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From: Long Island, NY
Real good looking ride! The gaiters look great on your front end.
How do you like the Street Slammer Handlebars? I was looking at the Flanders Flat Track Bars (G5 and H5) but the Street Slammers look pretty nice. Will need to compare the specs.
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How do you like the Street Slammer Handlebars? I was looking at the Flanders Flat Track Bars (G5 and H5) but the Street Slammers look pretty nice. Will need to compare the specs.
quote=DougM;3187840]Success at last! I tried the 1970 Triumph gaiters first. They were too short and too thick. Also, they're not molded to fit over the sliders so they had to be stretched too much and it didn't look right; kinda like bell bottoms. I ended up tearing them trying to get them to reach the bottom of the triple trees. Thought about the Daystar shock boots but didn't want to cut them to fit. I don't think they're molded for the sliders either.
Thanks to HD Forums I learned of the new gaiters from Jammer made for the 49mm Dynas. They have 2 lengths. Short for SB, SG, LR, FB and Long for Wideglides. I ordered the short ones from my local dealer for $36. They are PERFECT! Poly instead of rubber so they aren't too thick. They're molded to slide right over the sliders so they didn't have to be stretched, and they are the perfect length. They come with the cable ties and even have a space molded in the top of the gaiter for the cable ties. The Jammer part # is 632800 for the short ones. I think my dealer ordered them through Custom Chrome.
One thing to note is that I am not using any decorative cover over my dust seals. I've seen a lot of guys either butt the gaiter up to the chrome covers or stretch the gaiter over part of the chrome. I have these install right over the sliders just like the Nightsters.
The gaiters were part of a front end conversion. I sold my chrome lowers to a forum member and used the money to finance the project. I had the stock sliders, triple trees, and headlight bucket powdercoated gloss black. I bought the 7" Fatboy headlight off Ebay for $50. This is what the stock Street Bob headlight should have looked like IMHO.
The bars are Flanders 1" Speedster that I ordered punched for internal wiring and powdercoated black. Arlen Ness mirrors. Pro Motion blackout cables (Don't waste the money. They're not gloss black. More of a see through brown.) The front end is about done now. A few more items on the wish list but I think I'll move to the back for a while. If you're looking for 49mm gaiters the Jammers are the way to go!
Thanks to HD Forums I learned of the new gaiters from Jammer made for the 49mm Dynas. They have 2 lengths. Short for SB, SG, LR, FB and Long for Wideglides. I ordered the short ones from my local dealer for $36. They are PERFECT! Poly instead of rubber so they aren't too thick. They're molded to slide right over the sliders so they didn't have to be stretched, and they are the perfect length. They come with the cable ties and even have a space molded in the top of the gaiter for the cable ties. The Jammer part # is 632800 for the short ones. I think my dealer ordered them through Custom Chrome.
One thing to note is that I am not using any decorative cover over my dust seals. I've seen a lot of guys either butt the gaiter up to the chrome covers or stretch the gaiter over part of the chrome. I have these install right over the sliders just like the Nightsters.
The gaiters were part of a front end conversion. I sold my chrome lowers to a forum member and used the money to finance the project. I had the stock sliders, triple trees, and headlight bucket powdercoated gloss black. I bought the 7" Fatboy headlight off Ebay for $50. This is what the stock Street Bob headlight should have looked like IMHO.
The bars are Flanders 1" Speedster that I ordered punched for internal wiring and powdercoated black. Arlen Ness mirrors. Pro Motion blackout cables (Don't waste the money. They're not gloss black. More of a see through brown.) The front end is about done now. A few more items on the wish list but I think I'll move to the back for a while. If you're looking for 49mm gaiters the Jammers are the way to go!
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From: los angeles
Me too, I just had to tie wrap them at the top, the bottom part slides right over the dimple in the fork.
Stage III
Joined: Aug 2011
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From: Souptown, Whiskeyson
Boots On Harleys and Gaiters On Brit Bikes
I went with the Jammer boots through JN. Just over $40 through my local shop, Big Lake Cycles in Superior, "Whiskey, son." I looked hard and sized them up and down. Then I bought the longer Wide Glide boots on my Super Glide because I wanted the saggy look (more like real rubber) rather than the stretched moto-cross look (more like plastic) that I was afraid of getting with the shorter ones. I put a shot of ArmorAll down each one so it wouldn't stick. Will had them on in 40 minutes. I like the traditional Brit look with silver fork lowers, but the black lowers are very hawt with the boots.
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