what are the forward controls and handle bar grips on your bike i can't find them anywhere and i think they look sick.

 

Didn't see this post till today. Stainless aren't a good choice where you use significant torque or have heavy loads on them; there are stronger rated, but you have to look for them and they still won't approach #8 strength, which in this application I'd think would be desired. Might want to see if you could find chromed #8's. When you put torque on a stainless that was intended for a high strength steel, you're really stretching the bolt, and the threads can/will bind. Suspect by now you've gotten the stripped head bolts off, be interesting to know how you did it in that confined space. If you haven't done it yet, and the welding trick doesn't work, I wonder if you could carefully grind the head off and slip the bracket off, then get the stud out with vice grips.

 

Hey Jcoss, I bought the pegs and grips from Speed Dealer Customs. Billet aluminum and I really like them.

 

Thanks for the info Imold. I actually haven't gotten around to fixing that yet so your suggestion about grinding the head off might be the way to go. We'll see. I was thinking about getting chrome bolts to replace the soft stainless but haven't gotten around to that yet either. It's friggin cold and snowing and everytime I see the bike it just makes me more frustrated that I can't ride it. So I've been putting it off.

 

hey, i really like the the air cleaner you put on your bike but how does it do performance wise. i just put the v&h big radius on my bike and I'm looking for something that will preform well with them but also look good i like the size of yours two.

 

after watching this i am even more impressed!

 

I haven't had the bike dyno'd but it appears to run and perform great. It's a simple 4" round housing, comparible to any of the aftermarket air cleaners out there, only cheaper. Mine is an mreed design, taken from his thread on Cheap and Easy Do it Yourself Air Cleaners. I modified a 4" automotive air cleaner I got from Vintage Speed.com. It's a cast aluminum piece and I painted it flat black with Harley texture black paint to match the cylinders.

 

Thanks grover. When the warm weather hits I plan to do a better video with the new GoPro Hero 2 my kids gave me for Xmas.

 

great job, i am digging the bar end turn signals!

 

Thanks man. Doing the bar end signals with the internal throttle was a real feat of engineering and fabrication by Ozzie. I like not having anything hanging off the forks and struts. Really simplifies the lines.