I am considering doing the DK Customs coil/ignition relocation on my 1200C & was wondering about the tank lift...how would that look with the 4.5 gallon tank? Would it cause the tank to hit the speedo? I have stock bars & it looks like the 1 1/2 inch lift might put the tank too close to the speedo.
The lift looks awesome on with the Nightster & 48 tanks, but not sure with the 4.5 custom tank...anyone done this?

 

Check out this vid, there are some bikes in it with the 4.5 gallon tank

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5InzT_lvtY

Here's another one..even though it is for the 04-06 coil relo it shows some 4.5 gallon tanks with lifts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxOmi2z3V9o&

The best way to know what size you like the look of best and does NOT present a clearance issue is easy to check-

A. With bike on kickstand, take the bolt out of the front of your tank.
B. Loosen (do not remove) the bolt at the rear of your tank.
C. Turn your handlebars all the way to the left and raise the tank up 1.5, 2, 2.5 or 3 inches to check for clearance issues.
D. Turn your handlebars all the way to the right and raise the tank up 1.5, 2, 2.5 or 3 inches to check for clearance issues.
(You can use a towel to sit between your tank and the frame to hold it at the different levels so you can step back and look)

By doing this, you are not only able to take a look at the different rise levels to see which is most pleasing to the eye, but you are also making sure that you can install the size rise you want without having any clearance issues.

 

I like the tank lift alot. I did mine after a trip to Homedepot. The only thing is that the element inside your tank needs to be submerged in fuel and will burn out if it is not and the idiot light comes on alot sooner than normal because of the rise that I gave my tank and the computer thinks my tank has less fuel in it than it actually does. However I still like the look and will run it till the wheels fall off.

 

I've been looking at the DK kit. I'm going to do the relocation, but I think I'm going to skip the lift. If you end up lifting the tank on your custom, please post some pics.

 

In case no one noticed, all the bikes with the 4.5 tank have different risers/bars than stock in that video. A tank lift WILL NOT clear your under-mounted speedo.

 

What your is your c? The stock riser doesn't leave a lot of room for a lift. Streetfighter had a 3.5 lift that was cool with a 4.5vtank and it looked killer

 

When I had a lift, I deleted my risers and speedo. That was why I got away with it.

 

I have Nightster risers on my Custom so I could pull it off. I'm just not a big fan of how the 4.5 gallon tank looks lifted. I wish I had the smaller tank on my bike.

 

Bahaha that's my bike! Lol

 

I made my own lift out of U bolt brackets, I forget the total lift but I think it's around 2". I lifted it just enough to allow room for a wire tuck. I had already changed out the stock bars/riser combo to a set of 8" rise T bars.

I didn't like the vertically mounted coil, so I made my own bracket and used a cowbell cover to hide the coil.