What did you do to your Softail today?
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09-26-2011, 10:50 PM
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09-27-2011, 01:28 AM
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If you did something, post it up.
I got a 2" tank lift and the instructions said if you're only doing the 2", you don't have to remove the fuel line and drain the tank. BS.
So I tried to put it on and the holes weren't big enough for the original tank bolt to go through and had to be modified. The other problem was that it also included holes for a 3" lift which left hideous overhang, so since I was already home, I decided to go big. I ended up doing a 3" lift. Pictures will be coming later.
I got a 2" tank lift and the instructions said if you're only doing the 2", you don't have to remove the fuel line and drain the tank. BS.
So I tried to put it on and the holes weren't big enough for the original tank bolt to go through and had to be modified. The other problem was that it also included holes for a 3" lift which left hideous overhang, so since I was already home, I decided to go big. I ended up doing a 3" lift. Pictures will be coming later.
http://www.dkcustomproducts.com/Gas-...ft-Kits_c4.htm
Kevin
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#24
09-27-2011, 08:29 AM
You can get a purpose made tank lifts in 1.5", 2", 2.5" or 3". Match the lines of the bike better, no extra holes or metal hanging off the end.
http://www.dkcustomproducts.com/Gas-...ft-Kits_c4.htm
Kevin
http://www.dkcustomproducts.com/Gas-...ft-Kits_c4.htm
Kevin
One issue I have is that the Deuce stock risers will now contact the chrome speedo housing not allowing it to reach full lock. Any idea if 1" spacers will fix this until I decide on a new bar setup?
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#25
09-27-2011, 08:55 AM
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#26
09-27-2011, 09:40 AM
I turned my shift linkage around like someone said in the cheap mods sticky, seems to work quite well now I have some more room for my boot on the footboard although a bit leary about cutting the brake peddle. I also removed a front signal light (tried my allen wrench skills to the max...1/4 turn at a time and a kajillion threads) to size up adjusting the driving lights to show more side of the road than the middle...realized it was more work than I wanted to do right then so I decided with beer in hand that I got all winter to adjust the driving lights.
They are preping roads to do some asphalting and some boob thought they stop right on my *** at a light so I let the bike shoot a bunch of gravel at the car, I enjoyed hearing the sound of gravel chipping the paint off a idiots car as I sped away.
They are preping roads to do some asphalting and some boob thought they stop right on my *** at a light so I let the bike shoot a bunch of gravel at the car, I enjoyed hearing the sound of gravel chipping the paint off a idiots car as I sped away.
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09-27-2011, 09:49 AM
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09-27-2011, 02:06 PM
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Rode to work, 7:30am.
Rode home for lunch, 11:40am.
Rode to work, 12:43pm.
Will ride home from work, 5:15pm.
I'm the guy that puts my tie in my button down shirt, shifts and brakes with my dress shoes, etc. With apes, mini helmet (now DOT approved, thanks to ebay stickers), and a flat black softail, I do get some looks.
Rode home for lunch, 11:40am.
Rode to work, 12:43pm.
Will ride home from work, 5:15pm.
I'm the guy that puts my tie in my button down shirt, shifts and brakes with my dress shoes, etc. With apes, mini helmet (now DOT approved, thanks to ebay stickers), and a flat black softail, I do get some looks.
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09-27-2011, 02:34 PM