Kevin & the crew at DK make good stuff - have a few of their products on my wife's TriGlide. And who knows - their floorboard kit for the SportGlide may work better for you than a HD fitted setup. But honestly, if your dealer is saying they can't bolt up a set of floorboard brackets onto a Softail frame then I'd question either the parts guys or the service guys. When I bought my 2018 SportGlide, I told my dealer I wanted Heritage boards mounted before I took delivery. They had never done it - but I took the list of components from Belloc42 on his post #36 in this thread: https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...t-glide-2.html into my dealership & asked them to work it into the deal. When I went in to take delivery I was told they sold another SportGlide with floorboards when that customer saw mine on the floor.
Not trying to knock your dealer, but it isn't a difficult conversion. By the way, your bike looks good!
I second the opinion of DK - fantastic products, and fantastic people. Also second the point about the ease of installation of the footboards. It's been a year or so since I put mine on, I think, but if I remember correctly, it's two bolts to attach the brackets to the frame, slide in a rod to attach the board to the bracket and secure by popping on a circlip, two screws to attach the little post for the shifter (attach before installing the left bracket), and move the shifter over and re-attach. A socket set, a set of wrenches, and maybe a screwdriver and pair of pliers are all you need (some lok-tite, too). A torque wrench is useful, since the bolts to the frame go on pretty tight. But I'm sloooow, and not very skilled, and it took maybe an hour, working very carefully. A dealer wrench could do it in 15 minutes.
I've been thinking about getting one of these for my Sport Glide for those times when I'm by myself. Only the exposed bolts has made me hold off, but yours looks ok.
Street Bob seats can be had for cheap.
The OEM HD seat from a 2018+ Street Bob is very similar (in design - can't say about the comfort) to the Saddlemen Solo Renegade Knuckle seat, which retails for $258. I picked up the Street Bob seat as a take-off item for $35. You have to modify the metal tab on the Street Bob seat to line up with the nutsert in the Sport Glide fender, but if you have any mechanical skills at all this is a simple job. The Street Bob seat sits you a little lower in the seat than the stock SG seat does, so it's also a little less padded, which means it's a little less comfortable on longer runs. Most of my riding is a 20 mile commute each way, so it's totally fine for that purpose. I'll get another seat, or just put the stock one back on, for longer runs.
And about those exposed bolts - I actually like that look a lot, but that's a personal taste.
From the parts catalog, looks like a 2020 FLSB has handlebars part number: 55800405A
Same as the FLFB and FLFBS, incidentally. (As well as some older Fat Boy models)
Fortunately, it popped up at this site, which gives dimensions. The Germans are quite particular about such things. https://shop.thunderbike.de/en/Harle...ed-oxid-2.html
So... it seems that our stock bars are:
Bar Diameter 1.25"
Tip-to-Tip 32.00"
Pull Back 7.00"
Rise 7.50"
Base Width 11.25"
Knurl Width 3.50"
interesting update. The 2018 had a different pn for the bars, according tot he 2018 parts catalog. 55800660
From the parts catalog, looks like a 2020 FLSB has handlebars part number: 55800405A
Same as the FLFB and FLFBS, incidentally. (As well as some older Fat Boy models)
Fortunately, it popped up at this site, which gives dimensions. The Germans are quite particular about such things. https://shop.thunderbike.de/en/Harle...ed-oxid-2.html
So... it seems that our stock bars are:
Bar Diameter 1.25"
Tip-to-Tip 32.00"
Pull Back 7.00"
Rise 7.50"
Base Width 11.25"
Knurl Width 3.50"
interesting update. The 2018 had a different pn for the bars, according tot he 2018 parts catalog. 55800660
I would like to buy an FP3 control unit for my Sport Glide, I saw on the APP that there is no map for this model but only for the Softail, my model has a 2 in 1 series muffler and I would only change the silencer with a slip-on Screamin Eagle Street Cannon ECE (for Europe) with catalyst and I would put a Screanin Eagle filter. Is there a map for my specific model? or do I have to adapt one?
I would like to buy an FP3 control unit for my Sport Glide, I saw on the APP that there is no map for this model but only for the Softail, my model has a 2 in 1 series muffler and I would only change the silencer with a slip-on Screamin Eagle Street Cannon ECE (for Europe) with catalyst and I would put a Screanin Eagle filter. Is there a map for my specific model? or do I have to adapt one?
Added a Cycle Visions Daggertude 30" sissy bar. The bar is a bit tall, but it goes with the theme of my bike. I mounted the side plates on the inside of the struts (had to enlarge the bolt holes a little), then also installed an HD luggage rack meant for a Breakout on the outside of the sissy bar. Also added the Mustang dagger-stitch solo seat and passenger seat, which are very comfortable for rider and passenger. Cheers!
01-28-2020, 09:51 AM
