As I have noted in the past I really have not liked the appearance of the flat black maw that is one of the most noticeable features of the “Rushmore” motorcycles. On the pearl/metal flake finish of the Harley Davidson Ultra Limited Daytona Blue paint, that flat black just plan sucked.
I finally got around to purchasing the Küryakyn Chrome “Fairing Vent Cover” to cover that atrocity.
The installation was, for the most part, quite straight forward. Clean the surface and press on the part so the 3M adhesive can adhere to the surface. But, from past experience the key to making it stick long term is a “SUPER” clean surface. The way I handle the cleaning of any surface that will be stuck with 3M adhesives is:
1) Wait for a WARM day.
2) Vigorous wipe down with soft clean cloth.
3) Vigorous use of a glass cleaner and a clean cloth.
4) After drying, a second vigorous use of glass cleaner and a clean cloth.
5) Use of supplied alcohol wipes for final cleaning.
After the cleaning I test fitted the part to make sure I understood where and how it was going to fit. The instructions suggested using masking tape to mark where everything aligns but, in my case, that was not necessary.
The hardest part of installation was getting the little strip covers off the adhesive. I don’t have the longest fingernails but I doubt that many folks could have peeled these cover off with ease. I ended up using jewelry sized flat end screwdrivers to get the strip loose then tiny pliers to pull them off…. It took over 15 minutes to get a few strip off .
I am quite pleased with the appearance of the cover on my bike. MUCH better than the OEM standard!
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- Just SOOO ugly!
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- Those little red covers are a BEAR to remove!!!!!!
I JUST WANT 2 RIDE!! 