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From: Maine, USA
custom ideas
I have a 2008 FLHX with screamin eagle intake, vance and hines (with power commander and dyno work) slash cut with billet end and chrome front forks.
black.... of course..... I put 8600 miles on it between delivery july, 3 and end of season.
I was wanting some ideas about other customizations. I'm not looking for an in-your-face type of image but subtle changes that keep the original overall appearance....
any ideas would be gratefully appreciated...
black.... of course..... I put 8600 miles on it between delivery july, 3 and end of season.
I was wanting some ideas about other customizations. I'm not looking for an in-your-face type of image but subtle changes that keep the original overall appearance....
any ideas would be gratefully appreciated...
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From: ST. Louis
The best "in your face" upgrade is the wheels.
A 21" front wheel is killer, in the looks department....and try it with a Fat Boy fender. WOW !!!!
Here is a picture with the Fat Boy front fender:
(it's puttnutt24 bike)
A 21" front wheel is killer, in the looks department....and try it with a Fat Boy fender. WOW !!!!
Here is a picture with the Fat Boy front fender:
(it's puttnutt24 bike)
Last edited by Texas Fat Boy; Jan 7, 2009 at 08:45 AM.
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Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Mt. Airy, MD
It's your bike, you need to make it your own with whatever mods you want. I read somewhere the rarest harley is a stock harley...lol. What I like and what anyone else likes may be 2 different things. Look at pics in magazines, go to bike shows and look at details, check out bikes at bikenights, etc. Ideas can come from anywhere.
That said, I just put a chrome front end and wheels on my roadglide, and while it was expensive, I think it was the most dramatic change I have made to the looks of my bike yet.
Best advice I can think to give you is start with a plan and then work towards the end result as you get time and $. With one of my previous bikes, I would buy every chrome farkle I could find and stick it on there as I had $. At some point, I looked at my bike and thought what a garbage barge I had. I stripped it down and started over, choosing carefully what I did so it worked together and got me where I wanted. On my Roadglide, I am trying to be very careful as to what I put on it. I love the clean look of the bike and I want to complement that look not compete with it with the changes I make.
That said, I just put a chrome front end and wheels on my roadglide, and while it was expensive, I think it was the most dramatic change I have made to the looks of my bike yet.
Best advice I can think to give you is start with a plan and then work towards the end result as you get time and $. With one of my previous bikes, I would buy every chrome farkle I could find and stick it on there as I had $. At some point, I looked at my bike and thought what a garbage barge I had. I stripped it down and started over, choosing carefully what I did so it worked together and got me where I wanted. On my Roadglide, I am trying to be very careful as to what I put on it. I love the clean look of the bike and I want to complement that look not compete with it with the changes I make.
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Joined: Sep 2008
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From: Rolla, Mo
[QUOTE=Texas Fat Boy;4344134]The best "in your face" upgrade is the wheels.
A 21" front wheel is killer, in the looks department....and try it with a Fat Boy fender. WOW !!!!
Here is a picture with the Fat Boy front fender:
(it's puttnutt24 bike)
Does the Fat Boy front fender just bolt on, or does it have to be "adapted"?
A 21" front wheel is killer, in the looks department....and try it with a Fat Boy fender. WOW !!!!
Here is a picture with the Fat Boy front fender:
(it's puttnutt24 bike)
Does the Fat Boy front fender just bolt on, or does it have to be "adapted"?
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From: Langley
Fat Boy fender won't work with a 21". Adapter kit required for baggers (16" to 18").
Last edited by skydoc; Jan 7, 2009 at 11:19 AM.
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Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Illinois
We've doing a lot of 19" and 21" installations at our shop the last couple of years on FLHXs.
I prefer them with the bigger, stock fender, but everyone has their preferences.
The Klockwerks windshields are gaining popularity too, these days.
I prefer them with the bigger, stock fender, but everyone has their preferences.
The Klockwerks windshields are gaining popularity too, these days.
