Get rid of most of the chrome, go back to paint or powder coat and polished...IMO.

It'll make it more "wash & wear" Too.

Best wishes....Tim(HT)

 

springer front end, olive drab green paint, fishtail exhaust, ect

 

We're going to paint the bottom half of the tank white and change out the emblems, add spokes wheels- (I just don't know about whitewalls though), plus I just landed an old white buddy seat. I really like the look of the old slim chrome shocks so I need to look into those but I'd hate to loose the nice ride quality of these current air shocks it has.
That guys bike fro Australia is a real good example of what I'd like to do, he did a wonderful job with it!

 

After taking the shield and bags off my FLD I get asked all the time what year it is. I have even had someone tell me it was a beautiful restoration. I don't know much about older Harleys as I only just got into Harleys within the past 5 years or so but I guess it does look a lot like the older bikes. It would look even more so with some wire spokes and whitewalls like the gentlemen in the above link did. I've been told the big chrome single headlight is what really makes it look like the older Harleys.

 

Go here you will get plenty of ideas
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...a-classic.html

 

Leaving it outside, unprotected in the Milwaulkee winter will be a good start.

 

I absolutely LOVE the nostolgic look on modern bikes! They're ultra-reliable and rideable and have that classic look!

I'd love to put something like that in my garage!

 

Ditto.

 

this is probably the coolest bike I've seen in awhile - you could always mimic it
http://www.myroughbike.com/Cape_Fear...River_Rat.html

 

I really like what this owner did to his. I'm trying to find duplicate shocks, or covers for my nice stock air shocks I currently have.
It looks like David the Gnome has those same looking shocks.

This one looks really good too, found on Shotgun's site: