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ehc, yes this is a mistake in the 006 manual.
(always double check me though... good practice)

There are 4 or 5 others that I have found as well.

Image below shows the corrected info, I think from the 007 manual.

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I've bungee'd 2 cases of beer to the rear fender a few times. One of my good friends rides a kiwi and can get an amazing amount of stuff bungee'd to the rear.

 

I made this mount out of materials I already had on hand for my '87 FXR.





I had replaced the stock black plastic gas cap last year with a chromed one. The GPS mount I bought from Ebay a couple years ago for about $10 including shipping. To make the mount I took the plastic gas cap apart. It can be taken apart by inserting a screwdriver in the slots underneath the cap and prying apart the cap at the joint. Each slot opens it up a bit more. The cap is domed and I needed it flat. I put the cap on a woodworkers vice and put a piece of solid six inch round stock on top. It weighs about 30 pounds. From underneath I used a heat gun to soften the plastic until it was flat. I had to take the GPS mount apart to get the mount screwed onto the cap. I used four 6-32 machine screws to mount fasten the cap and mount together with a piece of 1/16" rubber gasket material to help dampen vibrations. I put it all back together and it works great. I have to admit that I'm not comfortable leaving it the GPS in the mount as is, I'm going to use some rubber bands to help hold it in.... Of course when I'm not using the GPS I'll put back the chromed gas cap.

Now I have to wire up an accessory outlet to plug it in. For that I'm going to splice a battery tender quick-disconnect to the outlet so I only have the one harness on the battery, plus the outlet is fused.

Dave

 

Dave wins the Best Under 50 of the Month.

Great job Dave.

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Here's my ignition switch re-location. I know Slipstrm has posted his on here, but mine is on a Street Bob and had to mount it a little different. Well here it goes.

Switch from Eastern Performance on ebay $24.00 Shipped (looks great with a round key)
Hole saw with pilot 1 and 7/8 fits perfect. $15.00 @ hardware store
6/32 nuts and bolts from hardware store $3.00
The ***** to cut into my 6 month old bike....Priceless!!

I don't think I need to type instructions because I think the picture are pretty self explanatory. If you have questions go ahead and ask.

Yes I used a Drill. I recommend to cut from the bottom and keep the pilot bit short to keep it accurate. Then take a die grinder and smooth out the sharp edges then touch up with some spray paint.



I used the flat nuts to adjust the height and angle and the other one to secure it.



The final product!

 

Well here's the final! Crappy pics! Finished it tonight and no light. Had to toss up taking turns with the kids.

 

Damn JaronB,
All you need now is the swing arm from a softail and you'll have a Softail Custom with a funny rear fender.

 

Nah! See every bike has that ignition set up other then the street bob so technically no. It was close between the night train and my bike, but that funky softail fender killed it!! Plus all softies wish they had a Dyna, that's why you're hanging out in a Dyna thread!! Just saying you know!!

 

Ha Ha, very funny. But I have to admit that for a while it was a toss up between a Softail Standard and a Wideglide, with the WG on top.
I "LIKE" the funny fender but the WG was cheaper and had more 'bling' on it.

Then they had to go and bring back the Custom (my first love) and that ended the debate once and for all as far as I was concerned. I'm just glad they didn't come out with the Fatbob at the same time or I might have had a problem. I like that Dyna a lot, even with that ugly overgrown Sporty fender on back.

As far as hanging out in Dyna country goes. I like to see what kind of cheap tricks you guy's, and especially Mud manage to dream up. Lots of it works just as well on Softy's as it does on Dyna's.

Ride safe.

 

The beer on the back was a joke.

With the wife being gone for the weekend, I decided to spend quality time in the garage.


I went to lowes and bought aluminum sheet of diamond plate for $28.00 to make a license plate bracket thanks to FL's new plate law of being horizontal.


Then I made covers for may highway pegs...


Then I started to really get carried away, so I made a new timer cover...

Taking another look at the bike, I decided to do the belt guard too. This was a little tricky because it couldn't be traced.


I laid duct tape on the under side, cut it out with a razor, stuck it on the aluminum, then traced it.


I cut the aliminum with a jig saw, trimmed it with tin snips, then used 80 grit paper on an orbital sander to smooth it out. On the guard, I used 3M weatherstripping adhesive, and a couple of rivits to hold the plates on. The rivets are small, and will not interfere with the belt.





Here it is finished. $28.00 and change for a new plate bracket, highway peg covers, belt guard covers, and timer cover.