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Just finished installing....

Road 6 Customs 13" Black Apes (what a difference apes make) - Blacked HD mirrors
HD Extended bags
HD Chopped tour pack
HD Hidden antenna

Waiting on Performance Machine grips + pegs to be delivered

Blacked out HD front end is in hand and will be installed this week. (I'll post pics when done)

Then on to Exhaust/ Intake/ Tuner...... Thought I'd share


 
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That my friend is good looking. Bars look comfy too.
 
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That my friend is good looking. Bars look comfy too.

Bars are 100% perfect.... I felt like the stock bars had my hands in my lap... They were terrible.

Thank you!
 
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Blacked out lowers/ cowbells/ Performance Machine grips/ shifter pegs......

Next up.... Pipes/ Intake.... Stage 1... Pics to come when done.




 
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Looks great!!

I had the same windshield for a while. Looks really cool, but not very effective at highway speeds.

Congrats, she's a beauty!
 
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I went with the Road 6 Customs also. Great bars!
 
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Originally Posted by BLKnCHRME09Deluxe
Just finished installing....

Road 6 Customs 13" Black Apes (what a difference apes make) - Blacked HD mirrors
HD Extended bags
HD Chopped tour pack
HD Hidden antenna

Waiting on Performance Machine grips + pegs to be delivered

Blacked out HD front end is in hand and will be installed this week. (I'll post pics when done)

Then on to Exhaust/ Intake/ Tuner...... Thought I'd share


Bike looks good. Are we ever done 'building' these baby's? no, lol. Looking at a chopped tour pack myself. Do they sit the passenger back more than a sissybar does? My wife says she needs more 'stretchout space when she rides. Thinking the chopped tour pack will do the trick when I add her seat pillion on the bike. Got a lot into this one after I said I'd leave it all stock, LOL.

 
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Originally Posted by strat10
I went with the Road 6 Customs also. Great bars!
Agreed.... I've owned 4 sets of bars (BurlyBrand & ChubbyWild1) on my old 09' Deluxe. Road 6 Customs have a great wrist angle and are well made. I would put them neck and neck with Wild1's. IMO... BurlyBrands weren't as well made but had great bends.

Another GREAT thing with Road 6 customs... You can use stock lines!
 
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Bike looks good. Are we ever done 'building' these baby's? no, lol. Looking at a chopped tour pack myself. Do they sit the passenger back more than a sissybar does? My wife says she needs more 'stretchout space when she rides. Thinking the chopped tour pack will do the trick when I add her seat pillion on the bike. Got a lot into this one after I said I'd leave it all stock, LOL.

Thanks!!

I know right.. With my old 09' Deluxe I was changing things around every year... Until I said "finally I'm done" Then the next year I bought the Road Glide Special... After the test ride of my 17' Road Glide Special... I couldn't believe how smooth it was. New motor turned me on to it and I was tired of a bar hopper (lowered - rough ride/ no storage).

Sorry can't answer that question between sissy bar and the HD chopped tour pack. I originally bought the sissy bar but never put it on. Returned it and bought a HD chopped tour pack. I like the style of the tour pack vs. the sissy bar. IMO.... The king was to big and the razor is to small... Chopped is the perfect in between the 2... Your bike would look GREAT with a chopped pack.

Nice bike you have!!
 
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