02 Base for my son

[Snowbound]

Then I switched to the black pad which is softer than the orange and used the polish. I went even farther forward than I did with the first round of cutting compound just so it would blend and not look like I polished out a square spot on the rear quarter.


I put more polish on than what I should have so I kept working it this time.

As you can see, if I get the light angle just right you can see it but standing up looking at the rear quarter it’s almost not noticeable.

 

[Snowbound]

I’m leaving it there for now. It’s gonna have to be wet sanded out and then buffed. Had to clean the pads real quick and get back to work. This stuff works really well at cleaning the compounds off the pads.

Just spray it on and work it in with your fingers and then rinse with warm water. They come out good as new. I have 5” pads that are over 4 years old that are still soft and useable because they get cleaned after every use. I highly recommend chemicals guys products. I switched to them about 3 years ago and I couldn’t be happier with them.

I think in the near future I’m gonna do a detailed wash, claybar the entire vehicle and wax and buff it. Then I’ll map out all the chips and scratches and start filling them, wet sand and polish sections one at a time to do a complete paint correction. The hood is gonna need to be repainted but I may buy a new hood for that. This one has a dent on the front right corner and I like the way the cowl hoods look on these rigs so I’ll end up going that route. Black vehicles show everything but nothing looks as good as black when they are clean and perfect.

 

[adventurenali92]

Another plus one for Chemical Guys! Some of the best products on the market! That scratch looks much better after the polish! Nice job!

 

[Snowbound]

Did a few things to the bike when I got off in the morning. I wanted to be able to pull the trunk when riding solo or for short rides with the wife when we don’t need the tour pack. Take the trunk off an Ultra and it becomes a street glide.
I picked up set of 4 point docking brackets and completely removed the tour pack and put brackets on. Attached the sissy bar and now it’s a street glide.


Ordered a bracket to attach trunk to so that is now a quick attach.


So now I have the ability to switch back and forth when I need the tour pack or when I don’t.

 

[Snowbound]

One thing I didn’t understand was why Harley put all the LED lights on the tour pack, front and rear fender tip lights, even the headlights and driving lights are LED but the front marker turn and rear marker brake were both incandescent bulbs. Why would they do something stupid like that? So the front marker/turn bulbs got replaced with LED. They now are a white halo for running lights but flash amber with turn or hazard on the inside. I have a video of them flashing but I need to upload to YouTube before I can post it.

I have smoked covers for them on there now but I also have chrome covers. I like the smoked ones better.
The rear brake/marker I replaced with a complete LED unit in a smoked lens.

That light has a clear window on top that casts a light onto the plate. Issue is, now that I have a new rack for trunk, that plate needs to be mounted below the light or else I won’t have a plate when running the sissy bar. I have a new bracket coming for the plate that attaches between the brake light and fender but I didn’t want a light shining up off the brake light and there not be a plate there. So I took the new light apart and unsoldered the wires going to that LED. I’ll cover that clear window with tint to make it not stand out like a sore thumb.

I have LED lights coming for the holes between fender and saddlebags. Right now I have no rear turns because they are part of the lighting on trunk. So those filler panel lights will be my new running/brake/turn lights on back. The bottom fender tip light is getting tinted tonight at work so that will look better too. I might even take the tip extensions off the pipes. They are just asking to get get dented backing to a curb and I think I’ll like them better flush.

 

[Snowbound]

Kinda hard to see with all the clutter in my garage, I have yet to even start to organize my garage because I had plans to extend it to a 4 car but with lumber the way it is, I’m in a holding pattern. So here is a better view of the way it looks with the tour pack off. I gotta say, the first corner I hit I was surprised how nimble the bike felt without that 40lb trunk sitting back there.

 

[Snowbound]

I need to get an antenna relocation for when pack is off but I have a flat window mount antenna I can stick under the seat when I have pack off. I’ll have to see how that works out.
When sissy bar is installed it uses the inboard shock mounts as the front attachment and the front mounts on the 4 point docking brackets. So the rear mounts are left exposed. I picked up some magnetic caps to cover the rear mounts when they are not being used.


Extended saddlebags are on the way and so are the 14” ape hanger bars but the bars aren’t going on until this season is over unless we get another week of non stop rain like we’ve had here lately.

 

[Snowbound]

Another little thing I did was repair a loose and rattling shifter. At first I thought I just needed to tighten it up but it turns out the splined shaft and shifter linkage wears which causes the rattling noise. Left unattended, I guess it can get so bad that the linkage strips out leaving you stranded and not being able to shift the bike. So I went ahead and replaced that splined shaft, shift arm and also the linkage but got a Willie G piece.



Made a world of difference! No more rattle and it’s so much tighter that finding neutral is effortless.
I’ve already changed out all the fluids to Amsoil but I need to get a tuner soon.

 

[Snowbound]

Finally got the tint on the fender tip light.

Looks much better.


As far as the antenna, this is the one I used.


I shoved it up under the tank console.

Still waiting for my Ciro LED filler lights to get here because right now I don’t have rear turn signals and I need that license plate bracket. I hate waiting for parts.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Finally got the tint on the fender tip light.
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Looks much better.

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As far as the antenna, this is the one I used.

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I shoved it up under the tank console.
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Still waiting for my Ciro LED filler lights to get here because right now I don’t have rear turn signals and I need that license plate bracket. I hate waiting for parts.

Radio antenna? If so how's the reception with it?