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Old Dec 16, 2012 | 05:46 AM
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Yesterday a few of the Florida Crew got together and had Paul the Fairing Man from Jacksonville come down to the Miami area and do painted inner fairings for a few of us. Paul did an outstanding job (and put up with a lot of ribbing from us!)....quick, professional, and a ton cheaper than I would have paid the dealership!. For significantly less than what HD charges for just the part itself, Paul did all the installation labor and even re-installed my HD fairing-mounted GPS holder and saved my chrome gauge accents for use on the new fairing. Its amazing what a difference it makes in the look of the bike.

Many thanks to Gabe (Fire-Medic) for hosting and putting up with us, and to the rest of the Florida Crew members that I met and made it a fun afternoon.
 
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Old Dec 16, 2012 | 06:15 AM
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Can I ask what is the name of those handle bars?
 
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Old Dec 16, 2012 | 06:18 AM
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Can I ask what is the name of those handle bars?
Helibars - Horizon ES model. Fully adjustable, great bars but expensive.
 
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Old Dec 16, 2012 | 06:20 AM
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Can I ask what is the name of those handle bars?
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Was wondering the same thing.

The inner looks great,btw
 
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Old Dec 16, 2012 | 06:26 AM
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Was wondering the same thing.

The inner looks great,btw
Looks even better to me when i think of the cash i saved LOL

Name of the bars posted above.
 
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Old Dec 16, 2012 | 07:18 AM
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When's Paul the Fairing Man comin' to Wisconsin?! Like maybe to Milwaukee for the 110th?

Bike looks fab - and those bars are crazy cool!
 
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Old Dec 16, 2012 | 07:25 AM
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Looks great, big difference.
 
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I agree with others, the bars and painted fairing looks killer on you bike. But like you said, 600 bucks for bars. WoW.

https://www.helibars.com/product/hor...-system-chrome
 

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Looks terrific!
 
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Sweet,
It's one of the sharpest mods one can do. It makes everything up there "pop".
I find myself being drawn to the mod when out and about looking at bikes.
My 2012 has made me fond of the Ember Red so now I have another thing on my to do list, thanks for the pix VTGR. Again, sharp........
 
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