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Old Nov 30, 2014 | 08:38 AM
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Its pretty dang cool what your doing. Kudos! Bike's looking sweet.
 
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thanks, i appreciate it. im really digging the set up. here are a few pics with the lowers. half the bike is black and i do really like the luxury blue. but vivid black is looking good to me.



 
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Old Nov 30, 2014 | 03:53 PM
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now some pics of the mess.

here is the tight fit between the lowers and the fairing. im hoping that the ghost brackets will pull the fairing in a little to give me some more room


also here is the pic with no nacelle if anyone wants to see that. really need to get a nacelle to take care of cable managment.





 
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Old Dec 1, 2014 | 07:04 PM
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Go with a two tone paint job, utilize what you got. A few years ago HD had a Ultra Limited in a black & blue combo, looked good.
 
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Old Dec 1, 2014 | 07:09 PM
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That looks about right, my lowers are about the same close wise to the fairing.

Here is a link to pics of stock RG Ultra's looks about the same

http://www.autoevolution.com/news/20...46.html#agal_0
 

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Old Dec 1, 2014 | 09:31 PM
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Yeah, i do like both colors. Maybe a two tone would be good. Is there any templetes out there for stock paint jobs or does the oainter just wing it
 
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Old Dec 1, 2014 | 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by steelerdude1
That looks about right, my lowers are about the same close wise to the fairing.

Here is a link to pics of stock RG Ultra's looks about the same

http://www.autoevolution.com/news/20...46.html#agal_0

Thanks for the link. The ghost brackets need to hurry so i can take a test ride. Looks like the nacelle will be added in january
 
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Old Jan 10, 2015 | 12:51 AM
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alright, back in the game with a few added parts:

ordered lockable lower fairing doors, should be delivered soon
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sancho wings
m3 hidden fairing supports
2010 headlight housing, adjuster bolts
2013 headlight bezel
new nacelle
currently have a 16" shield that im returning. just ordered a 17" mako lrs


so... this buffeting this has sucked the ding dong, i have gone through 3 shields. a 8" kw, 14" freedom shield and a 16" freedom. today i received a set of sancho wings and its unreal how much they helped me.

since freedom shields doesnt make a 17" i went with a long ride shield since they have a 60% off deal right now.

i have been fighting the wire management for a few but finally got it dialed in so there is no binding or pulling of cables at full lock either way


now its getting speaker grills and sorting the stereo options. i am going to install 2 3.5" marine grade speakers in the nacelle so its all tunes, no gauges. couple pics






 
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If you get a set of the crash bar mounted wing that also attached to the gas tank bolts it will help with airflow as well
 
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alright added a few simple things. lockable doors and soldered in a usb charger into a fairing plug. was going to do this into one of the glove boxes, but the fairing cost a good amount of money and the plugs a cheap part. so for now, the plug is where its at.

on the lockable doors, they are great. cheap addition that really has a good finish so it blends well on the lowers. i was test riding the bike the other day and one of the snap on doors blew off on the highway.

the usb charger i soldered and ran the wires through the main fairing mount along side of the rest of cables, routed under the tank and hooked up to the battery. this kit didnt come with a fuse, so i added a fuse in between in case something gets wet and wants to short out.

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