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I'm bliiiiiind!!! 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
Never thought chrome would be an issue but the glare off that dash just about had me driving like a woman in a mini van! (all women in mini vans reading this are excluded of course)
 
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Re:I'm bliiiiiind!!! 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
yes it is BRIGHT....
even helps with the tan
but looks the best of any dash on a bike in my opinion

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Re:I'm bliiiiiind!!! 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
I'm thinking of painting mine.. Black, of course. Or maybe do a vinyl overlay of carbon fiber.
 
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Re:I'm bliiiiiind!!! 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
Anything black would look good on that bad-boy.. i notice you have only one rotor on your front wheel.those are some great looking wheels..i hope next year i can get some custom wheels on mine..did you mod a wheel from another bike brand to do that..??and yes,the dash can be blinding .. i just try to look away..
 
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Re:I'm bliiiiiind!!! 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
fireman922 wrote:
I'm thinking of painting mine.. Black, of course. Or maybe do a vinyl overlay of carbon fiber.

I think the vinyl would be the way to go. Many choices and would
be a very easy removal if you wanted to return to chrome.
 
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Re:I'm bliiiiiind!!! 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
ya mean like a wood look ?

if you had saddle bags or other leather you could do a leather covering...
how about ostrich or aligator

if black was the bike color and flat or semi flat black used on the dash it may look nice

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Re:I'm bliiiiiind!!! 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
My buddy has a blacked Street Bob that he sneezed on, that looked pretty cool
 
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Re:I'm bliiiiiind!!! 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
Huh, don't seem to have that problem. Oh yeah, my tank and the dash are gone!
 
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Re:I'm bliiiiiind!!! 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
JBubbs wrote:
My buddy has a blacked Street Bob that he sneezed on, that looked pretty cool

OK, Sneezing while riding is one of the worst experiences you can have! I have a Modular helmet, had to sneeze, quickly raised the chin bar, hocked out a big old slimy one, hit my sleeve! Had to leave it there until I could stop and remove it (no tissues with me, so it was finger and flick). That didn't work so well, it flipped back and landed on the front of my shirt (very dark color). Anyhow, it wasn't fun!

OK, back to the topic....
 
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Re:I'm bliiiiiind!!! 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
nightstar57 wrote:
i notice you have only one rotor on your front wheel.those are some great looking wheels..i hope next year i can get some custom wheels on mine..did you mod a wheel from another bike brand to do that..??

I had the wheel made up here Thomason Performance. Great guy to work with and he is prototyping a billet cush hub for rear wheels for our bikes. That is going to be sweet! I went with a single rotor with a 6 piston caliper.
 
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