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Old May 19, 2006 | 02:54 AM
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Default Thoughts and pic request on fender skirts

I love the minimalist look of my SG, and I know that the conventional wisdom will be "you should have bought a Classic", but I'm curious to see pics or hear opinions on what folks think of Street Glides with chrome skirts on the rear of the front fender, and possibly even a subtle chrome front tip. I'm not looking to go the rubber bumper with lights on the fender look, but considering a subtle but tasteful addition to the basic lines of the front fender. I saw a Road Glide somwhere recently with both and it really looked nice...not tacky at all...very clean. Any opinions? Really would love to see some pics.

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Old May 19, 2006 | 08:55 AM
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I just don't like the look of fender tips/skirts, bag guards/rails, etc. One of the main reasons I got a Streetglide was the clean styling! Switched to a HD STREET STALKER fender, for an even cleaner look, with sweet chrome billet mounts and NO rivets.
 
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Old May 23, 2006 | 02:19 AM
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I have a road king standard and was thinking of switching it over to a cleaner fender..... I like the clean look on the street glide fender
 
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Old May 23, 2006 | 11:34 AM
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I like to clean chrome and assorted shiney stuff
 
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Old May 23, 2006 | 12:21 PM
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I like them on some bikes but I like the simple thing in life that's why I got the SG.
 
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Old May 23, 2006 | 02:40 PM
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Default RE: Thoughts and pic request on fender skirts

My bike is a Road King Classic and I imediately pulled all the chrome off the front and rear fenders and filled the holes.
 
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Old May 23, 2006 | 03:21 PM
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"You should've bought a Classic!!!!"[:@] Sorry, I couldn't resist! I love the look of a clean fender and to be honest I have never seen an SG or RK Custom with fender trim.
 
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Old May 23, 2006 | 05:08 PM
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Matt you are right. But at the time with the 100th anniversary being the big deal, I really didn't have much option. I planned on making the bike my own anyway with paint, etc... So it didn't make much difference.
 
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Old May 23, 2006 | 06:07 PM
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Ted, You did a great job making it yours and unique. I would like to get mine painted next year so I can see mine stand out from the crowd like yours does.
 
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Old May 23, 2006 | 06:24 PM
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To each there own...
 
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