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Jan 7, 2013 | 10:26 PM

#31

roadkingharry

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From: Punta Gorda, Florida

RRK, I hate to keep bothering you but...where did you get the engine? S&S cases, Evo mounts, 95" cylinders and SE heads, Redshift cam, seems like a bunch of leftover parts that you slapped together. I know there's much more to it than that but did you buy the parts separately and then put the engine together or was the engine assembled when you bought it. Where'd you get the electrical schematic? Oh yeah, and the frame, did you have it painted or powdercoated.

Jan 8, 2013 | 09:43 PM

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Red Road King

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I found the motor on eBay, but the seller was local. I had a couple of reservations, but when I talked to the guy it was clear he knew the motor inside and out and had built several before. The motor had 3000 miles on it and given the price I paid was less then the cost of the cases and SE heads I figured it was a minimal risk. The motor also came with a twin tech ignition and coil and a wiring harness. That part was pretty easy to figure out using the wiring harness. The main wiring diagram came with the thunderheart system which controls all the lights, handle bar switches, key switch and ignition. The only other electrical system is the charging system. This took me a little research as I could not use the standard TC 38 amp rotor and stator that came with the motor, as it would not fit under the primary so I had to use a 32 amp evo system and fortunately it was a direct bolt up. I went with a 3 phase stator and regulator to get a little extra charging capacity, but the bike does not require much power without EFI, audio system etc... I probably had a week of spare time in wiring the bike with only one minor error. This is not a place to rush or cut corners. Much better to take your time and get it right the first time verses trouble shooting where you went wrong and hoping you didn't damage anything.

I painter the frame with the tins using a PPG tri-coat medium gold base covered with sunset red candy and clear.

Thanks for the interest in my project bike.

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Jan 20, 2013 | 09:09 AM

#33

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Sweet bike RRK. Nice attention to detail.Your leather tooling is top notch.Wanna make me a rear fender bib? The only thing I would have done different is powder coat the front wheel to match the back. I think that would really balance the bike compleatly,but that's just me talkin. Look into some air bags from a semi seat.They can be had cheap on e-bay. They are small enough to look like they belong on the bike. I'm doing some on my Sportster.A buddy of mine did some on his rigid build and the thing rides great. Enjoy riding your art work it is badd ***. G.

Jan 20, 2013 | 06:15 PM

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Red Road King

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Thanks Back Again,

I've been on the hunt for air bags and actually ordered a set, but there too big for my application so I'm working on building my own. The rear wheel is from an '08 Fatboy with a aluminum finish. I don't believe I've seen an aluminum finish spoke wheel, but somebody likely makes one, but I would have probably stayed chrome either way. HD did something similar on the Deuce. For a first attempt at leather work I was happy with the result, but I'm not taking on any outside projects yet.

If you get a chance send me a link to the air bags you and your buddy are using in case I missed them in my search.

Thanks again for the comments.

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Jan 20, 2013 | 07:08 PM

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He bought them from a private seller RK. I'll do a little searching and see if I can come up with something,it was a year ago or so. I have a tendency to let projects sit. Powder coating the front wheel and spokes is a lot more cost effective than new rim and spokes.

Jan 28, 2013 | 09:16 PM

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I entered my project bike in the House of Harley Bike Show this past weekend for grins. What else can you do with a bike in Wisconsin in January. It was also a great excuse for the group I ride with to get together, which was the best part of the weekend. The winners were picked by the spectators and they were generous to my bike with a win in the Radical class. It was fun, but. I'm one and done on participating in Bike Shows. I have more fun riding and watching other bikers walk around it in the parking lot. But to each his own...