Another molested wide glide on the way,bummer,just get rid of the hd logo stuff and throw a pad on the back rest and done...oh yeah...and make it loud !!!!!

 

Sweet looking ride...really nice find!


While the smaller seat looks good, they suck for comfort. Lowering it screws up your ground clearance while cornering. A good start would be Stage 1.

 

Thanks everyone. Anything I do will be reversible which should put those minds at ease that are worried about messing with a stock bike although must say Im surprised there is so many voices in that choir but a great thing about bikes is that everyone has a different perspective and all are valid.

For me its an evo dyna not an OP pan and Im only a fan of stock pre 86 HDs so it will see some mild reversible changes.

With only 5K miles on it Im hoping not to open it up for a cam etc just yet but thinking the 1st wave of money being thrown at it from a performance perspective would be a HSR42 and maybe a 2-1 pipe but I see no long term plan of going past 80/80 (HP/Torque) . If it does go down that way what pipe would you suggest I start looking at?

Thanks again for all the help!

 

If you even want to get close to 80/80 then you will need more than a carb and some pipes.

 

Nice bike!!!! I had a 98 Wide Glide. I love those. I would only do performance mods and leave the aesthetics alone if it were mine. I surely would not lower it. Ruins the ride in my opinion. I put Progressive shocks and the Progressive front fork kits on mine. But it is not mine. You only have to please yourself.

 

I'd forgotten how good a stock Evo Wide Glide looked !
Leave it alone haha!

 

Amen to that.

Maybe Massage the engine a little but Tye first picture looks a lot better than the others in my opinion. Everybody likes different things though.

 

panhead_pete, you should take a look at Ruggs59 thread "Head bolt stud" he's doing a very nice but modest build that should yield 80-82 hp/torque... All bolt on....

 

wise man

 

Very nice looking bike! Great find at that mileage.
Your idea with lower handlebars looks good too, although I liked the apes on mine.
Keep us posted on where she goes.