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Looks very nice. I wish i could install 150/80 front tire, but fender is too narrow
I would have loved to fit a slightly narrower front tyre, but a 140 front Metz do no do.....and I had to keep the profile for the rolling radius for the ABS.... Just have to fine tune the fender now
However she rolls into corners like you would not believe.......
I'm interested to see how you like the new seat. I like the size and height of my tall boy seat but it get's old readjusting my rear-end every time I pull away from a stop.
I love my Saddlemen Explorer but I bought it for the wife and she does not ride. I expect this will hold me in the seat even better and I think I will like it better being that it is narrower. I also hated that feeling with the stock seat it did not take long for me to get sick of that feeling.
I would have loved to fit a slightly narrower front tyre, but a 140 front Metz do no do.....and I had to keep the profile for the rolling radius for the ABS.... Just have to fine tune the fender now
However she rolls into corners like you would not believe.......
Well, I ordered a 170mm raw steel mudguard/fender and set to with the angle grinder, pretty happy with the extended look and the way it sits, will be using the original fender mount after drilling the rivets out and taking the tin-work off. This will in no way be a straight forward fit, but I'm hoping I can get the general look and height sorted.
Well, I ordered a 170mm raw steel mudguard/fender and set to with the angle grinder, pretty happy with the extended look and the way it sits, will be using the original fender mount after drilling the rivets out and taking the tin-work off. This will in no way be a straight forward fit, but I'm hoping I can get the general look and height sorted.
Hi there !
As we are talking about fenders ...
Does anyone knows if there is any option to have a Heritage-like (or Touring-like) rear fender on the Sport Glide ?
Weekend of fitting now I have chopped the oem fender mount to fit the new fender, also changed the short shots to chrome big shots to complement the wheels and improve the overall look...me thinks.
I ended up making it into a mini road glide.
I actually traded in a 15 RG for a 18 Sport Glide back in August.
I first enjoyed the more back to basic thing but I began to miss the wind protection (much of my ride is on freeways...) of a full fairing, especially after riding touring bikes for the last 10 years. But I REALLY was enjoying the lightness of the sport glide. So I decided to put a real fairing on it. I didnt wanna go with batwing (way too many out there! Lol). Then I came across Wedge Fairing Which was exactly what I was looking for.
I also adapted the hard lowers that I kept when sold the RG. I had to trim a little bit to make it fit in the softail engine guard. But I think it turned out to be OK looking.
I have also shaved the stock seat padding aa little to move me lower and further back.
This set up (wedge fairing and factory hats lowers) actually gives me even better wind protection than the real road glide. No air coming up around the tank.
Im very happy with how it turned out.
Now I can leave it alone and just enjoy riding it!! (Thats only till the mod bug bites me again.....lol)
DefaultHi, these lower fairings are good looking on that sportglide. I also have a sport glide and would really like to add lowers to mine aswell.
But the parts are very expensive here in DK, so could I have ask for your help on shipping the parts to Denmark ? You will off course recieve payment in advance.
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