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Posted by Drift1
- August 31, 2014, 09:15:15 AMRatty I already installed the fender tip , or I would have installed a fender rail . You see when I was searching for a fender rail I could not find one . The only thing left on my search list is a simple hub cover . Now I can live without the hub , but if one should come across a few and willing to share the where abouts , sure I'd be interested . However , I'm not going to nag or hound anyone for there goods .......
Troll I'm not sure if it's the tip or the top fender trim around the fender light , but when you add the rail it gives that busy look . Something to play around with . I'm sure you'll figure something out , besides like you said tick ... tick .... tick
Posted by Troll
- August 30, 2014, 13:47:09 PMI think I'm going ahead with the fitting and bending I want to do so the lower rail follows the contour of the fender. When I'm done with that, and weld on some mounts (straight) I'll dummy it up again and see how it looks...Harleys have chrome fender tips and chrome bumpers all at the same time, so maybe it's all the time I spent with them that's clouding my judgement... If I keep the rings on it, maybe I could put some round amber reflectors on them and remove the stock oblong ones....tick tick tick tick...
Posted by greenbarn
- August 30, 2014, 09:21:35 AMQuote from: Troll on August 29, 2014, 11:34:50 AMSince you asked.... I really like the bumper. But, I still can't get over thinking it's too much combined with the fender tip. Maybe it's just me, but it seems to detract from the chrome tip. And, then, along with your other fender decorations (which I like, btw) like D1 mentioned, it starts to get a "cluttered" or "busy" look, jmho.look...What do you think?
In the end, it's how much you like it and the look you like - if you're going for a "decked out", "premier", "special edition" kind of look, it's definitely going to get you there.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- August 29, 2014, 19:48:11 PMWell if it will not have any left over marks of it being there then try and see what you think, and if not to your liking sell it to D1 or someone else.
Posted by Troll
- August 29, 2014, 19:36:27 PMYeah, I think it will look a bit more "busy", but the nice thing is that I can remove it without anything showing....I'm still thinking....tick tick tick tick...
Posted by CDNRatMan
- August 29, 2014, 18:05:03 PMof course, I think if he needs to tone down the front end, then the hub would look fine on my bike, any issues, not on my end.
Posted by pcarrell
- August 29, 2014, 17:42:48 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on August 29, 2014, 15:48:56 PM......all in the name of helping out a buddy, right?As you should know well by now D1 never assume nor listen to rumors, they can be hard on you. I am just trying to help my good friend Troll and un clutter his front end and I'll take the hub cover and just use it till he decides what he is going to do.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- August 29, 2014, 15:48:56 PMAs you should know well by now D1 never assume nor listen to rumors, they can be hard on you. I am just trying to help my good friend Troll and un clutter his front end and I'll take the hub cover and just use it till he decides what he is going to do.
Posted by 49Reo
- August 29, 2014, 14:06:12 PMQuote from: Troll on August 29, 2014, 11:34:50 AMI got back from running errands this morning, and dummied it up with a couple of pieces of wire. It might not be as big a job fitting it as I had first imagined. I think I'll remove the rings on the sides and file/sand off the crappy welds. I'm going to keep the front badge plate and put a nice concho or coin or something in it. Remember, I'm going for the late 40's, 50's look...What do you think?
That is the nicest bumper design I have seen yet. I made a brake pedal for my Harley, took it to a friends body shop, he put it in with a Peterbuilt front bumper he was sending out for plating. Cost was cheap, like you say. Looking forward to seeing the finished item. Also a link to the supplier.....
Posted by Drift1
- August 29, 2014, 13:42:01 PMLOL ..... Ratman ..... Rumor has it Malcolm has your hub cover and well , I'm still on the hunt being the fabrication is just to costly for him to produce without charging phenomenal price's .
Troll in all honesty adding this bumper rail just makes the front look to busy imop , of course .
Posted by CDNRatMan
- August 29, 2014, 12:18:45 PM ok understand now how it mounts, that was the part I was not sure on, also understand it is just temp right now, but is the lower rail (tube) going to be in line with the fender lip? Perhaps a tank badge modified to fit would look good on the front in the center there.
Also that front hub cover is just plain detracting from the new bling so perhaps you should take it off and send it to me and I'll make it stand out on my black out version.... 
just a thought.......But I like it but then I am partial to fender guards as we know.
Posted by Troll
- August 29, 2014, 11:34:50 AMI got back from running errands this morning, and dummied it up with a couple of pieces of wire. It might not be as big a job fitting it as I had first imagined. I think I'll remove the rings on the sides and file/sand off the crappy welds. I'm going to keep the front badge plate and put a nice concho or coin or something in it. Remember, I'm going for the late 40's, 50's look...What do you think?
Posted by CDNRatMan
- August 29, 2014, 09:01:52 AMKnow that black would not look right but was just wondering, but there is some decent rattle can stuff out there to give it the chrome look too. Let us have some before and after pictures.......
Posted by Troll
- August 29, 2014, 07:54:51 AMNo, I don't want to powder coat it black...wouldn't go with the rest of the fittings on the bike. As a temp. alternative, I'm going to check out some brass spray finish, and see what I can do with that...might do the M/Cylinders and such like that, if I like it. There are a few chromers around here, all chrome is now expensive due to stupid EPA regs. My friend, the truck body shop guy might be able to sneak my bumper into an order going out from his place. Bumper quality chrome is fine with me, ince it is 1. a bumper, and 2. I don't need to turn it into a show trailer queen!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- August 28, 2014, 22:01:28 PM Do you have a chroming place nearby? The nearest to me is like 5 hours away and really expensive, but I do have a powder coating place in town and he is really good and his prices are good.
I did find one on a UK web site, not like mine but more the style you are talking about, you'll have to take some pictures of how it actually mounts. Good luck with it.