Calling all FatBoy Lo Owners
Road Warrior
Joined: Jan 2011
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Concerning vibration...none.
If you do choose RWD, I would stress that its got to be perfect when ordering. I love the stretch and shape...and it flushes perfect to hard bags.
Concerning hard bags...the easy release fittings that came with Calavry bags didnt line up to the cycle vision brackets properly. And had to nut and bolt instead. Which imo is no big deal...just quick wrench to remove bags.
Hope that helps.
Last edited by Josewales; May 18, 2013 at 08:08 AM.
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Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 84
Likes: 0
From: North Maryland
RWD cruiser tin that I got them to split a 10" down the middle to make a 9 1/4". Wasnt a perfect split and am still dealing with it today for not being centered....off about 1/4" twist. But nothing else out there for 200 wide tins in that style. Part of me wished I just got 2 fenders and stretched into one by a good tinman. But it is what it is and in the shop now getting fixed. The delaership just fitted as thinking no big deal 2 winters ago.
Concerning vibration...none.
If you do choose RWD, I would stress that its got to be perfect when ordering. I love the stretch and shape...and it flushes perfect to hard bags.
Concerning hard bags...the easy release fittings that came with Calavry bags didnt line up to the cycle vision brackets properly. And had to nut and bolt instead. Which imo is no big deal...just quick wrench to remove bags.
Hope that helps.
Concerning vibration...none.
If you do choose RWD, I would stress that its got to be perfect when ordering. I love the stretch and shape...and it flushes perfect to hard bags.
Concerning hard bags...the easy release fittings that came with Calavry bags didnt line up to the cycle vision brackets properly. And had to nut and bolt instead. Which imo is no big deal...just quick wrench to remove bags.
Hope that helps.
Advanced
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 84
Likes: 0
From: North Maryland
So the sissy bar mounting hardware stays the same... It looks like the V&H 2in2 will still work..
For wheels whats the opinion on not having matching fronts and rears? I dont mind the bullet rear and with bags its hidden. But I really dont like fighting the wind with the fronts... So changing the back would be a cosmetic only cost.. or is running different like socks and flipflops?
For wheels whats the opinion on not having matching fronts and rears? I dont mind the bullet rear and with bags its hidden. But I really dont like fighting the wind with the fronts... So changing the back would be a cosmetic only cost.. or is running different like socks and flipflops?
Road Warrior
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,857
Likes: 7
So the sissy bar mounting hardware stays the same... It looks like the V&H 2in2 will still work..
For wheels whats the opinion on not having matching fronts and rears? I dont mind the bullet rear and with bags its hidden. But I really dont like fighting the wind with the fronts... So changing the back would be a cosmetic only cost.. or is running different like socks and flipflops?
For wheels whats the opinion on not having matching fronts and rears? I dont mind the bullet rear and with bags its hidden. But I really dont like fighting the wind with the fronts... So changing the back would be a cosmetic only cost.. or is running different like socks and flipflops?
And I had VH Big Radius, but never had the chance to think about bags in the way...first I was just going duals...then bags came after.
Cruiser
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 130
Likes: 1
From: SoCal
Just got my 2013 Lo about a month ago. Only put in about 600 miles so far since it wants to rain all the time. Done a couple mods so far. Rinehart slip ons, lay down license plate and a gel seat. Love it so far! Love this forum and thanks for all the great advice so far! I have the candy orange. I will try to figure out how to get pics off the computer.
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Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 3,048
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From: Central Jersey
Oh..so my opinion would be to pick out the full set of wheels that you would want, but just buy the front first, keep the rear, and if you don't like it, then buy the rear
Road Warrior
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,857
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Just my opinion, and this is based on my friends bagger, he's running an old night train rear wheel..the one that looks like the Lo's, but with more aluminum in the rim.. and it looks really damn good under his extended bags.. but he's running a 2010 Street Glide front (his bike is a 2002 electra glide). Together going down the road it looks pretty good because of the way the front looks while rotating, but the back is solid, which looks good because it's hidden by the bags, and not a lot of light shines through it anyways..
Oh..so my opinion would be to pick out the full set of wheels that you would want, but just buy the front first, keep the rear, and if you don't like it, then buy the rear
Oh..so my opinion would be to pick out the full set of wheels that you would want, but just buy the front first, keep the rear, and if you don't like it, then buy the rear
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Advanced
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 84
Likes: 0
From: North Maryland
RWD cruiser tin that I got them to split a 10" down the middle to make a 9 1/4". Wasnt a perfect split and am still dealing with it today for not being centered....off about 1/4" twist. But nothing else out there for 200 wide tins in that style. Part of me wished I just got 2 fenders and stretched into one by a good tinman. But it is what it is and in the shop now getting fixed. The delaership just fitted as thinking no big deal 2 winters ago.
Concerning vibration...none.
If you do choose RWD, I would stress that its got to be perfect when ordering. I love the stretch and shape...and it flushes perfect to hard bags.
Concerning hard bags...the easy release fittings that came with Calavry bags didnt line up to the cycle vision brackets properly. And had to nut and bolt instead. Which imo is no big deal...just quick wrench to remove bags.
Hope that helps.
Concerning vibration...none.
If you do choose RWD, I would stress that its got to be perfect when ordering. I love the stretch and shape...and it flushes perfect to hard bags.
Concerning hard bags...the easy release fittings that came with Calavry bags didnt line up to the cycle vision brackets properly. And had to nut and bolt instead. Which imo is no big deal...just quick wrench to remove bags.
Hope that helps.