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Bad Dad Custom Motorcycle Finishes, Motorcycles Supplies & Parts, Fort Wayne, IN
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Project : 2007 Street Glide

Our Winter Project Street Glide is our last big project for the year 2006. The entire build of the bike will be featured in this section of the website as updates happen. Check back frequently to watch this brand new bike turn into a one-off custom.
Bike Information
Bike: 2007 Harley Davidson FLHX Street Glide
Hometown: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Finished Photos: Click Here
Disassembly
After a couple of hours and a few hand tools all the factory sheet metal is stripped. The bike is now ready to be fitted with the new parts before paint.
Saddlebags and side covers removed
Saddlebags and side covers removed		 Front fender removed
Front fender removed		 Front fairing off
Front fairing off
Factory wheels
Factory wheels		 Replacement Road King rear fender fit into place
Replacement Road King rear fender fit into place		 Parts on the shelf, ready for eBay
Parts on the shelf, ready for eBay
Build Custom Street Glide Fender
A little grunt and a lot of hours. Here is the new rear fender with the brake/running light installed. The StreetGlide style light will go on closer to the completion of the project.
Lens holes cut
Lens holes cut		 Angled view
Angled view		 Closer view
Closer view
Lenses wrapped and set in place
Lenses wrapped and set in place		 Lenses in place
Lenses in place		 Front view
Front view
Lens adhered into fender
Lens adhered into fender		 Front view
Front view		 Bodywork started
Bodywork started
More bodywork
More bodywork		 Lenses masked before priming
Lenses masked before priming		 Primed
Primed
Custom Saddlebags with Flush Lighting
The flush mounted run, brake, and turn signals are now installed into the custom Bad Dad Saddlebags. As an added feature, the factory latch hole has been filled and the Bad Dad Factory Style Lids have been modified for a smooth look.
Bad Dad Saddlebag
Bad Dad Saddlebag		 Measure twice...
Measure twice...		 Cut once. And then notch a little more. Right? At least that's how we do it...
Cut once. And then notch a little more. Right? At least that's how we do it...
Both lenses installed
Both lenses installed		 Lenses unmasked
Lenses unmasked		 Bodywork, then re-gel coat
Bodywork, then re-gel coat
Latch hole filled and lids smoothed
Latch hole filled and lids smoothed		 Three-quarter shot of lenses installed and custom exhaust ports cut
Three-quarter shot of lenses installed and custom exhaust ports cut		 Close up of side
Close up of side
Mounting pin holes cut and lid tabs shaved
Mounting pin holes cut and lid tabs shaved		 Side profile
Side profile		  
Ground Coat
With all major custom bodywork and flush mounting finished, the House of Kolor Orion Silver base has now been put down on the FLHX.
Prepped
Prepped		 Primed
Primed
Silver
Silver





Street Glide style light
Street Glide style light
Reassembly and Graphics
Now that the Orion Silver base has been sprayed, the bike has been reassembled so that the graphics can be laid out.

Reassembled
Reassembled





 
Mid Coat
With the graphics laid out, the Kobalt Blue Mid Coat has now been sprayed.<br />Next we will wet sand and airbrush.





























 
Airbrush
Airbrush applied for texture and depth.<br />Next we will wet sand again then pin stripe.









Pin Stripe
Scal Graphix pin stripe, Bad Dad clear.<br />Next we will wet sand; clear; wet sand with 1000, 2000, and 3000 grit paper; buff and reassemble.











 
Reassembly
Finally, it's time to put everything back where we found it

Chrome wheels and fork tubes
Chrome wheels and fork tubes

Kobalt Blue shocks
Kobalt Blue shocks		 New factory rear fender
New factory rear fender
Undercoating on fender
Undercoating on fender