Everything 2018 FatBoy thread
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I have re read this whole thread more times than I can count and being as its now winter and I have the itch for a project I just want to confirm a couple things.
10" rise is the most with stock cables for a bar change?
260 on the rear seems to work fine anyone put a 180 on the front? Obviously would be a rear tire mounted in reverse...
Have not seen a lot of solo rack set ups on the rear fender is everyone just using the QD luggage rack instead?
I am sure I will have more questions as things progress but hopefully it will all sort itself out...
JJ
10" rise is the most with stock cables for a bar change?
260 on the rear seems to work fine anyone put a 180 on the front? Obviously would be a rear tire mounted in reverse...
Have not seen a lot of solo rack set ups on the rear fender is everyone just using the QD luggage rack instead?
I am sure I will have more questions as things progress but hopefully it will all sort itself out...
JJ
Plus a 180 tire's aspect ratio is going to be smaller than a 160 or 150s which means the pinch that would make a more aggressive shape is going to be negated.
The reason why the 260 works is because its also a 40 aspect ratio, and there for will get more round as it's pinched in. It's also safer to run 260 on the 240 rear rim because its so much wider so there's less likelyhood of any slip or leak.
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Hello All, need your inputs. A question from a pillion point of view. My pillion is uncomfortable with the current position of the rear footpegs. They are a bit too far out and low for her. Is there anything i can use to increase their(talking about footpegs) height a couple of inches? This is with the stock seat so with any kind of aftermarket one it will be a bigger issue.
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Hello All, need your inputs. A question from a pillion point of view. My pillion is uncomfortable with the current position of the rear footpegs. They are a bit too far out and low for her. Is there anything i can use to increase their(talking about footpegs) height a couple of inches? This is with the stock seat so with any kind of aftermarket one it will be a bigger issue.
https://www.bungking.com/2018-2021-p...-frame-slider/
These do not fit a 2018 fat boy however.
6th Gear
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If your bike is 2019 or later, you can get the Bungking passenger peg sliders and they raise up the pegs above the exhaust.
https://www.bungking.com/2018-2021-p...-frame-slider/
These do not fit a 2018 fat boy however.
https://www.bungking.com/2018-2021-p...-frame-slider/
These do not fit a 2018 fat boy however.
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2019 and later do have that bolt hole.
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Well this sucks.
Today I tried to install the thundertorque inserts 158s into my vance and hines Eliminator 300s and... They dont fit.
So good note to everyone who has Eliminator 300 exhaust on their bike, the 158s are too large. The inner diameter of the baffle is just under 2inches once pulled out.
So I'll have to get the 118s. That being said, the bafflecores are pretty easy to slip in and out.
Today I tried to install the thundertorque inserts 158s into my vance and hines Eliminator 300s and... They dont fit.
So good note to everyone who has Eliminator 300 exhaust on their bike, the 158s are too large. The inner diameter of the baffle is just under 2inches once pulled out.
So I'll have to get the 118s. That being said, the bafflecores are pretty easy to slip in and out.
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Originally Posted by FranBunnyFFXII;[url=tel:20370396
20370396[/url]]Well this sucks.
Today I tried to install the thundertorque inserts 158s into my vance and hines Eliminator 300s and... They dont fit.
So good note to everyone who has Eliminator 300 exhaust on their bike, the 158s are too large. The inner diameter of the baffle is just under 2inches once pulled out.
So I'll have to get the 118s. That being said, the bafflecores are pretty easy to slip in and out.
Today I tried to install the thundertorque inserts 158s into my vance and hines Eliminator 300s and... They dont fit.
So good note to everyone who has Eliminator 300 exhaust on their bike, the 158s are too large. The inner diameter of the baffle is just under 2inches once pulled out.
So I'll have to get the 118s. That being said, the bafflecores are pretty easy to slip in and out.
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That is good to know, I was considering those for mine. Are you going to bolt them through the outside of the muffler body or just to the baffle? I’m also curious to know what they do to the sound when you get them installed. I just put an RS468 cam in mine and the mufflers are way louder than they were with the stock cam. I kinda of like for now, but I’m thinking it might grow old after a while.
So the 158W are just too big all around.
Mounting the 118W's I fully intend on them being mounted without drilling into the side of the outter pipe. With the reduced size it should be able to be installed into the baffle and slipped right back in no problem. If not, I'll take a grinder to the end and cut it down a bit so it can positioned in the center and not obstruct putting the baffle back in.
According to DKCustoms they make the sound tone deeper, and quieter. By 6dB as per their charts
https://www.dkcustomproducts.com/thu...dk-tti-118.htm
https://www.dkcustomproducts.com/thu...dk-tti-158.htm
Last edited by FranBunnyFFXII; Jan 8, 2022 at 04:23 AM. Reason: Clarification.
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I am running a single 158 torque insert( if I remember correctly) in my Bassani 2 into 1 pipe. I took it out after cam install and reinstalled again as I definitely felt a drop in low end torque. I am running it with the baffle and it sounds great.
6th Gear
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Has anyone attached a twitter or a buzzer to the indicators for a 2020+ Fatboy, so that it can act as both anti theft alarm and a buzzer for the indicators. Looking in the console for the indicators become dangeraous during lane changes.