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Tank emblem

Discussion in 'Motorcycle Tech Talk' started by tinsnips, Mar 12, 2010.

  1. tinsnips

    tinsnips Active Member

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    :confused:how difficult to take that cheesy emblem off the 08 ultra tank and what the heck is underneath it ? does the pinstripping continue under the emblem?
    tinsnips, Mar 12, 2010
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    FLHTbiker Moderator Staff Member

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    Chuck will have to chime in on this one never pulled one off but that's a good question.
    FLHTbiker, Mar 12, 2010
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    Just in case, I'd ask HD, that sounds like a can of worms you may not want to open.
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    HellBoy, Mar 13, 2010
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    Most are just stuck on with double sided tape, they don't bolt through the tank

    it's easy to do with the double sided, take some dental floss and work up and down behind the emblem, once it's off clean up good with some non abrasive cleaners
    remove the residue and wax did it on my 98 and put on some older school HD emblems.

    HD sells tons of different emblems anyway..
    hotroadking, Mar 13, 2010
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    the emblem is glued on with the same sticky tape as the reflectors.....if i remember right. the pin stripe is under the clearcoat, so it is protected.
    chucktx, Mar 13, 2010
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    a heat gun and a plastic bondo spreader will work just fine, then clean off residue with lighter fluid, it won't harm the b/c finish.
    badawg, Feb 16, 2011
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    easy with the heat gun,,,,,,,,,it will bubble the paint if ya aint careful..
    chucktx, Feb 17, 2011
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    Use Goo Gone afterwards. It's be a little safer than lighter fluid. I think warming the glue would help prevent it from pulling paint off with it, but definitely, don't make it hot.
    HellBoy, Feb 18, 2011
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    i got the emblem off now just tryin to figure out a new logo for my tank thanks for the input the tank acutually looks better without that plastic logo on there :)
    tinsnips, Feb 18, 2011
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    chucktx Moderator Staff Member

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    welcome to the forum!!!!!!!!!! jump on in!!!!!:)
    chucktx, Feb 18, 2011
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  12. HellBoy

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    I had taken off the big fat metal HARLEY DAVIDSON lettering logo when my 07 Street Bob was custom painted, and chose the Fat Bob bar and shield logo. It looked much better, but my favorite is when the grayish white Harley Davidson lettering is actually painted on with the black tank finish. They did that for the the 03 Dyna, and now for the new Blackline softail.

    look here:

    http://www.harley-davidson.com/en_US/Content/Pages/dark-custom/blackline.html
    HellBoy, Feb 19, 2011
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    thanks for the tip, im gonna star doing some research on what I think will look good no sense in having the same as everyone else,,and hopefully I can get a couple of pics of my bike on the computer
    tinsnips, Feb 19, 2011
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