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[Twolanerider]

Then while on a roll went ahead and put in the poly riser bushings and used an old donor set of ape hangars to get the risers aligned before tightening everything down.  Bars that will go on are a set of 1.25" diameter Wild 1" "mini apes."  Only 8.5" height rather than the 12" bars mocked up here.

[Twolanerider]

And finally while the empty spot was in front of me grabbed the air dam for the rear of the fork.  It was just about this time while looking at those three more little 12 point chrome bolt heads that it dawned on me this bike is going to be a pain in the ass to detail.

[Twolanerider]

Starting now to run out of things to easily bolt on that won't get in the way of something else later.  Eventually going to have to get an engine sorted out so can move ahead with the project.

[Buy early]

They look even better with the red legs installed inside the slider covers.

Love those slider covers! Bad as hell.

[Twolanerider]

Love those slider covers! Bad as hell.

Thanks Mark.  I like them a lot also.  Have only seen one set previously in person.  When I did knew had to have them for this project.  Freaking stupidly expensive riser covers.  But it's a splurge.  A lot of this project has benefited from its long time in gestation and has scored some major bargains.  So a splurge now and again won't break its budget.

Ness has a set that's similar to these Yaffe pieces.  The new black covers that Harley just released are very similar to the Ness pieces.  Would imagine whomever casts them for Ness is the OE for Harley also.  But they just don't look as aggressive as these do.  The bevel cuts at the bottom on these are better, to my eye, than the smooth more tame line on the Ness/Harley piece.  Contrasting against the dark red legs immediately behind it I really wanted that jagged edge and this cover all chromed out.

[Spiderman]

Don, have you been watching "Pimp My Ride " When you get this bike done, I am no longer going to take any abuse as to Elvis being the most over the top Harley ever created. You win hands down my friend. Those upper fork slider covers are RAD as hell brother. Keep up the good work !!!!!


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[Twolanerider]

Don, have you been watching "Pimp My Ride " When you get this bike done, I am no longer going to take any abuse as to Elvis being the most over the top Harley ever created. You win hands down my friend. Those upper fork slider covers are RAD as hell brother. Keep up the good work !!!!!


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It is going to rock.  At least to my tastes.  But better than Elvis?  That's a high standard Brian.  Just the leather work put Elvis on a plateau all it's own. 

Leather.  Crap....  That reminds me.  Still have to send off the used solo saddle and backrest to get them recovered. 

[Twolanerider]

Wanted to see what the FLHX style front turn signal mounts mated to the flamed light housing from the P&A book would look like adjacent to the cool slider covers.  Thought they were going to be a nice complement but having the slider covers finally installed allowed enough curiosity I couldn't leave well enough alone.  So slid on the red nacelle and took a look.

[Twolanerider]

Nice pairing.  Going to like this.

[ccr]

Nice pairing.  Going to like this.

 

[Spiderman]

It is going to rock.  At least to my tastes.  But better than Elvis?  That's a high standard Brian.  Just the leather work put Elvis on a plateau all it's own. 

Leather.  Crap....  That reminds me.  Still have to send off the used solo saddle and backrest to get them recovered. 

Of course you'll be having them done to match those nice Springer bags you'll be using ? More places for bits of red with the piping around the seat etc. Speaking of which, are you using the older style solo with pretty chrome round bar wrap around aka the old buddy seats ?  MJZ put one of those on Elvis when he didn't have the nads to fess up to his wife he'd bought another bike and the bags and seat off Elvis went to SCRM-R. It looked really great. In some ways actually carried the Elvis theme better than the croc bags as the seat he used was period correct for a FL Elvis would have ridden.

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[Twolanerider]

Of course you'll be having them done to match those nice Springer bags you'll be using ? More places for bits of red with the piping around the seat etc. Speaking of which, are you using the older style solo with pretty chrome round bar wrap around aka the old buddy seats ?

That is exactly the plan Brian.  Burgundy piping to match the Springer bags and black basketweave patterned leather in the seat side panel to tie in with the basketweave pattern in the spring bags.

The saddle is a really good used Corbin solo I scored on eBay.  It's in such good shape it's almost a shame to tear off the leather and recover.  But in the end it'll be worthwhile for the visual.

Am considering some stitching in the rear "upper" area of the seat panel.  Nothing outlandish.  But can't make up my mind.  Since the idea doesn't just jump out at me will probably end up leaving it be as a solid black panel.  

Here's the saddle as it is right now:

[Twolanerider]

...and from the rear:

[Twolanerider]

That rear facing image looking forward to the old Springer bag on the windshield will do a lot to help visualize what I attempted to describe will be done to the saddle.

[Black Diamond]

That seat's going to look great! Maybe a small bar & shield outline in burgandy in that upper seat area?