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Old Jan 1, 2017 | 11:36 AM
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first time, ever, that i am conflicted to the point of impasse. i really can't bring myself to remove the grenades.



i can see that doing it will allow me to keep the longer shocks by eliminating the exhaust mount/belt conflict and allow for an xr tensioner.

had to walk away to stew on it.... bizarre
 
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Old Jan 2, 2017 | 02:31 AM
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Forgive me if I've missed some information but is that the Bassani Road Rage 3 exhaust in the box? I've been wanting to do XR shocks for a while but I've been holding off for a little due to clearance issues and needing a tensioner. Are you doing anything extra to the front end?
 
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Old Jan 2, 2017 | 08:32 AM
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have the grenades on my low rider and on my 48 before that. they are gloriously obnoxious. if u sell that pipe let me know it will look good on my wifes iron
 
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Originally Posted by Nick 93
Forgive me if I've missed some information but is that the Bassani Road Rage 3 exhaust in the box? I've been wanting to do XR shocks for a while but I've been holding off for a little due to clearance issues and needing a tensioner. Are you doing anything extra to the front end?
man! where have you been? did you ever get your 1200/1250 conversion?

it's an RR2 -MP. the 3 is nice but, i like heat shields. the xr tensioner is cheap. but from the looks of it, will interfere with my mid rear brake controls. may also need the xr rearsets but, i was already thinking about going to rearsets and way. the grenades are in the way of that as well.

the front end was swapped to mid glide to support the wider roadster wheels.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...wheel-p-n.html

i have a set of burly clubman bars that i'm working through putting on they were not intended for mid glides from the look of them- will limit positioning.

fun times.

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have the grenades on my low rider and on my 48 before that. they are gloriously obnoxious. if u sell that pipe let me know it will look good on my wifes iron
yes sir. how's that 112/120 treating you.

did you see this? looks like the TH has ~13 more TQs waiting for you:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...l#post15794339
 

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Old Jan 2, 2017 | 03:22 PM
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Replaced the throttle and idle cables

P/N:
56884-07 THROTTLE CONTROL ASSEMBLY
56885-07 IDLE CONTROL ASSEMBLY



crusty rotten idle cables



snapped! better in the garage than on the road.



non-OEM A/C= no need to remove to access the cable ends



gtfoh crustys



followed service manual directions and ended up with reversed pull/twist somehow... re-read 4 times and looked at diagrams repeatedly... WTF HD?
fix: reversed the cables on the throttle body since the idle and throttle cable seem to be a different diameter at the control ends.




buttoned up. tested, AAAANNDD i somehow never torqued down the handle bars... winning! torqued now. (shameful)


Did the responsible thing and took the bike out for a quick 10 mile loop... belt destruction risks and all... in the rain... for good measure. i love the shocks ... no belt contact was made, i guess the sag covered that issue but... i will still work on the clearance issues. just can't seem to bring myself to remove the pipes...


may need to get a larger/longer jiffy stand.
 

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Old Jan 3, 2017 | 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by cvaria
man! where have you been? did you ever get your 1200/1250 conversion?

it's an RR2 -MP. the 3 is nice but, i like heat shields. the xr tensioner is cheap. but from the looks of it, will interfere with my mid rear brake controls. may also need the xr rearsets but, i was already thinking about going to rearsets and way. the grenades are in the way of that as well.

the front end was swapped to mid glide to support the wider roadster wheels.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...wheel-p-n.html

i have a set of burly clubman bars that i'm working through putting on they were not intended for mid glides from the look of them- will limit positioning.

fun times.



yes sir. how's that 112/120 treating you.

did you see this? looks like the TH has ~13 more TQs waiting for you:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...l#post15794339
been a big 2-1 guy but went with the grenades because the 117 totally overpowers the dyna as it is. Having a complete works setup put in now with 13.5in shocks. Once i get used to all that power a rr3 may be in order but for now its all the beast i need. Peace!
 
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Old Jan 3, 2017 | 06:12 PM
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both sets of tape showed up at the same time... miraculous (both are 18/19)





the darker red is a near perfect match. the other there colors there (red, silver, black [it's there]) were attached as samples for me to play with




stuck all 4 on the plate. black still shines bright. but. it's in the garage... may not be the best representation.



i sat them out to compare which would reflect more light...



the black turned a near perfect white and the red... glowed red -- yes... seafoam is cheap at walmart



hit dead on with the flash.

the black seems the brightest.... red will help with the aesthetics..... indecision.
 

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Old Jan 3, 2017 | 11:52 PM
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I don't think you can go wrong either way so I understand the tough call. Black goes stealth mode (until you want it to pop) and red will set off the rest of the bike.
 
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Old Jan 4, 2017 | 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by cvaria
man! where have you been? did you ever get your 1200/1250 conversion?

it's an RR2 -MP. the 3 is nice but, i like heat shields. the xr tensioner is cheap. but from the looks of it, will interfere with my mid rear brake controls. may also need the xr rearsets but, i was already thinking about going to rearsets and way. the grenades are in the way of that as well.

the front end was swapped to mid glide to support the wider roadster wheels.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...wheel-p-n.html

i have a set of burly clubman bars that i'm working through putting on they were not intended for mid glides from the look of them- will limit positioning.

fun times.



yes sir. how's that 112/120 treating you.

did you see this? looks like the TH has ~13 more TQs waiting for you:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...l#post15794339
Man I've just been working and working. Unfortunately no 1250 conversion just yet. Hopefully before summer I'll be able to do it. I've been looking through this thread and your bike is looking great! How do the roadster wheels feel? Definitely something I would want to do in the future! I might have to get myself some of those shocks and see if I can fit them. Looking forward to seeing how everything works out!
 
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Old Jan 4, 2017 | 11:09 AM
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Clutch and cam rubbish begins

Ordered:
  • ebay oem chrome primary $15 ebay
  • ​​​​ebay oem chrome cam cover $15 ebay
  • ebay oem chrome sprocket cover $20 ebay
  • cometic primary rebuild gasket set c9126 $26 ebay
  • cometic cam gasket C9944F5 $6.99 ebay
  • energy one btx-11 clutch goods w/15% spring $114 amazon
  • energy one compression tool $49 amazon
(will update with links and photos)

If there's anything I'm skipping, please let me know to help avoid "surprise muth******!"

No idea on cams... n4, n6, n8, 585, hammer? Trying to avoid pulling heads to replace springs & push rods. Just looking for bolt-in. But, chrome rocker boxes/covers are on the list. May just have to. Dont want to... really dont want to.... at that point, i might as well go 1250 or stage 4 and that is silly (IMO) from a 1200. For my basic uses.... im not into trying to grab 10hp gainz or even get high hp. I have a dyna for power crazy rides and long hauls. Keeping it simple stupid. .. or keeping it stupid... cus, i m stupid.
 
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