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Thanks KW....dude I had the bike down to basically nothing at one point. The PO took good care of this machine and I assured him I would do the same,if not more.Being I wanted the WWW's for that old school look as well to match the white star to try to make it stand out more.I figured I could really get in the tight spots to clean and hit with some wax.Well you know how it goes your brain starts spinning It's wheels,then I was introduced to the forum and saw great ideas that members were sharing and realized even though I'm "no mechanic" I could explore,to comfort zone limitations of course,and if I get jammed up I'd just yell for help.Witch everyone knows I did quite often....LOL...and thank you members. Next thing you know I have parts coming in from every direction.I'm still waiting on things  ;)

For the fender light,the reason I didn't go all black IMOP It's just to big and to much black.The one I purchased is smaller,the chrome goes with the other chrome on the bike such as rims,headlight ring etc.Now the fender light is not just chrome there's black accent in the head dress to match.The reason It's not on at the moment is because I don't like the fact that it stays on during the day so I'm adding an on/off switch for night time use.
 
 Ratman....I actually looked at those lights,in fact I brought one home one weekend,it was just way to big.

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Posted by CDNRatMan

- March 31, 2013, 08:24:11 AM

Wait extra peices, your not supposed to have any left...........oh, I see problems in the making here........

blacked out spot lights or perhaps see about getting a blackout drive light......like this one...really give it that pop....

Posted by kw-retrorider

- March 31, 2013, 08:05:47 AM

Drift1 - The black bull bar really finishes it off nice. Also like how the protekto trim on the fenders came out. Even though my paintwork is black, I think the fenders need that trim to improve the finished look. I'll do black on black when I have a reason to take the fenders off.

BTW...I notice the fender light is missing...too shiny? Maybe a little wartime "black out" might do the trick (to the head dress). In my opinion, looks good as is with that front guard. Altogether...very nice. Looking thru the whole photo bucket...hats off to getting it all back together without any extra pieces in time for riding season....Happy Easter.

Posted by Drift1

- March 31, 2013, 05:38:43 AM

Thanks Pilgrim I'll let you know as soon as I hear from Ted.
Ratman for you there good buddie,I'll take plenty of pics....but I'm going to have to be honest with ya,you know how I am with these darn modern technology gadgets so hopefully they meet your standards..LOL
PC...you kill me dude has the "Cadillac" of Drifters, you can't fool us remember we love pics around here so we've seen your baby........

Posted by CDNRatMan

- March 30, 2013, 23:10:12 PM

about time......

Posted by pcarrell

- March 30, 2013, 20:04:13 PM

OK Richie, you can stop now......I'm starting to get jealous!

Posted by Pilgrim

- March 30, 2013, 19:49:14 PM

Nice Drifter1, I like the look of your bike. The engine guard looks great on it.
I emailed Ted back in the early part winter and he was down south and put me on his pending list for one of the racks. I haven't heard from him since. Let us know what you find out.

Posted by CDNRatMan

- March 30, 2013, 19:17:44 PM

be really interested in how the rear guards look and mount. So pictures and close ups are a must

Posted by Drift1

- March 30, 2013, 19:03:03 PM

Sorry Ratman I didn't answer your question.Yes I'm waiting on 2 items from Ted when he gets back to Michigan.
1)rear fender rack
2)rear crash bars

Both in black of course.I'm on his waiting list,think I'm going to email him just for an update and a reminder.

Posted by Drift1

- March 30, 2013, 18:47:35 PM

Quote from: CDNRatMan on March 30, 2013, 18:23:05 PM
lol you did this alone or did Aiden and your brother help you?....Bike is looking good, did you say you had a rear fender carrier coming from Ted?

LMAO.....Ratman it was like two teenager's in this house this morning.I droped the bar off to my brother's place during the week with my truck after work because he just got his tank back from being painted so we figured we could do both projects at his house then go for a ride when the weather broke.So this morning I had to ride the Drifter over to install it.Now being I ride solo seat Aidan insisted he would follow with "HIS"bobber...LOL.For awhile there(during the argument)you would of thought I was arguing with my brother not a 6 yr. old....man it was hillarious,till we woke up the miss's

Posted by CDNRatMan

- March 30, 2013, 18:23:05 PM

lol you did this alone or did Aiden and your brother help you?....Bike is looking good, did you say you had a rear fender carrier coming from Ted?

Posted by Drift1

- March 30, 2013, 17:58:43 PM

KW and Ratman thanks for the tips on the bars.I finally installed them today and love them

Posted by Troll

- February 25, 2013, 19:43:59 PM

Harley riders all know loc-tite. Safety wire is a good thing, too. When they came out with wick-and-seal, the world rejoiced....

Posted by chief

- February 25, 2013, 19:39:27 PM

As ratman says...Blue allows for removal with handtools, red requires heat to remove the part, and green can be applied after you assemble the part. It makes its way between the threads and acts like red loctite at that point. So use blue.

Posted by CDNRatMan

- February 25, 2013, 16:36:27 PM

easy way is that locktite is to keep parts together and not to separate due to vibration. Blue is for items you would like to take apart by hand tools, red is more permanent and harder to take apart........

Posted by mmedur

- February 25, 2013, 16:29:09 PM

Autocorrect got me on the last post. Different color. Interesting that my kindle doesn't know the word color.

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