The rear fender they advertise is Top Shop - Top Shop makes great parts.
Here is a sequencer turn signal I like better - http://www.dragtimes.com/video-viewe...phyTbc&feature -
I was thinking going with flush mounted tail lights but my painter talked me out of it as he has seen the paint crack around the outline of the light fixture from all of the vibrations and it appears their lights are partially painted over which if it did crack the paint, could ruin the paint job completely - so to answer your question about their quality, it really comes down to how the mount the tail light to the inside of the fender - here is one company's way to mount flush mounted tail lights http://www.nativecustombaggers.com/i...ot-lights.html
I went cheap on the bags@550.00, but love the product in ABS plastic. They are light and can flex unlike fiberglass. Seeing them in a Friend's bike made me pull the trigger and take a chance with ridebikegear.com. I would not allow them to paint the bags. Instead I had a local painter do it for me at 250.00. Money well spent. My fender I went with Topshop. This is their Minister fender with the CVO lighting option. I paid 1400 and change from thefactorymatch.com.. Came painted and assembled. Great dealing with that company. Total was 2200.00 plus installation.
I went cheap on the bags@550.00, but love the product in ABS plastic. They are light and can flex unlike fiberglass. Seeing them in a Friend's bike made me pull the trigger and take a chance with ridebikegear.com. I would not allow them to paint the bags. Instead I had a local painter do it for me at 250.00. Money well spent. My fender I went with Topshop. This is their Minister fender with the CVO lighting option. I paid 1400 and change from thefactorymatch.com.. Came painted and assembled. Great dealing with that company. Total was 2200.00 plus installation.
Your final product came out nice - although I would caution people when mixing rear fender & saddlebags from different manufactures as something (especially around the exhaust) they don't always flow together
I went with TopShop bags and rear fender painted by Brad at thefactorymatch.com. He has top notch customer service and stands behind his products. I plan on getting my front fender and dash from him over the winter.
I went with TopShop bags and rear fender painted by Brad at thefactorymatch.com. He has top notch customer service and stands behind his products. I plan on getting my front fender and dash from him over the winter.
Any chance you could post up more pics of your bike from different angles? I'm trying to decide if I should go with a 21" or 23" up front, and how much, if any, I should drop the front end down.
I did Top Shop Bags and Side Covers but went with a Steel Fender from Native Custom Baggers. You can actually buy the whole set up from Paul (Native Custom) and have it sent to you to be painted.
I also went the cheap route and only did the front (although mine is a 21"). I then spent more money than a rear wheel would have cost on air ride. Bike looked cool but it rode like crap. I have pulled the air ride and will now be putting a rear wheel on.
You have to go fairly stretched or run air on the bike to not see the rear wheel in my opinion. I spent too much time and money on my bike to leave it like it is now.
Any chance you could post up more pics of your bike from different angles? I'm trying to decide if I should go with a 21" or 23" up front, and how much, if any, I should drop the front end down.
Here is the only other one I have available right now. I do have the air ride dropped in the back.
Your final product came out nice - although I would caution people when mixing rear fender & saddlebags from different manufactures as something (especially around the exhaust) they don't always flow together
Thanks! You're absolutely right. I had already done my research and all checked out ok with 4.5 inch extended bags and 4.5 in extended fender.
Bad Dad Summit rear fender with Bad Dad extended bags. I also have a 23" up front that I literally picked up from the shop today to lower the front end 1.5". Handling is so much nicer and it sits level like it did stock. I've never scraped my bags. Bad Dad delivered these painted and they bolted right up.
but I also have not lowered the rear.
Did those lids come from Bad Dad? I really like the lines on them and the speaker placement.
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