Blacked Out
As we move forward to black out our '06 Night Train test bike, we're up to the point of wanting to make the biggest change in the bike's looks by swapping out the paint. There was nothing wrong with the denim blue paintjob; it got a lot of compliments, but it's not black. As we looked through H-D's P&A catalog, there were a lot of paint choices, from bright colors to basic black. We wanted to black out the Night Train, but thought adding a little color to the bike would look better. We picked a black base with Harley's orange highlight flames. As we placed the order for the paint, H-D's P&A catalog guru Jennifer Gruber told us about the all-new Diamond Black Attack parts for the Softail line. We had the parts shipped to us, and once they arrived we went to Pomona Harley-Davidson to get the goods installed. Service Manager Chris Dyer handed the parts to Service Tech Brian Breeland and turned him loose on getting everything installed.
1. Here are some of the parts...
1. Here are some of the parts for the Night Train. We have a new headlight with a black shell and lock ring, Buckshot mirrors, satin black rear brake lever and pad cover, black shift lever and peg, the new Diamond Black collection of footpegs and grips, black detachable side plates, and sissy bar. Prior to the install, we had the stock drag bars and risers powdercoated black. The chrome pullbacks did not go with the black theme, and at this time these bars are not offered in black from H-D. We also got a chrome Bobtail fender rack, but it's not shown here.
2. Brian rolled the Night...
2. Brian rolled the Night Train on the lift for one last look at the stock paint and controls.
3. Here are the new Diamond...
3. Here are the new Diamond Black pegs.
4. To install the pegs, Brian...
4. To install the pegs, Brian removed the C-clip from the pivot pin and removed the pin and the pressure spring. The he slid the new peg in place, inserted the pin, and replaced the C-clip.
5. The same went for the...
5. The same went for the passenger pegs.
6. Brian replaced the stock...
6. Brian replaced the stock brake lever by removing the cotter pin from the master cylinder and the mounting bolt.
7. Then the new black lever...
7. Then the new black lever was installed onto the bushing mount with a dab of grease, followed by the O-ring and flat washer. The bolt was then torqued to 15 lb-ft.
8. The new Diamond Black...
8. The new Diamond Black footpad was bolted to the lever.
9. On the other side of the...
9. On the other side of the bike, Brian removed the stock shift lever and peg and replaced them with the new Satin Black lever and Diamond Black shifter peg.