Man, it jus a complex dilemma. Not really like cars, but will be fun! Appreciate that piece of info.

 

Please correct me if Im wrong but can't you just go out to J&P or DK, enter your bike info, get a part id and do reverse engineering? I know its the long way home. Also, if Im not mistaken didnt one of the members post a link to this about 2 years ago? My search did work but I remember seeing it...

 

That is a great point. So I went to DK to search the gas tank and found the tiny link to the OEM part number. Having that, it should help with finding compatible parts. A compatibility search website would be awesome. You know like "you-pull-it" for cars where you enter the year make model and part being replaced and they give you a list of compatible vehicle years, makes, models to get parts off.

Thanks again. Getting the hang of this quickly.

 

00-06 is a safe bet. Seats for example. Some sites say 00 & up (w/std rr fender width)
Some have different year spans. Mustang's catalog is all over the map. Different seat
pt#'s cover different years. I have a 2011 HD Access catalog. It says 00& up on most
seats.

 

That is a great example of what I am talking about. Going to put some sort of single person bobber style seat and cannot really tell what will match up for mounting and what will not. Any suggestions anybody has for a good looking old school seat setup is greatly appreciated!

 

That's why it's called 'research'.

 

It would be cool if there was a web site or book that had everything. It would be a daunting project to put together though. I remember these books from my younger days. I haven't seen anything like them for recent years.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/305394045411

 

BTW, if you don't have a factory service manual it is a very good thing to invest in. Not one of the generic Haynes manuals, but a true Harley service manual. I have had one for almost every bike I have owned, and have one for every bike I currently own. The Electrical Diagnostic manuals are good to have too.

 

Too many models , features and complexity for that to happen today
JMO