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Old Jan 17, 2014 | 01:09 PM
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I went from this look when I first got my RKC a few years ago:



To this about a year and a half ago:

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With a couple of shoulder surgeries under my belt, the apes just didn't work out. So here's the current look with CVO bags and beach bars:

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Old Jan 17, 2014 | 04:05 PM
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Turn a Classic into a classic-dscf0778.jpghi guys havent been on hre for a while have a different bike now from the first road king when i joined ill try and load a picture
 
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Old Jan 17, 2014 | 04:07 PM
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not sure how to make the picture big
 
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 08:50 AM
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ill try againName: DSCF0311.jpg Views: 403 Size: 48.3 KB
 
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 08:52 AM
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same bike but nearlly l the chrome has been powder coated black
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by jackass dave
same bike but nearlly l the chrome has been powder coated black
Very nice, is that a custom color?
 
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by RaceFace

To this about a year and a half ago:


Now Thats friggin nice !!
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 04:51 PM
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no its a standard colour ill look it up its a 2005 model and as its in the uk dont know if its an export colour or not ,but no thats as it came
 
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just found the touch up paint and the paint code (i think )is 98601BJL,and i think its smokey gold ?,its a really nice colour the pictures dont do it justice
 
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Love the thread!! So many hot bikes and cool ideas....it hurts my wallet to look at them all!
 
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