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| Chris Tonstad, Parts Manager & Guest Blogger |
You know what they say; picking which Harley-Davidson® model
you want is easy, the hard part is what accessories to add. Well, the Motor
Company has added to the choices with the new Burst Collection. But this is an
easy choice to make, especially all of you Street Glide owners out there. We
decided to install this collection on our LED Lighting Road Kind model, and the
results are outstanding! Harley-Davidson® did this collection right, by
anodizing the surfaces, instead of powder coating, then machining the unique
designs throughout each piece. This allows for extremely clean lines between the
black and machined surfaces. If you’ve seen a cheap set of “contrast cut”
components, you’ll know exactly what we’re talking about, with those lines
appearing a bit rough at best, or downright sloppy at worst. We’ll detail all of
the pieces from the collection here, including those that we didn’t install on
our Road King.
(For specific fitment inquiries, please contact our Parts Department, and they will be happy to help you find the perfect set for your bike.)
Engine Covers
(For specific fitment inquiries, please contact our Parts Department, and they will be happy to help you find the perfect set for your bike.)
Engine Covers
The heart and soul of you Harley-Davidson is the motor
itself, and these engine covers are designed to draw everyone’s attention to
your Twin Cam motor. Made from billet or cast aluminum, these covers will look
great against chrome, aluminum, texture or gloss black surfaces. Manufactured as
direct OEM replacements, these covers fit just a great as they look.
Installation of the derby cover is a breeze; you’ll just need the old
Frisbee-style flat gasket to make this work. The cam and transmission side
covers are a bit trickier, also needing new gaskets, but removal of the exhaust
system may be required to properly install these items without damaging them.
The rocker covers are tricky, as a specialty tool recommended for the fasteners
really helps with the installation on Touring models.
You Softail owners, however, will need to remove the motor to properly install these covers. Yes, that’s right, you will need to remove the motor to install these rocker covers on Twin Cam equipped Softail models. That’s the word from the Motor Company directly. Could you do it without removing the motor? Maybe, but the risk of damaging the covers greatly increases with this scenario. These covers are taller than the OEM covers, and use blind holes for the fasteners to keep the side facing surfaces clean looking, though this hampers installation times.
Headlamp Trim
Ring
Saddlebag Latch
Kit
These saddlebag latches are a
direct replacement for your existing chrome or color-matched latches. These are
an outstanding addition to any hard saddlebag, especially in Vivid Black! Easy
installation, comes with chrome plated mounting hardware, utilizing your
existing lock assemblies.
Shifter
Peg
These shifter pegs are an
outstanding addition to the Edge Cut billet shifter levers (which we have
pictured here). These pegs feature a rubber backing along with the anodized
black and machined cut surfaces, to help protect your boot while upshifting.
Brake Pedal
Pad
Rider & Passenger
Floorboard Kits
To say that these floorboards are
beefy is a drastic understatement! These half-shield shaped aluminum pans are
shaped from a solid aluminum block, anodized black, and the outside edges
machined to match the brake pedal. These floorboards also feature the isolation
mounting found on OEM floorboards, and the high traction rubber inserts feature
a nice crosshatch design, with the Bar & Shield featured right in the
middle. Another straight forward installation.
Screamin’ Eagle® Performance
Air Cleaner Kit
This air cleaner kit stands out
far and away from anything else out there. The one piece backing plate is
powder coated gloss black to fit with the anodized tuxedo black finishes on the
cover, and features integral breather passages to keep the assembly small and
clean looking. The included washable, reusable high flow air cleaner allows
massive volumes of air for the most demanding of performance upgrades on your
Touring motorcycle. The outside 2 piece cover sets off the rest of the
collection, with the machined Bar & Shield right in the center. Your EFI
motorcycle will need to be recalibrated to accommodate the increase in air flow
this air cleaner provides, and is listed “for race application only”.
That sums up what we outfitted our Road King with, but
there’s more to the collection than this!
Speaker Trim Kit
Put a little swagger in your sound with these cool
spider-like grilles! These kits are designed to work with both OEM or Boom!™
Audio fairing mounted speakers, and is a great addition to any Edge Cut
accessory on your handlebars. The unique design, with its machine cut pattern on
tuxedo black anodized finish, will not impede the quality of sound from your
Advanced Audio system, and comes with everything needed for installation.
Fork Cover
Medallions
Here’s the finishing touch on any
FL-style black front end upgrade! These medallions are a breeze to install, and
work great with any of the Burst or Edge Cut collections.
Screamin’ Eagle® 3.5” End
Caps
Complete out your look with these
beautiful contrasting ends caps! The machined aluminum in contrast to the black
anodized finish works great with either chrome or black finish mufflers.
And there you have it! The Burst
Collection is sure to add jaw-dropping detail to your motorcycle, and works
great in conjunction with the existing Edge Cut collection from Harley-Davidson.
Swing by and take a look at these pieces in person, as the pictures really do
not do these items justice. Once you see them in person, you’ll be sold on this
newest accessory from Harley-Davidson!
