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I finally got my new SB home, safe and sound! Took a bit of waiting because I ordered the bike with quite a few modifications ready made by the dealer. I ordered the bike in November last year and now I finally have it in my garage. Wohoo!
This is my first Harley and for me it's a dream come true! I've wanted a Harley since I was 4 years old, got my licence to ride a motorcycle at 16 and been riding ever since. Never having enough money to buy a Harley, I rode old metric customs for many years. I've owned two Hondas, one Virago, two Yamaha V-Stars and now, finally after working my a** off for ten years I was finally able to buy my first Harley, built for me exactly the way I wanted it.
I had my eyes on a Fat Bob first, but after a couple of test rides on different models I knew exactly what I wanted. A Street Bob with a set of apes!
I spent last winter gathering up the parts I wanted on the bike. It now has the following set up:
-Stage one (V&H Big Radius pipes, SE Chisel aircleaner and a FuelPak)
-Burleigh HighBall 14" black apes all the way from down under. (Love the bars btw!), together with longer cables
-An RSD Boss two-up seat for solo riding and bar hopping with my wife
-For longer trips the Harley OEM seat with pillion pad
-Progressive 11" rear shocks to drop the rear end a bit
-A Raybowtieman sissy bar
-Harley black diamond grips
-A 2 inch tank lift kit
-HD Skull derby cover
-And a set of fantastic quick detach -saddlebags from LeatherPros.
I am super happy with the outcome! The bike can be changed from a solo -bobber into a pretty comfortable touring bike in a matter of seconds. And I really like the both set ups.
I think I still need to make a few mods like changing the mirrors and the levers to match the black bars, but I am in no hurry with those mods. Now it's time to ride!
You had it all planned out. That's awesome. You knew what you wanted and went for it! Can't Imagine buying expensive parts for a motorcycle I could own one day lol
But good on ya and I really like your bob. The bars and sissy bar really compliment eachother.
Great looking bike! I really like the mods you did. I have that same RSD Boss seat on my Super Glide and it is very comfortable, looks amazing and is extremely well built. It's my favorite mod on my bike.
can you comment on the suspension modifications and if the bike rides better than stock?
Nice job! On those leather pro's - are your rear signals in the stock location, or did you move them? Looks stock. I'm looking at bags too and would love not to relocate the turns. If they haven't been moved, mind sharing the bag and bracket p/n's? Thanks.
Nice job! On those leather pro's - are your rear signals in the stock location, or did you move them? Looks stock. I'm looking at bags too and would love not to relocate the turns. If they haven't been moved, mind sharing the bag and bracket p/n's? Thanks.
I chose the LeatherPros bags to keep the stock location of the rear turn signals. I didn't want to ruin the lines of the bike with the ugly antennas Harley calls a relocation kit.
The bags are the CB 2900 -model. The fit is perfect and the quality of the bags is excellent! Highly recommended!
can you comment on the suspension modifications and if the bike rides better than stock?
congrats & enjoy your new bike!
I wouldn't say the progressive shocks ride better, to me they feel equal to the stock shocks. A bit rougher maybe on bumpy roads, but better in fast corners.
I went with the progressives mainly for the looks.
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