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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 08:42 PM
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Whiskers here is another question for you. Which pair do you like the best?
 
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Old Apr 18, 2009 | 01:18 AM
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Cant tell everyone how much I like these bikes on this thread. The ideas really get to flowing. I've got a couple of idease and would be open to your real thoughts, If it woul look like crap, tell me.

My 08 Fatboy been lowered in the rear. got the PC V w/ autotune coming this week. I've added the HD FL bags. Got a spring seat frame cover off ebay that used on Crossbones. I painted the bike mainly to rid the poor thing of those aweful graphics. Added th lightbar adn some skulls here adn there, So I would like to get you thoughts on the ones I'm teetering on:

Wire/spoke wheels w/ White Walls. Larger front fender like the deluxe or heritage. And if a springer front fender would be ok? And not sure about the pipes. I like the true duals w/ fishtails a lot. MiniApes.

I'll get better pics when the bike is closer to done. So here it is.
 
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Old Apr 18, 2009 | 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Harley2534
Whiskers here is another question for you. Which pair do you like the best?
Tough question....first, the BB's were 1" diameter while the Wild 1's are 1-1/4"...so IMO the Wild's look better (though you can get 1-1/4" BB's). The BB's made low speed turning difficult...so IMO the Wild's win out. For long days in the saddle the Wild's win out. But, if I was looking for a bar hopping, around town, Cholo/gansta' look, IMO the BB's win out hands-down.

There's a thread in the Softail section right now about BB's. IMO, those bars are quite different than the ones I had on the RKC so you ought to take a look at them before deciding and give OS DELUXE a shout about how he likes them.

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...-low-bars.html

Here are two more pictures of the BB's and Wild's: These were taken before the fenders were painted.

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Old Apr 19, 2009 | 10:36 AM
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Hey Whiskers, love the look of the 518's and am looking at putting a pair on. Need more pullback after putting the new Corbin solo on. Went to dealer yesterday who said it would take 8 hrs labour with internal wiring, changing up switches etc...does this sound right? Did you change the bars yourself?
 
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Old Apr 19, 2009 | 10:42 AM
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IMHO, nothing says "classic" like visors on the lights. But I keep hearing about troubles with fitting. What have you guys used and what fits the best?
 
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Old Apr 19, 2009 | 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by On the Road Again
Hey Whiskers, love the look of the 518's and am looking at putting a pair on. Need more pullback after putting the new Corbin solo on. Went to dealer yesterday who said it would take 8 hrs labour with internal wiring, changing up switches etc...does this sound right? Did you change the bars yourself?

If you need more pullback, take a look at the 508's before you buy. I had an indy change the bars for me and saved a little bit. Eight hours sounds about right...and while at it, think about changing out the brake lineT to a nicer one than the stock. Did the price include new cables? I changed mine to stainless braided (+2").
 
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Old Apr 19, 2009 | 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by on the road again
hey whiskers, love the look of the 518's and am looking at putting a pair on. Need more pullback after putting the new corbin solo on. Went to dealer yesterday who said it would take 8 hrs labour with internal wiring, changing up switches etc...does this sound right? Did you change the bars yourself?
8 hours is ridiculous changed bars and i ran wires internally took 3 hours.
 
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Old Apr 19, 2009 | 02:10 PM
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IMHO, nothing says "classic" like visors on the lights. But I keep hearing about troubles with fitting. What have you guys used and what fits the best?
the harley ones work just fine
 
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Old Apr 19, 2009 | 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by fyrdude
IMHO, nothing says "classic" like visors on the lights. But I keep hearing about troubles with fitting. What have you guys used and what fits the best?
I used the actual visors instead of getting the visor trim rings. The visors themselves don't have the fitment issues that the trim rings do.
 
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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Whiskers
If you need more pullback, take a look at the 508's before you buy. I had an indy change the bars for me and saved a little bit. Eight hours sounds about right...and while at it, think about changing out the brake lineT to a nicer one than the stock. Did the price include new cables? I changed mine to stainless braided (+2").
From what I can tell the 518's have about 2" more pullback than stock which i'll be ok with. I've checked out the 508's on my buddy's bike and pullback is more but I felt a little like I was riding a wheelbarrow. i'm looking at switching out cables as well so I guess 8 hrs is about right.
 
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