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2008 H D Street Glide Cover Spread

2008 Harley-Davidson Street Glide - The Mistress

A Sweet Kandy Street Glide
From the March, 2010 issue of Hot Bike
By Scott Martin
Photography by Ernie Lopez
2008 H D Street Glide Front View
See clearly! A set of MetalSport... 
   
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2008 H D Street Glide Front View
See clearly! A set of MetalSport clear wheels with a 360 Brake really clean up the bike.
Charles Peterson of North Carolina, had never been a big fan of bikes, that is until while looking for something to do with his spare time he picked up an '08 Street Glide and decided to dress it up to his liking. Like most of us, when Charles was a kid he rode dirt bikes, but that was about the extent of his motorcycling experiences. So with that being said, it's pretty impressive that he put together such a stunning bike his first time around.

Charles started his project on December 12, so it could be said he was making himself his own Christmas present. With big dreams of gleaming chrome, dripping kandy paint, and an audio/video explosion rolling down the street, Charles started stripping the bike completely down to the frame. Once the engine was out the heads and barrels were sent to Diamond Heads in Las Vegas for the "jeweled" look. To help the motor sparkle the frame was sent to Concorde Chrome to get dipped. While the frame and engine were getting bling'd out, Charles started shopping for parts.

2008 H D Street Glide Rear View
In fact, Charles was spending... 
   
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2008 H D Street Glide Rear View
In fact, Charles was spending so much "alone" time with his bike, his wife Tammy dubbed it his "mistress".
Over the course of the next six months, Charles had many a late night trysts assembling and tweaking his Street Glide in hopes of having it together in time for the Easy Riders Show that was coming up. In fact Charles was spending so much "alone" time with his bike, his wife Tammy dubbed it his "mistress".

Like they say, "time flies when you're having fun" and the show came up quicker than Charles expected. Rolling into the show, still doing some last second work, Charles knew he had a special bike. A lot of people asked him who built the bike. Not wanting to say "me," Charles came up with the name Holly's Customs. Holly is his nickname, although he wouldn't explain how he got it. Charles' bike won the People's Choice First place award for modified stock. Charles knew that all the hard work, late nights, and a frustrated wife was worth it. But like any great champion he didn't stop there. There were more shows to go to and this time he wouldn't have to work on the bike until the last minute. Charles took the bike to the Daytona Rats Hole Custom Bike Show, where it won in the custom Harley division. Still wanting to add another championship belt to his waist, Charles took the bike to the National Roundup in Atlanta, where it won him another First place. He also took it to a few local shows in North Carolina where he added to his number of victories. Not bad for a first timer.

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2008 H D Street Glide Side View
To go with the Milwaukee Baggers... 
   
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2008 H D Street Glide Side View
To go with the Milwaukee Baggers stretched bags, Loud Lids saddlebag lids with molded in speakers, and Battistini latches, Charles added side covers from Sinister Industries.
2008 H D Street Glide Side View
Dream Works of Roxboro, North... 
   
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2008 H D Street Glide Side View
Dream Works of Roxboro, North Carolina, did the stereo setup on Charles' bike, which included an Alpine head unit with a flip out screen and two more screens molded into lower covers.
2008 H D Street Glide Side Bag
The right side bag has been... 
   
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2008 H D Street Glide Side Bag
The right side bag has been modified into a ported sub woofer chamber, with an Alpine five-channel 600 watt amp.

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