Anyone put solo seat with springs on a fatboy?
#11
RE: Anyone put solo seat with springs on a fatboy?
Fake kick starter? Don't laugh, I did think about mounting a kick starter on the frame with a spring loaded toggle switch. As you pushed down on the kick starter it would close the contact on the toggle switch. Thought about it for about 30 seconds.... then decided it might be a good time to stop sniffing glue .
#14
RE: Anyone put solo seat with springs on a fatboy?
Foot clutch? Yes, you can't see it in the picture, but I converted the front gear shifter in to a clutch pedal. Notice there is no longer a clutch handle on the handlebar. Pulling away in first gear is the tricky part, once I get the bike rolling, it's a blast. Lately, I have been taking off in second gear, it is alot smoother. I have had the suicide clutch on about 2 weeks now. I still manage to kill the motor about once/trip.
#16
RE: Anyone put solo seat with springs on a fatboy?
ORIGINAL: spooner
Foot clutch? Yes, you can't see it in the picture, but I converted the front gear shifter in to a clutch pedal. Notice there is no longer a clutch handle on the handlebar. Pulling away in first gear is the tricky part, once I get the bike rolling, it's a blast. Lately, I have been taking off in second gear, it is alot smoother. I have had the suicide clutch on about 2 weeks now. I still manage to kill the motor about once/trip.
Foot clutch? Yes, you can't see it in the picture, but I converted the front gear shifter in to a clutch pedal. Notice there is no longer a clutch handle on the handlebar. Pulling away in first gear is the tricky part, once I get the bike rolling, it's a blast. Lately, I have been taking off in second gear, it is alot smoother. I have had the suicide clutch on about 2 weeks now. I still manage to kill the motor about once/trip.
#17
RE: Anyone put solo seat with springs on a fatboy?
Anubiss, check out this site, they have the sprung solo seats with a plate to cover the "stuff" under the seat.Saw their ad while reading AIM yesterday.
#20
RE: Anyone put solo seat with springs on a fatboy?
PapaTravis, yes I did convert the front shift lever to a foot clutch. I used the horn/ top motor mount as the pivot point for the tank shifter. The only way that I can think of where you can keep both the hand clutch and the tank shift, is to mount the clutch lever to the tank shifter lever itself. Accutronics makes a set up to do this, but it would probably be just as easy to modify the existing clutch lever mount. Hope this helps.