune when the parts were installed.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2013 | 03:12 PM
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Looking good! I like the orange details thru-out the bike.

Have you thought about getting rid of the clutter/plastic under the tank with a Coil Relo Kit?
 
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Old Aug 4, 2013 | 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Mac10
Looks nice man I like the painted letters idea on the rubbers
I wish I could take the credit on that but I had seen another 48 with white painted letters on youtube. It does tie in nicely with the rest of the orange though.
 

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Old Aug 4, 2013 | 03:21 PM
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Looking good! I like the orange details thru-out the bike.

Have you thought about getting rid of the clutter/plastic under the tank with a Coil Relo Kit?

Definitely have considered the coil relo kit and also a tank swap with a nightster tank. its a hard decision though because I love the look on the 2.2g peanut tank. If I end up doing the swap I'll also get a flush mounted cap to lower the profile of the bigger tank.
 
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I require a link to them bags. They will look good on my custom in black.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2013 | 03:36 PM
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Looks good! Great start! Well done and like the orange highlights! Keep the 48 tank!

Get the tank ignition and coil relocation kit from dk! It adds a lot to the look!

Also look at the seat, replace it with a more comfortable one with orange thread detailing to go with your color theme!!
 
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