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Old 03-05-2012, 11:21 AM
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Looks fantastic! Colormania did a great job!
 
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with the headlamp visor on:




The visor unfortunately covers and makes inaccessible the odo/trip/clock button...the fingers
just can't reach it to toggle between the functions. But the windblast is reduced quite a bit.
 
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The bike looks great!
 
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Old 07-13-2012, 11:07 AM
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Buddy, did they paint and install your badges? How are you liking the visor after using it a while? The whole thing is very tasteful, yet racy as well.
 
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Old 07-13-2012, 11:23 AM
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Looks great ... but please yank those fork relectors !!
 
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Old 07-13-2012, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Buddy Shagmore
with the headlamp visor on:




The visor unfortunately covers and makes inaccessible the odo/trip/clock button...the fingers
just can't reach it to toggle between the functions. But the windblast is reduced quite a bit.
That's a great looking R!
 
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That looks really, really nice man. Red and white/cream is such a classic combo.

And the tank contrasts nicely with the dark engine
 
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Colormania did install the tank badges that I sent them. They also painted the portion of the badge that used to be beige, birch white, to match the rest.
They did not paint the inside of the headlamp visor, but in all fairness, I did not ask them to, as I didn't think the inside would be visible. But is was visible, and didn't look too good, so I rattle canned it matte black myself.
Riding with the visor does reduce a good portion of the wind blast off the torso. Above 65, it certainly makes a big difference in reducing fatique.
It's a little befuddling to the other HD riders when I pull up to their bunch of (mostly) black Harleys, and here mine looks like nobody else's. They don't know what to think, and usually say nothing at all. But when I do get a comment, it's always positive.
 
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Looks AWESOME man!
Congrats!
 
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Well done indeed!
 


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