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My '08 America Just finished installing light bar, highway bar, replaced the CDI and had the seat redone by Sargent. The seat is much more comfortable, hopefully I can endure the long rides. 
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The upholstery looks fantastic!
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Whitewalls and chrome strips... Nice!
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I love how the white on the seats pull the tank and tires all together for a real complete look. Very nice! 
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Thanks! That was the idea with the seat. Sargent matched the materials to the tank ivory and gold trim. The bonus was that it was much cheaper than going with a Corbin or other aftermarket seat, and I got a customization to boot.  
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Beautiful touches there, Carl! 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Sweet looking bike. 
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I love how the whit one the seats pull the tank and tires all together for a real complete look. Very nice!
+1 Very cool use of white!
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WOW very sharp! I always feel a little strange riding the Triumph on the 4th... I took the Vic today:)
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NICE bike! What's with the personalized tag? Does it just have a "0"!??  I thought you HAD to have six or seven letters/numbers??? 
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That is freaking beautiful. The White sets off the bike perfectly, I have always known that whitewalls would add to any Trumpet with a White second color but that seat is striking.
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Thanks all for the compliments. I am happy with the bike and very grateful to have it.
And thanks to this forum, which has helped me tremendously with technical issues (cdi unit) and with the know-how to make the adjustments for the whitewalls.
If anybody comes down for Daytona (or any other reason) contact me, I am just down the road!
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Carl your bike is absolutely gorgeous! I love the combination of all of the elements.
Which tires did you go with? I don't know if I'm search impaired but I can't find the discussion about required mods to make them work. Can you walk me through it or link to the thread if it's been covered already?
Once again--Very tasty & looks great!
Thanks!
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John, The whitewalls I got are: Front - Dunlop K177 Rear - Dunlop K555 I think this may be the only option these days. The exact fit sizes I think are no longer sold. The rear is the same but the front is larger than the stock tire so requires bracket spacers for the front fender. The guidance for making the spacers was posted by Keith: Front fender extension of 120 series tires Good luck!
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Awesome. Thanks Carl!
I need tires and I've always kind of liked the WW's. Seeing your bike has me inspired. I'll keep you posted.
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Its great looking love the white walls.Is that passenger seat bigger than stock. Im looking for a more comftorable seat for my lady.She loves to ride and i want her to have the best seat i can find.Happy lady happy life and all.
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Tom,
The pillion is the same. The padding was not even modified, just had it reupholstered. Sorry, can't help you there!
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Where the Hell do all these parts go. 04 America,73 Daytona,85 Rebel
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Hey Tom,
I don't know what year your bike is, but there are two different stock pillons for our bikes. His is the newer style, which IS wider then the older style (like what came stock on my '05).
Peace.
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Very nice mods there.
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Great looking seat work. Good looking bike. Well done.
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I really like the seats. Did sargeant do anything other than re-upholster?
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They redid the driver seat padding. The stock seat was not cutting it. It is definately more comfortable, the ultimate test will be how well it (I) does on a long ride.
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What a beauty! You've really done it over well & I love the overall color scheme of W/W, w/ White & Blue throughout. I bet it makes everybody you ride past just drop a jaw!  And I thought Black was my favorite color.... 
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Bugger! Same colours as mine! Now that's WW and chrome strips I've got to add to me wish list, will it never end!! That's a cracking looking bike, you've got there. Nice one.
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Nice looking bike. Love the seat the gold trim really completes the look.
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Hey Tom,
I don't know what year your bike is, but there are two different stock pillons for our bikes. His is the newer style, which IS wider then the older style (like what came stock on my '05).
Peace.
Both styles use the same base plate. I modded mine to the newer, wider style when I picked up a seat with a broken pan from a member, then transferred the foam and cover to my '06 base.
Sargents does good work. They did a diamond pleat King and Queen for me 30+ years ago.
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+1 on that, actually the whole bike looks awesome!
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OK, had one more idea for a touch of white. Purchased the vintage grips from BellaCorse.com 
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Very nice job. Which light bar did you install? Did you have any difficulty?
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Beautiful job Carl. Can you take a few side shots of the whole bike.
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Showboat!
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Henri, I installed the Triumph light bar for 2011 and up models. Only issue was rewiring the lights from the handlebars to the light bar. More info here Light bar Greg, you can see another side shot of the bike at this location On center stand
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White grips. Nice. You should submit your bike for the featured ride section. 
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My latest upgrades. Mutazu hard bags and removed the passenger seat and backrest  
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Hey man, love the bike. That was the stock color of my bike too. Then I sanded all that pretty brand new paint off, haha. You have a good eye and these bikes have so many different looks. Love it!
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