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[moscooter]

 
"Was thinking about an Avalanche but have heard too many stories to go there."

Not sure what kind of stories you may have heard.  I love my '05 Avalanche that I bought new.  You can even load a tour model Harley in it if you leave the tail gate down.  Been there and done that.

Now if you are overly concerned about the back area remaining water tight......   That's not gonna happen.  Also,  screw the Armor all and/or any other "product" that claims to  bring the black parts back to like new "black".   B.S.  The solution is black paint that is specifically made and available for that application.

[North Georgia Hawg]

"Was thinking about an Avalanche but have heard too many stories to go there."

Not sure what kind of stories you may have heard.  I love my '05 Avalanche that I bought new.  You can even load a tour model Harley in it if you leave the tail gate down.  Been there and done that.

Now if you are overly concerned about the back area remaining water tight......   That's not gonna happen.  Also,  screw the Armor all and/or any other "product" that claims to  bring the black parts back to like new "black".   B.S.  The solution is black paint that is specifically made and available for that application.

The best solution by far for the Avy plastic is Refinish Restorer.

And none of my 3 Avys ('05, '09, and '11) have ever leaked a drop in the bed.

[North Georgia Hawg]

 

[moscooter]

 
"And none of my 3 Avys ('05, '09, and '11) have ever leaked a drop in the bed."

Either you never take your truck out in the rain,  or you have some secret that I need to know.  I don't get leakage up at the front end (of the back covers) nor down either side,  but a hard rain will encroach (for those of you in Georgia) that means it gets wet inside via the seal between the back cover and tailgate. 

Must admit your black panels look super.  Are you saying (refinish restorer) is a product you are treating the black panels with or is it a spray paint application.

[North Georgia Hawg]

"And none of my 3 Avys ('05, '09, and '11) have ever leaked a drop in the bed."

Either you never take your truck out in the rain,  or you have some secret that I need to know.  I don't get leakage up at the front end (of the back covers) nor down either side,  but a hard rain will encroach (for those of you in Georgia) that means it gets wet inside via the seal between the back cover and tailgate. 

Must admit your black panels look super.  Are you saying (refinish restorer) is a product you are treating the black panels with or is it a spray paint application.

  again...

Actually, none of my three Avys have ever been in a garage. They have all always sat outside in the weather. And none have ever leaked into the bed. Don't know why, but they haven't.

Refinish Restorer is a product by CarWorx, a German company. It is amazing, and is available on Amazon, where I bought it. I used less than 1/4 of the product in this quart can, and I did all of the plastic twice. It should last me for the rest of my life! I applied it with an old washcloth and let it dry overnight between coats. It requires no buffing or anything... just let it dry.

There is a long thread about RR on the Avalanche Fan Club forum, with many testimonials and pictures. Folks there say two coats have lasted on their Avys for years. It's an oil-based preservative that the manufacturer claims soaks into the plastic and forms a seal coat on the top. It sure made my Avy's plastic look better than new, and totally got rid of the "tiger stripes" on the sails AND all of the chalking.

Edit for full disclosure: OhioBellBoy (Mike) introduced me to Refinish Restorer. Thanks, Mike!

Ken

[North Georgia Hawg]

To begin with, my primary reason for selling my Wing and buying the Harley was exhaust sounds. In the heavy traffic of the Bay Area it helps to be heard and seen.

The wing was far too quiet, even with aftermarket pipes. The bypass excepted. I'd like to have some specific product information for the bypass.

The wings main advantage is long engine life. With 300k as a standard with regular maintenance, they're hard to beat.

I was discouraged the HD motors wear out so quickly. But, that said the ride on the CVO is hard to beat. I feel a connection to the bike and road the wing simply cannot duplicate.

If it means rebuilding every 100k, so be it. I love my CVO and will suck it up with the extra cost. My bike is now at Metal Dragon getting the hydraulic clutch rebuilt and suspension upgrades installed, among other things.

Congrats on your new wing. Their blue is one of their best colors. Enjoy!

AGREED!

And Ken - I'll say (again) that your Light Candy Cherry CUSE2 is simply GORGEOUS!  I enjoy seeing it whenever I see one of your posts... even though it isn't ORANGE! 

Ken

[moscooter]

 
NG Hawg........Thanks for the reply.  I'll have to give that stuff a try........although in the meantime,  I got so frustrated that I applied some paint (intended for vinyl) to the three covers.  So,  now if I try your stuff,  it may not work too well as the paint may not allow it to work as intended.

[FLHTCUSE7]

The Wing is the best touring bike ever, congrats.

I still like my CVO but have hardly ridden it all all this summer. I rather jump on the R1200GS so the CVO have only seen around 3,000 miles so far this summer. I am taking it for a 800 mile ride later in the week but it's mainly because I feel I have to.

Great color on the wing as well.

[SBB]

Hey 110.......................GFY.........

Hey moscooter please rethink your last reply.
There are many hidden innuendo's to 110tHunDers reply and you missed them all.
There was no slam there, if you reread this thread in entirety you will understand.
I hope.

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And 110tHunDer, that's some funny chit there!

 

[SBB]

The Wing is the best touring bike ever, congrats.
Great color on the wing as well.

It's either I have become politically correct or Jesse and Rotarywing have seen the light.
Scary, really scary!

 


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And FYI, Friday is pick on "Jesse Day"

 

[moscooter]

"There are many hidden innuendo's to 110tHunDers reply and you missed them all.
There was no slam there, if you reread this thread in entirety you will understand."

   Well,  I thought I had pretty well followed the whole thread.  NG Hawg and I just got off on a tangent regarding the Avalanches and I was getting some good input.  Then it seemed we were getting some unnecessary pushback that wasn't called for IMO.

[phato1]

It's either I have become politically correct or Jesse and Rotarywing have seen the light.
Scary, really scary!

 


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And FYI, Friday is pick on "Jesse Day"

 

So does that mean it's Jesse who's getting a wing with outriggers? In red obviously.

[16HD117]

"There are many hidden innuendo's to 110tHunDers reply and you missed them all.
There was no slam there, if you reread this thread in entirety you will understand."

   Well,  I thought I had pretty well followed the whole thread.  NG Hawg and I just got off on a tangent regarding the Avalanches and I was getting some good input.  Then it seemed we were getting some unnecessary pushback that wasn't called for IMO.

I think 110tHunDer was just trying to point out that the thread was getting off topic.

After all, what do a Goldwing and an Avalanche have in common?

Wait, I know.........    The azz end of both of them are made of plastic and they both have BIG mirrors!
 

[tazmun]

I don't know about your Harley, but mine has mostly plastic too, but I wish it had big mirrors!!!

tazmun

[tazmun]

It's either I have become politically correct or Jesse and Rotarywing have seen the light.
Scary, really scary!

 


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And FYI, Friday is pick on "Jesse Day"

 

I believe the light went off! Should have kept you out of my garage last year!
Oh well, me bad!

tazmun