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[Buy early]

Perhaps the best thing of the evening was hanging the Brembo calipers.  Have been wanting to see what the chrome calipers with the red shields would look like.  Believe that's a subtle detail I'm going to like a lot for a long time .

Fantastic detail! Love the contrast of the chrome & red. This bike is really lookin' good!

[Twolanerider]

Is the cover of that outlet powder coated like the other red parts?

No Mark it isn't.  It's a plastic piece that wouldn't stand up to the heat of the powder process.  For those few places I'd need something red that couldn't be powdered I've got two alternatives.  Took one of the powdered pieces to good local automotive paint supply house.  They scanned the color and mixed a can of spray and a can of plastic/vinyl/leather dye.

The spray paint with a clear coat has proved to be an excellent match in the few places I've used it.  Also have a touch up bottle of the same color for the small spots that will eventually happen. 

The dye isn't quite as close a match after it dries.  But it takes a good light (like the camera flash) to make it really stand out.  There is only a couple of plastic pieces that will get used on.  And they're small.  So nothing much to really stand out there.

[Twolanerider]

 This bike is really lookin' good!

It is.  But this thing is going to be a bitch to detail.... 

[Twolanerider]

Don:
  What flush mounted front axle did you use?? I like it!!

Mike

It's a piece marketed under the "V-Twin" label.  Looks and works just like the more expensive pieces I've seen but comes in at about half the cost.  Have the same axle on the Road Glide and the red bike. 

Just checked and found a vendor offering the part on eBay for $50.  Check here for the 1" axle version:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/230711760032

Exactly the same kind of axle is available from a few sources for the 25mm axle bikes from 2008 and up.  But none I've seen at the lower price point you can get the older pieces for.  They're all up in the $90-$100 range.

[Black Diamond]

Outstanding detail mods Don. I just went out and apologized to my Ruby. Can I still bring her down sometime? She's kinda like yours without her makeup on. LOL!

May have to get my Brembo screens powder coated tho!

JW

[Twolanerider]

Outstanding detail mods Don. I just went out and apologized to my Ruby. Can I still bring her down sometime? She's kinda like yours without her makeup on. LOL!

May have to get my Brembo screens powder coated tho!

JW

Jeff, there's no such thing as a Candy Brandy SERK that doesn't look great.  Just can't happen.  Not possible.  So Ruby is just fine.

Those screens are a sweet touch.  Especially viewed against the red legs.  With normal chrome legs I'm not sure how much red screens would really stand out?  Think it would still be a sweet touch. 

This red powder is a great match to the dark red in the bike.  If you want to work with some parts sometime this is the powder I've used.  It's a two stage so whomever shoots it for you will do the red coat then a clear coat.

[porthole]

It is.  But this thing is going to be a bitch to detail.... 

It's not like you will have to ride it on less then perfect days, besides, 'ol red will not appreciate it.

Although, I don't know how you can live with yourself with these two glaring omissions 

[porthole]

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[Twolanerider]

Although, I don't know how you can live with yourself with these two glaring omissions 

Not fully omitted .


Head bolt bridges are around here somewhere.  And had mentioned a few days ago that front axle spacers were on order.   When I realized I didn't have a set of spacers, however, I also had a real itch to make the bike an actual roller and see what it looked like with the wheels on.  I'll gladly pull the axle again in a few days to have been able to roll it up on the lift now.  Standing rather than squatting to do this stuff is much easier on old (body) parts.

[mjb765]

It's a piece marketed under the "V-Twin" label.  Looks and works just like the more expensive pieces I've seen but comes in at about half the cost.  Have the same axle on the Road Glide and the red bike. 

Just checked and found a vendor offering the part on eBay for $50.  Check here for the 1" axle version:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/230711760032

Exactly the same kind of axle is available from a few sources for the 25mm axle bikes from 2008 and up.  But none I've seen at the lower price point you can get the older pieces for.  They're all up in the $90-$100 range.

Thanks for the info..I will have to look around and find one for my '11.

By the way......The SERK is looking real good!!

[porthole]

Head bolt bridges are around here somewhere.

OK, I re-did my feeble graphic capabilities

[mjb765]

OK, I re-did my feeble graphic capabilities

Oh Good...when he said head bolt bridges I asked myself what about the plug wire boots??

[porthole]

Yeah - sometimes you can't see the red for the chrome :-)


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[110tHunDer]

Oh Good...when he said head bolt bridges I asked myself what about the plug wire boots??

ROTFLMAO!!

[Spiderman]

It's not like you will have to ride it on less then perfect days, besides, 'ol red will not appreciate it.

Although, I don't know how you can live with yourself with these two glaring omissions 

Worse still  - - - wire wheels without whitewalls.

That's a sin of omission which is beyond the pale.


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