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Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2010
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From: San Diego, CA
Yeap, one piece at a time. I could preach 14" Lucky Daves Bars, Thunderheader and Le Pera seats all day, but if 12" MX TBars and Corbin seats feel better, and you like the fit and finish of a Sawicki pipe, then I can't tell you what to do.
Just go piece by piece and research and see what you like best. Hell, if you get something that you're not pleased with, sell it in the classifieds and buy what you want.
Just go piece by piece and research and see what you like best. Hell, if you get something that you're not pleased with, sell it in the classifieds and buy what you want.
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 1,606
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From: Baytown Tx.
Seats, the badlander is the worst possible seat for comfort you can find I think. If the LePera seat you have on it now is comfortable, I'd leave it. It's not a bad looking seat.
Opinions are going to vary on what pipe to go with. My personal opinion is that for sound mainly there's just no substitute for a Thunderheader. I had one on my last Dyna and loved it. I'd go with Chrome, since their black finish isn't the best. I have a Bassani Road Rage on my current Low Rider. It's okay, but no comparison to the Thunderheader as far as the sound.
Opinions are also going to vary some on which shocks to go with. Like others have said stay with around a 13" to 13.5" shock. There are a lot of good write ups on here on brands like Ohlins and Works. I haven't changed my shocks yet, so I don't have a personal opinion to give on what is the best.
Fairing, I think the Ness for the narrow glide front end looks the best. I think the Rifle Roadster functions better though. That's what I have.
Hope that is helpful.
Last edited by fastjoe; May 16, 2016 at 12:45 PM.
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 1,524
Likes: 36
From: San Diego, CA
Yeap- I love the classic look of a lifted 39mm Narrow Glide Ness fairing, but I had one one my first bike and it was flimsy and didn't block much wind. I got a Rifle fairing and it was a world of difference. Ultimately I ended up going the T-sport style route for even better function.
I had 13.5" Hagons a couple bikes ago and they were good, but still I wanted more. Went with 13.5" Works, and again, way better.
Had a Thunderheader on my first bike, but the shitty bracket and finish sucked so I tried Bassani Road Rage on my second bike. The pipe was pretty but performed poorly and had a crappy tone. Back to Thunderheader. Perfect examples of function over form.
I had 13.5" Hagons a couple bikes ago and they were good, but still I wanted more. Went with 13.5" Works, and again, way better.
Had a Thunderheader on my first bike, but the shitty bracket and finish sucked so I tried Bassani Road Rage on my second bike. The pipe was pretty but performed poorly and had a crappy tone. Back to Thunderheader. Perfect examples of function over form.
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