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Road King to Road Glide, 180 rear tire conversion, 23” front wheel and tire

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Old 06-28-2013 | 01:25 PM
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I can appreciate the amount of hours, sweat and wrenching and probably a bit of cussin that went into this build. Thanks for both the pics and the narrative. Well done, very nice build.
 
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Old 06-28-2013 | 01:57 PM
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dam that is a serious change and improvement. looks awesome man. love the new color
 
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Old 06-28-2013 | 03:28 PM
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That looks great! I've been following a few of these conversion threads and have got some parts lists/help from some others that have done the conversion. I need to quit thinking about it and just do it.

Nice work!
 
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Old 06-28-2013 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Hogpro
We need a good pic with the front fender on. Nice work.
Almost there. I hung the front fender today, along with the side covers. I re-wired my taillights, and pulled the fairing apart for hopefully the last time. I wasn't happy with the way the headlights were sitting, the bezel wasn't quite seated, and it turns out the headlights weren't quite right. Got that done, and tonight, I hope to button up most of the remaining loose ends, and hopefully go for a ride this weekend.
 

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Old 06-28-2013 | 06:21 PM
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Gotta put aside my project for a few hours and go give a friend a hand with a softail he just picked up. Not sure what the problem is, hopefully it's minor.
 
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Old 06-28-2013 | 07:33 PM
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Simply Awesome and a true one of a kind custom!

Well worth the wait.

Ride On,

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Old 07-02-2013 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Hogpro
We need a good pic with the front fender on. Nice work.
I was having an issue with the fuel pump and gas tank top plate. It's a mix of Yaffe and OEM parts, and you're off the manual as far as putting it together. It took me a couple of days and a D'oh! moment to get it squared away. I need to v-tune the motor, but at least it starts and runs now.



 
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Old 07-02-2013 | 11:34 AM
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Very nice. It looks great.
 
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Old 07-02-2013 | 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by boogaloodude
I was having an issue with the fuel pump and gas tank top plate. It's a mix of Yaffe and OEM parts, and you're off the manual as far as putting it together. It took me a couple of days and a D'oh! moment to get it squared away. I need to v-tune the motor, but at least it starts and runs now.



All that hard work on the fender fillers came out great. Awesome color choice.
 
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Old 07-02-2013 | 01:46 PM
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Very nice modification, bike looks great and shows your attention to detail!!
 


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