Anyone put solo seat with springs on a fatboy?
#22
09-18-2007, 05:22 PM
RE: Anyone put solo seat with springs on a fatboy?
PapaTravis, as you found out, you can not use a Jockey shifter with true dual exhausts like you and I have. To make the tank shifter, I bought a rachet top shift lever, made for older shoveheads, off Ebay and converted it to a tank shifter. I'm not sure what year Road King that you have. Baker transmissions makes a shift drum which changes the neutral position to the lowest in the gear set. Makes it easy to find neutral when rolling to a stop. Instead of: 1-N-2-3-4-5, it places N in the lowest spot. Might be worth checking into. Then you could convert to a foot clutch.
#23
09-18-2007, 11:00 PM
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RE: Anyone put solo seat with springs on a fatboy?
Oh chit! Sorry...............http://www.heartlandbiker.com/180bobberconversion.shtml
#24
09-18-2007, 11:01 PM
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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.
#25
09-18-2007, 11:06 PM
RE: Anyone put solo seat with springs on a fatboy?
Thanks IAM...I have a good friend whop used to live with me and worked at Heartland...LOL it is just down the street from me. Guess I'll drive down there tomorrow.
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