FLHP build-start to finish
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Tourer
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I had them powdercoated. I took the legs out and the HD shop broke them down and put them back together for 80 bucks. I just did not want to deal with breaking them down. Powder coat is so cheap..Everything you see gloss black was powdercoated. That plus my heat sheilds and slipons were ceramic coated..total cost was 350 for all of that..
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From: Ct
Thanks for the info man.
I have to find a local guy that does PC now, I am sure there are some around, we have bike shops on every corner around here.
I might take your advice on breaking them down too, that sounds like a wise $80's spent.
So you said everything that is glossy black was powder coated, I didnt realize you could get a glossy powder coat, I always think of the motor and how that is like wrinkle or flat black powder coat.
I want to do a mix of flat and gloss black, I suppose I can do both finishes in powder coat?
Actually I think I Am going to do all the legs, bars, light bar, highway bar, and what would be chrome in gloss black and have the tins painted flat black with a thin red stripe maybe, or somehow incorporate some subtle red.
Probably do the bags gloss too, not sure.
I plan to add visors to all my front lights and signals and then have it all blacked out, I hadn't thought of powder coating that stuff but now I am thinking that might be easier and less expensive.
Thanks again,
Lump
I have to find a local guy that does PC now, I am sure there are some around, we have bike shops on every corner around here.
I might take your advice on breaking them down too, that sounds like a wise $80's spent.
So you said everything that is glossy black was powder coated, I didnt realize you could get a glossy powder coat, I always think of the motor and how that is like wrinkle or flat black powder coat.
I want to do a mix of flat and gloss black, I suppose I can do both finishes in powder coat?
Actually I think I Am going to do all the legs, bars, light bar, highway bar, and what would be chrome in gloss black and have the tins painted flat black with a thin red stripe maybe, or somehow incorporate some subtle red.
Probably do the bags gloss too, not sure.
I plan to add visors to all my front lights and signals and then have it all blacked out, I hadn't thought of powder coating that stuff but now I am thinking that might be easier and less expensive.
Thanks again,
Lump
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Thanks for the info man.
So you said everything that is glossy black was powder coated, I didnt realize you could get a glossy powder coat, I always think of the motor and how that is like wrinkle or flat black powder coat.
I want to do a mix of flat and gloss black, I suppose I can do both finishes in powder coat?
Lump
So you said everything that is glossy black was powder coated, I didnt realize you could get a glossy powder coat, I always think of the motor and how that is like wrinkle or flat black powder coat.
I want to do a mix of flat and gloss black, I suppose I can do both finishes in powder coat?
Lump
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From: Twin Cities, MN
Wow, love the bike!
But I have a couple of questions. First, on these last two pics, I thought you were going to upload pictures of the bike?
Second, love the paint. Can you tell me what paint you used on your tins?
But I have a couple of questions. First, on these last two pics, I thought you were going to upload pictures of the bike?
Second, love the paint. Can you tell me what paint you used on your tins?
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Tourer
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I am not even sure..I contacted this guy on Craig's list..he said 500 bucks..I said OK..and told him I wanted it to be like the denim paint..
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Since the Police bikes do not have cruise I went ahead and added it using the cruise control kit(77197-08) and kit from cruisemount(HRKP0812)..here is the link to them for reference..
http://www.cruisemount.com/roadking.html
http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/g...1&default=none
With these 2 items, it is really straight forward..and the dealer turned my cruise on for free..YMMV on that..