Rod Glide Mods
Road Master
Joined: May 2007
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WOW....your bike looks awesome! I'd like to do the same VRod front en conversion but before I start collecting parts could you please give more details on the parts used for the front end(front wheel\axle\rotors) and the work it took to make this happen.
thanks
Mat
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Mat
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Road Captain
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: Livermore, CA
Mat,
I was lucky to find my V-rod forks, axel and wheel on Craigs list locally for a reasonable price, The forks were from an 07 V-rod, and the wheel was from an 06 Street Rod. To run the brembo calipers up front you need fork lowers from the factory with the caliper mounting location located for brembos (V-rod or touring, and touring won't slide into a Dyna triple clamp). This might not be an easy find to locate all the V-rod parts for a reasonable cost. The most reasonable way to add another brake for a dual front brake system would be to acquire a Fat Bob right side lower and the corresponding HD brake caliper. Several HD 19 inch wheels have the hub threaded for an additional right side rotor. These kind of mods take research, measurement at your local dealer, time and sometime moderate fabrication skills. If there is a will there is a way.
I was lucky to find my V-rod forks, axel and wheel on Craigs list locally for a reasonable price, The forks were from an 07 V-rod, and the wheel was from an 06 Street Rod. To run the brembo calipers up front you need fork lowers from the factory with the caliper mounting location located for brembos (V-rod or touring, and touring won't slide into a Dyna triple clamp). This might not be an easy find to locate all the V-rod parts for a reasonable cost. The most reasonable way to add another brake for a dual front brake system would be to acquire a Fat Bob right side lower and the corresponding HD brake caliper. Several HD 19 inch wheels have the hub threaded for an additional right side rotor. These kind of mods take research, measurement at your local dealer, time and sometime moderate fabrication skills. If there is a will there is a way.
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Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Blaine, WA
I thought you could just get the one side fatbob slider but once I did I found that the fender mounts are in substantially different places - you could probably make it work but its gonna look funny.
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Joined: Dec 2006
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Mat,
I was lucky to find my V-rod forks, axel and wheel on Craigs list locally for a reasonable price, The forks were from an 07 V-rod, and the wheel was from an 06 Street Rod. To run the brembo calipers up front you need fork lowers from the factory with the caliper mounting location located for brembos (V-rod or touring, and touring won't slide into a Dyna triple clamp). This might not be an easy find to locate all the V-rod parts for a reasonable cost. The most reasonable way to add another brake for a dual front brake system would be to acquire a Fat Bob right side lower and the corresponding HD brake caliper. Several HD 19 inch wheels have the hub threaded for an additional right side rotor. These kind of mods take research, measurement at your local dealer, time and sometime moderate fabrication skills. If there is a will there is a way.
I was lucky to find my V-rod forks, axel and wheel on Craigs list locally for a reasonable price, The forks were from an 07 V-rod, and the wheel was from an 06 Street Rod. To run the brembo calipers up front you need fork lowers from the factory with the caliper mounting location located for brembos (V-rod or touring, and touring won't slide into a Dyna triple clamp). This might not be an easy find to locate all the V-rod parts for a reasonable cost. The most reasonable way to add another brake for a dual front brake system would be to acquire a Fat Bob right side lower and the corresponding HD brake caliper. Several HD 19 inch wheels have the hub threaded for an additional right side rotor. These kind of mods take research, measurement at your local dealer, time and sometime moderate fabrication skills. If there is a will there is a way.
If I could wave a magic wand I'd get this upgrade on every Dyna made. Just yesterday a cager ran a red light and almost killed a driver in an SUV and me on my bike. I stopped in time because of those brakes. Maybe I'd be here anywhere, but maybe not! Good luck. Jay
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From: Marina del Rey
My previous Harley was an '89 FXRS-SP, which came stock w/ dual-disc front brakes. While it was a lighter bike, still, my '09's brakes are pathetic, in comparison--just barely adequate for riding solo w/ 60# luggage. So I'm interested in this upgrade. The added unsprung weight and cost are strong considerations, for me, more so than finding an attractive cast wheel or replacement hub for my rim.
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