Nice looking bike Tech2. I agree completely. I pretty much liked my SG out of the box. Windshield was a must for the longer trips.

 

I used a can of something called PRO-1, or something like that, that one of the wrenches gave me at the dealer. It loosened the 3M tape really well, then wiped the residue right off. Then I waxed the tanks. You could never tell the emblems were on there. The guy said they use the stuff to clean up "oopses" all the time. I did break one of the plastic tank emblems taking it off, though. That was my fault for being in a hurry.

 

I, like most, have not done much for add-ons, short antenna, oil cooler, and oil temp gauge.

However, this winter I am:
-Making a custom set of forged wheels, 21" up front, 18" in back.
-Making a custom set of brake rotors up front - matching the wheels.
-Making hubs for wheels above
-Making a custom derby cover out of billet aluminum that matches my tattoo of a bulldog.
-Making a custom air cleaner cover out of billet aluminum that also matches my tattoo of a bulldog.

Next year:
95" motor work - heads, cam, etc. (do work myself)

I'll post pics of the custom work when completed.

 

Thanks. It's pretty much stock, but I like it that way. The only thing I may change at some point is the wheels. If I do, I'll probably look at some black ones.

 

It was a bit of a pain, mainly because I worked slowly to prevent any disasters.

I used the dental floss method. Grabbed a piece of floss, inserted it between the tank and badge, and "sawed" my way to the center of the badge, then started from the other side to the center again. I put a piece of masking tape across the center of the badge (vertically) to make sure it wouldn't move or fall off while I was "flossing". When there was a very small amount of the foam tape still left holding the badge at the center, I gently grabbed the ends of the badge and pulled it away from the tank.

Once I got the badges off I found quite q bit of the foam tape was still on the tank. I carefully peeled off as much as I could by hand, and used WD40 to remove the rest. Followed up with a coat of wax, of course.

 

i just pulled mine off with steady pressure with my fingers...then used my thumb to roll the excess tape off...took about 5 mins with no disasters

 

I think I like your method better.

 

Did mine up this way because I wanted a cleaner custom looking touring bike without all the rails and fender lights etc. For me it's a highway thing rather than a boulevard cruiser.

Chopped Tour Pack - 30 seconds to take off or on.
Passing Lamps - to be seen better.
Smoked signal lenses
Sundowner seat - will never go back to stock though might consider a solo at some point
8" Fastaire smoked windshield and chrome windshield moulding
Stealth Handgrips
Chrome radio bezel and speaker trim
Streamliner shifter peg

This winter:
Color matched hard fairing lowers
Maybe new 18/18 or 21/18 wheels if I can find the right ones at a price I can handle

 

What I've added so far:

Laced Wheels (Harley upgrade)
MoCo front Axel nut covers
Stainless front brake rotors
Smoked turn-signal covers (front and rear)
Auxiliary lighting bracket and lights to match head lite
Visor style trim rings on all lights (front & rear)
Rear passenger pegs moved to front billet style highway peg bracket
Gloss black clutch and front brake levers
Chrome speaker grills
Chrome control buttons
Gloss Black head bolt kit
High flow K & N air filter
SERT
103 pistons
Adjustable push rods
Roller rocker arms
Rinehart tru Duals
Short antenna

Futur add on's
Gloss black upper & lower fork legs

I like to keep my bikes mostly stock, yeah right...

 

Sundowner seat (for riding solo) - comfort
Comfort Stitch seat (for riding with SO on back) - SO's comfort
Passenger backrest - so SO doesn't fall off back of bike
Floating Rotors - stop squealing brakes and improve braking
Streamliner passenger footpeg kit - SO's comfort
Cruise control - less strain on wrist for long-distance
Stage 1/SERT - bike runs too lean/hot without them
Air shock pump - to fine tune air pressure for single/two-up riding
H-D 6.5" smoked windshield - stock windshield doesn't give enough protection from buffeting.
Bike cover w/o logo - keep birdshit, rain, whatever off the bike

Possible future additions:
Chrome lowers - aluminum forks are getting pitted from salt air/gravel