Some New Changes to my '97 Wide Glide
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Some New Changes to my '97 Wide Glide
Finally got my Harley back from the shop. Made a few changes to it:
1 - New paint
2 - Fuel gauge, welded closed, removed speedo and welded middle of tank smooth; tab welded in for satellite radio
3 - Dakota Digital speedo/tach combo
4 - Ignition moved to OEM horn location
5 - Horn moved to under seat
6 - Softail fender and back rest
7 - Fender horns cut and re-welded to fit 180 rear tire
8 - HD Tri-bar LED tailight
9 - Motor Diamond Cut
10 - Front Fender is aftermarket (purchased from J&P - do not know manufacturer)
11 - Ohlins shocks; chromed
12 - S&S Super G A/C
13 - Big PSI Carb: http://www.psicarbs.com/home.php
14 - All ***** Starter, 1.6kW
15 - Naked Girl "Gremlin Bell"
Still have to do: install LED lights
Future: new seat, motor work, Doherty Machine A/C - open, HID headlight, heated grips
1 - New paint
2 - Fuel gauge, welded closed, removed speedo and welded middle of tank smooth; tab welded in for satellite radio
3 - Dakota Digital speedo/tach combo
4 - Ignition moved to OEM horn location
5 - Horn moved to under seat
6 - Softail fender and back rest
7 - Fender horns cut and re-welded to fit 180 rear tire
8 - HD Tri-bar LED tailight
9 - Motor Diamond Cut
10 - Front Fender is aftermarket (purchased from J&P - do not know manufacturer)
11 - Ohlins shocks; chromed
12 - S&S Super G A/C
13 - Big PSI Carb: http://www.psicarbs.com/home.php
14 - All ***** Starter, 1.6kW
15 - Naked Girl "Gremlin Bell"
Still have to do: install LED lights
Future: new seat, motor work, Doherty Machine A/C - open, HID headlight, heated grips
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Great job. Did you do the work? Any details on what was involved with the 180 series rear tire? I saw the fender struts were cut and re-welded, how about the swingarm, pulleys,etc. Any more detail on what was needed to make the wider softail rear fender fit.
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* Swingarm = stock
* Pulley = new, used when I was running a 150 and 1 1/8" belt
* Softail fender = Stock, just lined it up for the holes on the struts and seat
* Spacers used to align everything up
I had them add some metal to the fender closer to the front of the swingarm to lessen the amount of debris getting thrown up in that area.
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I did not do the work - not that skilled.
* Swingarm = stock
* Pulley = new, used when I was running a 150 and 1 1/8" belt
* Softail fender = Stock, just lined it up for the holes on the struts and seat
* Spacers used to align everything up
I had them add some metal to the fender closer to the front of the swingarm to lessen the amount of debris getting thrown up in that area.
* Swingarm = stock
* Pulley = new, used when I was running a 150 and 1 1/8" belt
* Softail fender = Stock, just lined it up for the holes on the struts and seat
* Spacers used to align everything up
I had them add some metal to the fender closer to the front of the swingarm to lessen the amount of debris getting thrown up in that area.
Have any close up pics of the tire/fender clearance and tire/swingarm clearance at the closest points? Did they cut an opening in the Softail fender to accept the Dyna close out panel (plastic cover) for access to the wiring harness, or does the rear fender now need to be removed to gain access to the harness?
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