Calling all FatBoy Lo Owners
#3141
06-17-2011, 08:39 PM
I want to do just the a/c and a PC and keep the slip ons.
Yeaa...it's silver!...I think I seen one..lol
#3142
06-17-2011, 08:43 PM
#3143
06-17-2011, 08:48 PM
Tourer
#3144
06-17-2011, 08:57 PM
Road Captain
I too went the cheap route and just installed 4" curved risers from HD. The bars are still not quite as far back as I would like, but they are certainly better than with the stock risers. Gotta save the pennies for V&H Big Radius 2-into-2's and quick-detach windshied for when I am "touring". Eventually I think going to the buck-horn type bars used on the standard Fat Boy would be the way to go, but would require new cables/wires. I sat on a Fat Boy last time I was a the dealer and it felt real comfortable as far as hand/arm position. The sales manager who sold me the bike (a very reputable one who wasn't trying to gouge me) said it would run about $800 to have them do it.
Really like the change, much more comfortable and still looks good.
#3145
06-17-2011, 09:00 PM
Air Cleaner & Breather Bolts
My service manual shows and states that the breather bolts are 11mm.
I was looking at several a/c's and came up on one I liked-only problem is that the install pdf file on the web site states that the breather bolts are 3/8”-16 x 1-1/4”.
Any of you that changed out your a/c have any issues with different size breather bolts?
I'm going to guess I can't re-use my stock breather bolts with this particular a/c.
Thanks!
I was looking at several a/c's and came up on one I liked-only problem is that the install pdf file on the web site states that the breather bolts are 3/8”-16 x 1-1/4”.
Any of you that changed out your a/c have any issues with different size breather bolts?
I'm going to guess I can't re-use my stock breather bolts with this particular a/c.
Thanks!
#3146
06-17-2011, 09:04 PM
Advanced
Recently had just that change made to my Lo. (Regular Fatboy bars) It did need new wires and cables. But I kept the 4" pullback risers on the bike. The dealer mis quoted me originally for the labor so I got a real good price. He told me 3 hours and it was a 6 hour job. it cost me a little over 500.
Really like the change, much more comfortable and still looks good.
Really like the change, much more comfortable and still looks good.
#3147
06-17-2011, 09:21 PM
Find an independent to swap the bars. My wrench swapped my bars to Street slammers and replaced all the cables with black stainless and only billed me 3 hours at 55.00 per hour.
#3148
06-17-2011, 10:22 PM
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#3149
06-17-2011, 11:11 PM
You can get regular FB bars for $35 usually off ebay or local swap. I bought a FB brake line from a member for $20 or so and the throttle/idle cables new were $50ish. The stock wiring will reach, but you can't run it through the top of the triple trees. It has to come out of the bars, and go straight down under the tank on the respective sides.
The hardest part of the job was getting to the throttle/idle cables under the tank.
#3150
06-18-2011, 12:50 AM
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I too went the cheap route and just installed 4" curved risers from HD. The bars are still not quite as far back as I would like, but they are certainly better than with the stock risers. Gotta save the pennies for V&H Big Radius 2-into-2's and quick-detach windshied for when I am "touring". Eventually I think going to the buck-horn type bars used on the standard Fat Boy would be the way to go, but would require new cables/wires. I sat on a Fat Boy last time I was a the dealer and it felt real comfortable as far as hand/arm position. The sales manager who sold me the bike (a very reputable one who wasn't trying to gouge me) said it would run about $800 to have them do it.