Converting Electra Glide to Road King
#21
01-13-2009, 08:42 AM
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Took me a while to get used to my fairing, the look, feel everything. After about a year I would never not have at least one fairing bike. I've had it for about 3 years now. Give yourself a little more time to get used to it. Get Baggers and American Bagger Mags and look at the pics on this forum, they really are beautiful bikes. I even want a roadglide now and I used to think they were kinda ugly. Give it more time, long trips especially, IMO you'll regret getting rid of that fairing.
#22
01-13-2009, 09:18 AM
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12-02-2010, 10:03 AM
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tou can do what you want obviously its your motorcycle! i have an 81 flt that i converted to a roadking . there r alot of wires and junk under that faring .if you have knowledge on wiring u can reroute new wire and make your own harness.all that junk wont fit in a roadking headlight housing. and of coarse the circuit breakers have to be rerouted. you can purchase a 3 prong pigtail for the roadking headlight from your local autoparts store. and you will loose your gauges unless you r creative enough to find a spot to mount them.i am mechanicaly inclined so my conversion i sgoing well.GOOD LUCK!
#24
12-02-2010, 12:16 PM
tou can do what you want obviously its your motorcycle! i have an 81 flt that i converted to a roadking . there r alot of wires and junk under that faring .if you have knowledge on wiring u can reroute new wire and make your own harness.all that junk wont fit in a roadking headlight housing. and of coarse the circuit breakers have to be rerouted. you can purchase a 3 prong pigtail for the roadking headlight from your local autoparts store. and you will loose your gauges unless you r creative enough to find a spot to mount them.i am mechanicaly inclined so my conversion i sgoing well.GOOD LUCK!
#25
12-02-2010, 01:35 PM
I smiled when I read your post. Isn't life amusing. I just came in from the garage and finished the work on my Road King to covert it to as close to an Ultra as possible. I've got the front fairing, radio, CD, Sirius Radio, and tour pak. Just don't have all the gauges yet! I was so proud of myself. And then I read your delema. I think going from the Ultra to Road King would much more of a challenge. Predominately because of the wiring issues. Also, the upper tins and Nacelle are completely different. It would be expensive. Cost me $2K+ for my little detachable conversions, and I'm sure yours would be more. The benefit of mine is that I can go back to a Road King in about 5-7 minutes. The up side for you is that you might be able to sell the leftovers on FleaBay and compensate your losses. Good Luck, and if you go that route, please provide us with some pictures. CCRyder
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12-02-2010, 01:59 PM
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Unless you strip all the tins and fairing,and start with just the frame it will never be a road king.Why is it people buy somthing and then want it to be something else? I know how you feel but live with it and enjoy it, you are going to spend $$$$$$$ anyway you look at it.
John
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The tins are the same. The difference is the wiring, the gas tank console (which includes the gauges), the fairing, the lowers, and the trunk.
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12-16-2018, 07:11 AM
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actualy you dont need to change much i just got me a 09 road glide and like the nose also so i found a conversion kit on ebay and it is nice ( constructed very good )https://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-Batw...sAAOSwsB9bofAL
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12-16-2018, 07:21 AM
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