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I adapted an FL softail front end to my '07 street bob-same frame as your moms bike. NOT a direct bolt on.
So a slim fender will fit but looks nothing like a switchback fender. Any FL softail fender will work up to 2017. You can get a raw one on eBay for a 100 bucks.
The trees are unique to the switchback. Putting FL softail trees on that bike is possible but you must remove a bunch of metal on the bottom tree--then a little grinding on your steering neck.
The other option for direct bolt on would be any dyna front end 2006-2017. mid glide, wide glide-fat bob.
I adapted an FL softail front end to my '07 street bob-same frame as your moms bike. NOT a direct bolt on.
So a slim fender will fit but looks nothing like a switchback fender. Any FL softail fender will work up to 2017. You can get a raw one on eBay for a 100 bucks.
The trees are unique to the switchback. Putting FL softail trees on that bike is possible but you must remove a bunch of metal on the bottom tree--then a little grinding on your steering neck.
The other option for direct bolt on would be any dyna front end 2006-2017. mid glide, wide glide-fat bob.
Thanks man, I'll look into the FL Softail fenders. That should open up a few possibilities for a fender. Also I think I might just pick up a used lower tree. Its literally just the fork stop that is broken. It's smashed inward, which is why the tank got dented. The fork sliders and tubes are fine and I think the headlight nacelle is salvageable minus the front ring. I'll pick up a black visor piece for it.
The thing that is stumping me to find, is forward extensions. I loved em on my Train but can find what I need to convert the Switchback to 3in forward extensions. I'm taller and like to kick out.
Wow, I have so many questions.....if Harley wants $13k to fix, it’s more then cosmetic damage. Did they provide a written estimate.?
FLD trees are just that, only for the FLD. BUT I would be looking at the frame...you say it’s fine but what does a compatant mechanic say. With a front end crash chances are the frame is tweaked...if the stops on the trees are bent/ broken...if your frame is bent and you don’t replace or repair it, it won’t pass safety which means it’s a great paper weight as you won’t be able to register it...but you let an unlicensed driver ride it so my guess operating with in the law is not your family’s strong suit.
You can’t just eye ball it either, it needs to be on a frame jig. Not something most people have access to. Plus your tubes are more then likely bent as well. You won’t know until you pull them off the trees. You would be surprised at how easy they bend
FLD parts are out there, mostly from wrecks like yours....but they were not produced in large numbers so they are going to be harder to find.
Wow, I have so many questions.....if Harley wants $13k to fix, it’s more then cosmetic damage. Did they provide a written estimate.?
FLD trees are just that, only for the FLD. BUT I would be looking at the frame...you say it’s fine but what does a compatant mechanic say. With a front end crash chances are the frame is tweaked...if the stops on the trees are bent/ broken...if your frame is bent and you don’t replace or repair it, it won’t pass safety which means it’s a great paper weight as you won’t be able to register it...but you let an unlicensed driver ride it so my guess operating with in the law is not your family’s strong suit.
-Wow, assume much? haha. I won't get into details about why the bike was ridden in the first place, as they are irrelevant to my post.
-As for an estimate....yes it was done by TSI Harley in Ellington, CT. They listed every nut and bolt plus labor costs. Nowhere does it say the frame was put on a jig. As far as competent mechanics... That would be myself and because TSI didn't check it I would say their $500 estimate is rather radical and reckless due to the fact that it very well may be bent, making me more competent than those licensed mechanics as I am checking everything. Granted it is just an estimate and things change when you get into the work but I think the estimate should have been a thorough breakdown and frame check due to the nature of why it was there in the first place.
I've been building Harleys for years but this FLD is proving to be annoying.
The bike has no record of the wreck so the title is clean. There is no "safety" check that I know of that would need to go through. I know as far as MD registration goes (that's where I am) although stringent, they do not check for frame tweakage. The bike was not "totaled" so there is no "salvage title" process to go through.
You can’t just eye ball it either, it needs to be on a frame jig. Not something most people have access to. Plus your tubes are more then likely bent as well. You won’t know until you pull them off the trees. You would be surprised at how easy they bend
The frame will be going to a jig once stripped, as it being tweaked is one of my concerns.
FLD parts are out there, mostly from wrecks like yours....but they were not produced in large numbers so they are going to be harder to find.
Never understood the Switchback, it was like they were "Switching back" to an FLH....wait a minute......
I think it was made for some one who isn't as comfortable on the big cruisers???? I'm not a fan, I like my FLHTPi's but this bike was free, so I'm going to build it up!
Further inspection of this disaster, and I’m thinking the frame just might be toast.
It hit hard enough the brake the handlebar clamp and I think it may have pushed the left side frame tube upward. The fwd support of the left hand floorboard was bent up and had sheared the bolt.
The transmission pan seems to stick down past the frame tube underneath. I went to jack it and noticed the jack supports would contact the pan before the frame.
