You've got a great bike. My first Sportie was an Iron 883 and I loved it. Still do every time I see one. Since then, I traded my Iron on the 48 below, and picked up a softtail for longer rides:

 

That's a great combo. Sporty for the short hops and Softail for the longer jaunts. I had a XL1200C and FLHSTC myself.

 

Yep, can't beat it, except say, this for the backwoods:



Now I've got all the bases covered until they invent a two wheeled way to do air travel.

 

I don't have a scrambler or dirtbike but I have a Ducati 1098S for those days where I want to ride a bike that turns and stops when I want it to without having to adjust for lagtime like I do on the Harley.

 

my 1st HD.. 2011 48... had a many other bikes prior to this one.. but this one has attitude and love it!

 

I'll try to get a few better pics tomorrow and I havent gotten a chance to ride it yet. Anyway I picked up a Legend Air ride kit on a deal that was too good to pass up. I installed it tonight. The shocks go from 12" to 9.5". I didnt want the rear to be too tall when full of air so I left my lowering kit on. When the air is fully out the fender sits on the tire. Still have a few lose ends to tie up as far as wiring and I need to figure out something else to mount the switch since it wont fit my bars. But for now it's ridable.

Full of air...




No air....

 

Hey WildThang, first off nice bike! Love it...secondly, what bags are those? They look amazing!

 

How can I get one of these! Beautiful work they are doing down under!

 

I got to take it for a good ride yesterday to test out the air ride setup. Great improvement over stock and maybe a touch better than the Street Glide air shocks I had before. Plus it looks pretty cool parked with the air out sitting on the tire.

 

I had a REEEALLY hard time deciding between Wild-1 Chubbys and some fat z-bars I found at a local shop, so I bought both. I pulled the stock bars and did a simple pre-fit to help me decide. I love both bars. The Wild-1 bars definitively have a far superior powder coating process than the local guys I used. Here are some comparison photos.






In the end, I decided to go with the z-bars. They are a bit narrower, which suits my comfort a little more. Hopefully the pics help for others in the same debate. Which also means I do have the Wild-1 chubbys up for sale, $200 shipped.

As discussed a couple pages back, there is a slight issue when using bars with thicker diameter than 1", especially if they have flat bottoms like either of the bars I show. Not a huge deal though. All I did was drop the fork tubes down a hare. Peace of cake if you have a bike lift. The image shown has the cap of the fork tube slightly higher than flush, and I still have plenty of clearance. I think I'll bring the fork tubes back up a little.

Replacing the cables was pretty easy. The wires is the beast. I got the BurlyBrand 12" extension kit. I should have listened to the dealer when he said not to use theirs. It might be okay when using typical bars with rounded bends, but anyone considering using either of the bars I have show, STAY AWAY! It is impossible to get all the spliced cables in there, especially when the splices are not staggered. Tonight, I am going to have to get all new wires, and splice them at the ends. That way I can run the fresh wires through the bars in one piece. I hope to get the bike up and running in the next day or two, then I'll get pics up.

Sorry, long post, but I figured it would be helpful to a few people.