Anniversary Tour Pak - need opinions
- Thread starter emack
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I notice a slight difference in color, and maybe it's not as evident in the pics (you can see it most in the close up), but probably not enough. Thats why I'm asking - thinking I'm being too critical.
The chrome pisses me off. You're right - it's a blacked out freakin' bike. Don't give me chrome. That'll be the first thing that I change.
The chrome pisses me off. You're right - it's a blacked out freakin' bike. Don't give me chrome. That'll be the first thing that I change.
That annoyed me too, EXCEPT technically, it's not blacked out, it should be body color, right? It should be the same color as the saddlebag latch cover, which on your bike is the matte blue. I painted all the hinges and latch body color on my chopped tour pak... It looks wayyyy better. HD should offer matching body color latches and hinges for street glide bikes. IMO anyway.
Tim
Looks good to me! If there is a color difference it is not readily apparent.
There are a couple of latch options: 1) paint the tour pack latch
2) change out the saddlebag latches to chrome to match the tour pack latch. Road King comes with chrome 3) go aftermarket matching latches on bags and tour pack.
I put these from HD on my bike replacing the stock painted ones. I'm not sure if HD makes matching sets. Maybe you could find all matching from an aftermarket supplier like Ness or Yaffee etc.
There are a couple of latch options: 1) paint the tour pack latch
2) change out the saddlebag latches to chrome to match the tour pack latch. Road King comes with chrome 3) go aftermarket matching latches on bags and tour pack.
I put these from HD on my bike replacing the stock painted ones. I'm not sure if HD makes matching sets. Maybe you could find all matching from an aftermarket supplier like Ness or Yaffee etc.
Thanks guys. Yeah, not really blacked out, but not sure why Harley would default to chrome. Since I can't match the paint myself, I may just paint the chrome latches black or something. Although, BluesBelly, I like yours, so may look into a matching set for all of the latches.
Thanks for posting. It looks great to me! I have the same bike and want to do the same thing so it's nice to see some pics. I've seen one with a black luggage rack on top that makes it look even better. You may want to consider that too. I think I will get some after market black latches. I too can't believe HD didn't include it as an option!
I don't see much of a difference, the pack may be a tad darker, but that could also be the light. As for the Latch, don't paint it. Either buy a black one, or take that one apart and powder coat it. There should be a local place that will do it for a few bucks if you take it apart and put it back together.
I don't see much of a difference, the pack may be a tad darker, but that could also be the light. As for the Latch, don't paint it. Either buy a black one, or take that one apart and powder coat it. There should be a local place that will do it for a few bucks if you take it apart and put it back together.
Hey guys, I ordered a chopped tour pak for my Bonneville salt denim street glide and you guessed it …..it came with chrome hinges unlike the saddlebag ones which are colour coded....it doesn't make sense...oh and I had to order the lock set separate.....I just took all the hinges off and painted them gloss black.
