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Old 08-18-2012, 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Doug S
Your blinkers/running lights are covered in chrome and only visable from directly in front or behind, and now your tail light is the same way. The bullet styled lights are nice looking in the daylight but reduce visability from the side at night and covering the sides of your tail light in chrome does the same thing. I'm not talking about the reflectors, they don't help.

It's hard enough to get the cages to see us during daylight, can't see making it harder at night.


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Gotcha. Well, honestly I don't count on ANY cager ever seeing me and I drive accordingly. But again, I have driven once at night in the 3 months I've had this bike...and that was more like dusk.
 
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Old 08-19-2012, 09:23 AM
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What brand swing-arm bag is that?
 
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Old 08-19-2012, 10:18 AM
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What brand swing-arm bag is that?
Its a Leatherworks 312 Swing arm bag. I bought it from Side Road Cycles....its a very nice product.
http://www.sideroadcycles.com/Import...opper_Bag.html
 
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Its a Leatherworks 312 Swing arm bag. I bought it from Side Road Cycles....its a very nice product.
http://www.sideroadcycles.com/Import...opper_Bag.html
I'm trying to decide between the Leatherworks and Garage Leather's. Think I'll go with the Leatherworks since they offer a 5% Hdforums discount. Is yours the standard 3" or XL 5"?
 
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I'm trying to decide between the Leatherworks and Garage Leather's. Think I'll go with the Leatherworks since they offer a 5% Hdforums discount. Is yours the standard 3" or XL 5"?
Yea, I would go with the Leatherworks too since you get the discount. I have the 5" and its perfect. The 3" would definitely work but I just wanted the extra room and from what I am read, the 5" give that little extra that matter a lot.
 
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Where did you find that light for 40 bucks?
 
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Originally Posted by ghoticov
Side marker lighting? Reflectors?

Not sure of any other side marker lighting there is. As far as reflectors, I am just not a fan of them and hardly do any riding at night.
What I did to be seen at night on my fatty was I installed led lighting on the underside of tank and engine. Not sure what the laws are in your area but I know here as long as there not flashing its legal here. Easy to install and takes up no power.
 
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No offense meant, I just think you should have put the $40 into the piggy bank towards the tri-bar LED tail light.
 
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Originally Posted by 06fxsti
Where did you find that light for 40 bucks?
Craigslist.... but if you are interested, I may be selling it to buy a TRI bar LED light. It is brand new, I just really really like the look of the TRI bar light....not that this one is bad, just different.
 
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No offense meant, I just think you should have put the $40 into the piggy bank towards the tri-bar LED tail light.
Yea, I agree. I don't hate it but I think I like the TRI bar better. I should be able to sell it for $40 though no problem....its brand new.
 
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