How hard is it to remove stock bushing and replace with poly bushings on an 07 Fatboy?

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You should be able to do it in your sleep.
Just unbolt the riser, pop out the old bushings and replace them.
Tighten the riser bolts to the right torque spec and your done.


If the bushing are hard to get in, sometimes happens, use a little (very little) car wash soap on your fingers to lube them up. Don't use any kind of petrolium or silicone grease. Use soap instead so the next time you wash the bike the soap will desolve and go away.
I once needed a hammer and a piece of wood block to get them in a trucks suspension, but the small ones usually don't give that much trouble when they are soaped up a little.

 

takes 10 mins...

 

VERY easy

 

I'm thinking about replacing the factoryriser bushings as well. Does anybody have any brand preference? I was planning on buying genuine HD poly bushings but noticed there are some aftermarket brands for almost the half price.

Any thoughts on going with aftermarket rather than HD?

Even the HD bushings aren’t super expensive but If I can save a few bucks without sacrificing quality I'm all for it.