Harley 1954 50th anniversary fender emblem nos

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Harley 1954 50th anniversary fender emblem nos

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Anybody know if these are real,or just good repros?
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That isn't even a good repro! It is a copy of a tarnished barn find emblem. The originals have a gold flash on them. Here is a picture of one. The center one is NOS, The left side used, and the right side one I painted on and it has been bolted on the front of my toolbox for the last 30 years!
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Here we go with the NOS crap again.. That thing looks too new even if it's been hermeticly sealed in a mayonaise jar on funk n wagnals front porch for the last 57 years..
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Those are some awesome pieces you have there Rubone... !
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Johnny Carson, 1976?....bosheff
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Bosheff wrote:Johnny Carson, 1976?....bosheff
Actually, Ed Mcmahon.
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What the ? Where did the reference to Johnny Carson come from? Did he used to quote Funk and Wagnal's or something?
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steve_wood wrote:What the ? Where did the reference to Johnny Carson come from? Did he used to quote Funk and Wagnal's or something?
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Those are some awesome pieces you have there Rubone... !
Thanks jdpan.
I have always liked and collected trim and accessories. I have even built bikes around trim!
The NOS emblem was a dealer take-off that was found in a drawer. It will eventually go on my '54FLE if I ever quit getting distracted by other projects. In the meantime it will live in the case with the other stuff!
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darn robbie, is there any chance you have other pieces collected.lol
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@RUBONE
Robbie, do you still have the pictures in your posts?
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Yes, I have those pictures. the old thread pics were likely on a hosting site that is no longer used. Now I am able to post them directly..
These are all original H-D. The middle one is NOS and shows the factory finish. The left one a used one with normal age patina, the right one I painted at some point in the early '70s and it was bolted on my toolbox. :shock:

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Thank you. The pictures were indeed on photobucket.
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