black is beautiful
#31
09-20-2015, 10:32 AM
Road Captain
#32
09-20-2015, 01:13 PM
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The bike is looking good.
I just purchased a new Road Glide Ultra and a going a more blended look with my two favorites, Black and Chrome. I started with something I all was wanted to do with my last bike and that was a chrome front end.
But, in this case I went with Chrome Lower and black cow bells. In the picture below the fairing skirt is chrome, This has been replaced with a black skirt. Just haven't taken any pictures to show the difference.
I just purchased a new Road Glide Ultra and a going a more blended look with my two favorites, Black and Chrome. I started with something I all was wanted to do with my last bike and that was a chrome front end.
But, in this case I went with Chrome Lower and black cow bells. In the picture below the fairing skirt is chrome, This has been replaced with a black skirt. Just haven't taken any pictures to show the difference.
#34
09-20-2015, 07:50 PM
Seasoned HDF Member
For the love of humanity, take the reflectors off the forks!!!!
(otherwise killer bike.
)
(otherwise killer bike.
)instead of powdercoating the heatshields, I used bbq paint on mine. I scuffed them up with a scotchbrite pad, then went over them with self etching primer, then a couple of coats of bbq black hi heat. looked good for a couple of years, then I bought a v&h 2-1. I figured that if they did get to looking ratty, I could just easily touch them up. but never had to.
but the big difference here would be that mine were 'flat', and the op's are high gloss.
but the big difference here would be that mine were 'flat', and the op's are high gloss.
#35
09-20-2015, 08:45 PM
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09-22-2015, 10:01 AM
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#37
09-22-2015, 11:03 AM
Road Captain
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09-22-2015, 12:15 PM
#39
09-24-2015, 08:22 AM
quick update.... Some of the gloss, about an inch past the heat shield on the left side, started to flatten out. I figured this would happen after seeing a few others who had done the same thing. Probably going to end up ceramic coating them.... or doing nothing because I'll be getting stretched bags and a side dump this winter. Probably shouldn't throw a bunch of money at this set up seeing as I don't plan on keeping it.
