What did you do to Your Sportster Today?
#1451
If you get it, do a test fit with little bits of masking tape with it laying on the tank with the gas cap screwed on. It doesn't come with the cardboard shim that sits in the gas filler thing to line everything up. Trust me, it's a bitch to line it all up. That little breather slot in the cap and that stipe helps a lot too.
Last edited by Curt1953; 07-02-2015 at 01:28 PM.
#1452
Yep, that's the Harley one. Remember you have to get the matching gas cap for it too, not any old gas cap works.
If you get it, do a test fit with little bits of masking tape with it laying on the tank with the gas cap screwed on. It doesn't come with the cardboard shim that sits in the gas filler thing to line everything up. Trust me, it's a bitch to line it all up. That little breather slot in the cap and that stipe helps a lot too.
If you get it, do a test fit with little bits of masking tape with it laying on the tank with the gas cap screwed on. It doesn't come with the cardboard shim that sits in the gas filler thing to line everything up. Trust me, it's a bitch to line it all up. That little breather slot in the cap and that stipe helps a lot too.
Thanks for the heads up.
#1453
Yep! SLV gave a good rundown! It is quite different on the older sporty's so I didn't want to go into it much. Glad there is someone on here that has one on the new fangled sporty's!
Mine was not that different other than I had to bust into the harness and run a new one. The older sporty's have "mostly" a hard-wired speedo. The main being the speed sensor, then the tach output to your turn signal module, ground, keyed power, constant power etc... These you will have to cut on the old sporty's harness and solder the wires together at the new speedo. Then as my wires are all tucked, I removed my tank to run the new speed sensor harness under the tank to the connector under the seat. I supposed this could be done without removing the tank, but all my wires are tucked under the tank relief so likewise I wanted to keep it clean.
The dang thing has great instructions. But as I said in my video, you better have a manual for all your wire codes at least on the older sporty's.
I don't consider it pricy at all since I needed a new speedo anyway. And rebuilding the bike gave me a good chance to do it the way I wanted. The dang thing looks sharp as hell, very fun to work with, easy to install and looks like a fine piece of machinery. I think they did a great job with this thing. As said, it does tons of stuff, most of which I have turned off because I don't need the performance functions.
Next, a La Pera gold metal flake seat!
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Mine was not that different other than I had to bust into the harness and run a new one. The older sporty's have "mostly" a hard-wired speedo. The main being the speed sensor, then the tach output to your turn signal module, ground, keyed power, constant power etc... These you will have to cut on the old sporty's harness and solder the wires together at the new speedo. Then as my wires are all tucked, I removed my tank to run the new speed sensor harness under the tank to the connector under the seat. I supposed this could be done without removing the tank, but all my wires are tucked under the tank relief so likewise I wanted to keep it clean.
The dang thing has great instructions. But as I said in my video, you better have a manual for all your wire codes at least on the older sporty's.
I don't consider it pricy at all since I needed a new speedo anyway. And rebuilding the bike gave me a good chance to do it the way I wanted. The dang thing looks sharp as hell, very fun to work with, easy to install and looks like a fine piece of machinery. I think they did a great job with this thing. As said, it does tons of stuff, most of which I have turned off because I don't need the performance functions.
Next, a La Pera gold metal flake seat!
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#1458
Dang nice speedo.
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#1460
Put new grips on the bike. The ones that were on it were the originals from 07, and beat to all hell. New soft foam rubber ones feel nice on the hands! My first REAL mod, as I had to take things apart and put them back together-to include removing the air filter. Got it done in less than an hour. And, of course, had to take it around the block, to see how it felt. 30 miles later, I decided it felt great. Funny how "around the block" translates into a half hour ride