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Old Jun 23, 2012 | 09:20 PM
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Thanks guys for the support, I do have inserts coming to calm down the chrome staring up at me on the tank, should be enough to cut a little of it down.
 
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Old Jun 24, 2012 | 12:19 PM
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Thanks guys for the support, I do have inserts coming to calm down the chrome staring up at me on the tank, should be enough to cut a little of it down.

I just finished an 1800 mile ride: get the sun and time of day just right and the glare is a bitch ! Thinking about using black Plasti-kote to do just the top of the dash.... I feel (felt) your pain !
 
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Old Jun 24, 2012 | 12:46 PM
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You are not alone, as stated depending on time and direction glare sucks.
 
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 11:30 AM
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It was another $HD+ but I will find out if worth it. Went on relatively easy just a lot of cleaning
 
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A more extreme solution is to have the gas lid powdercoated satin black. I did. Still getting the sun reflecting off the key switch, though.
 
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Ign switch , the retainer screw and washer and the small chrome pieces around the dash do not seem as bad as it was with the dash wide open. it rode good yesterday, a lot of sun but little upward glare.
 
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