i was born too damn late... i always dream about being at woodstock, watching jimi hendrix live, and cruising around america's backroads on a chopper in the 1960s... picking up a hippie chick & heading into the night.

i've had a few harleys (heritage and a sportster) but deep down i've always wanted a chopper style like capt america & billy in easy rider... i'd about worn out my '06 FLST, so i sold it & thought i'd try to re-create the feeling of the panheads & shovels of that era.

i looked at a few models that i figured would be a good base model... street bob, wideglide & the breakout... went with the 2015 FXDWG w/ oldschool graphic. i got some 16" apes & vance & hines turndown radius, plus the dyna jet & SE stage 1... progress below.

now i'm looking for other tweaks that will add more 1960s-70s vibes to it... like a real high sissy bar w/ the twisted metal? i could slip my tent & backpack over it on camping trips... you guys got any ideas?

 

Taller sissy bar, taller apes, lose the front fender, 2 over fork tubes, up turned exhaust with trumpet ends, one piece 2 up seat, strip blinkers, reflectors, belt guards

 

killer idea w/ the one-piece seat & strip blinkers... how bad is the rain splash-up without the front fender?

 

In heavy rain it sucks, but I cant stand the look of front fenders.

 

Here's a link for sissy bars

http://www.ginzchoppers.com/

 

I like old school too. I went with a Le Pera Daytona 2 up seat in Regal style. It looks groovy man. I also got a matching sissy bar pad.

 

I too have an obsession with retro modding my bikes. I would have probably purchased an older bike so as not to feel too guilty about what I would do.
-paint motor an aluminum color with black jugs
-chrome wheels
-gloss paint with chrome front fender
-taller sissy bar
-chrome exhaust, either drag pipes or up-swept trumpets
-chrome apes, not black
-diamond pattern in the seat
-S&S teardrop air cleaner

and much more. Your bike is too nice to go overboard right immediately. Sissy bar and S&S air cleaner for now.

 

Lift that tank. I had a 3" lift on my dyna. Lost about 1/2 gal capacity but still got 180 between tanks.

 

Tank lift for sure. I had the Le Pera Cherokee cause it looked old school. My back just insisted on a different seat!

 

The Mohawk of water to the face is pretty annoying.. got caught last yr a couple times in the rain and no front fender.. one of those things u have to decide for yourself...

do you like the no fender look enough to deal with the water to the face if caught in it...