2" Tank Lift
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Tourer
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2" Tank Lift
I have an 04 Low Rider and would like to install this lift kit, my concern is clearence of the bars. Has anyone else done this mod or know for sure if I have enough clearence. The bars are the stock buckhorns on a 6" riser.
Jay
Jay
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Tourer
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You've got stock buckhorns. They come with what? A 2" rise or so? You (well, apparently someone else) put 6" risers on and now you want to do a 2" tank lift. If my math is correct, your bars will still be sitting with 2" more tank clearance than stock.
Just see how many inches your lowest hanging control clears now and if it's over 2 inches, you are good to go.
Is SuperFastGlides suggestion too difficult to attempt?
If you really don't know how to go about this advanced modification, I'm sure that your local shop will assist and probably throw in a free fluid level check, brake lining check, bulb test and a few other freebies for a mere hour or two of labor.
Just see how many inches your lowest hanging control clears now and if it's over 2 inches, you are good to go.
Is SuperFastGlides suggestion too difficult to attempt?
If you really don't know how to go about this advanced modification, I'm sure that your local shop will assist and probably throw in a free fluid level check, brake lining check, bulb test and a few other freebies for a mere hour or two of labor.
Cruiser
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I bought a 2" tank lift kit off eBay and had problems with the top tree not allowing full lock on the steering due to it hitting the lift kit bracket. I had fitted a Vulcan Engineering wide glide conversion kit as well as their rakes fork cups so the set-up may be a tad different than most, btw it was a narrow glide prior to the changes. The lift kit isn't a lot of dollars so worth trying.
You could have mine if I weren't on the other side of the earth.
You could have mine if I weren't on the other side of the earth.
Last edited by Deadwood; Jun 7, 2011 at 05:07 AM. Reason: Grammar
Road Master
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WOW some of you could stop being your own hero and help the guy. There is a guy on here named jackel. He makes a great lift kit. Just do a search to find him. It will fit just fine.
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I have the 2inch lift on my fxdc with stock bars on a stock 2inch riser.
The only thing that touches is the rubber boots of my throttle cables on the gas cap.
The only thing that touches is the rubber boots of my throttle cables on the gas cap.
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Here you go: Post # 1065 from the "Under Fifty Bucks" thread (look closely at that first picture, where there's a block of wood between the tank and frame. Cut the wood to the right thickness, put it in there, then turn your bars to check clearance.):
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Building a tank lift is a simple procedure.
Below, that is a one and three quarter inch block of wood
supporting the tank while I proceed.
With this type of lift, (tBone style), your can't go much lower,
maybe down to one and a half.
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Below, I started the fabrication with a length of one inch by eighth flat stock.
I will trim it down to three quarters wide.
Also shown here is a three inch long piece of
drawn over mandrel tubing, half inch OD, 5/16 ID.
The flat stock has been hammered into shape in the vise,
2 and seven eighth inch inside (roughly).
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.
Here below, I've fit, welded, and painted, and it is ready to install.
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I bend the tank bungs down slightly so the crossover line doesn't rub on the frame.
I use a long handle 5/16 box end wrench.
If you do this, do it very carefully.
Sometimes the paint will crack here, sometimes it doesn't.
.
.
Below illustrates the clearance, and the unblemished paint.
.
.
Last picture shows the finished product
on a brisk South Texas 65F December afternoon.
Long sleeves for the test ride.
.
.
Building a tank lift is a simple procedure.
Below, that is a one and three quarter inch block of wood
supporting the tank while I proceed.
With this type of lift, (tBone style), your can't go much lower,
maybe down to one and a half.
.
.
Below, I started the fabrication with a length of one inch by eighth flat stock.
I will trim it down to three quarters wide.
Also shown here is a three inch long piece of
drawn over mandrel tubing, half inch OD, 5/16 ID.
The flat stock has been hammered into shape in the vise,
2 and seven eighth inch inside (roughly).
.
.
Here below, I've fit, welded, and painted, and it is ready to install.
.
.
I bend the tank bungs down slightly so the crossover line doesn't rub on the frame.
I use a long handle 5/16 box end wrench.
If you do this, do it very carefully.
Sometimes the paint will crack here, sometimes it doesn't.
.
.
Below illustrates the clearance, and the unblemished paint.
.
.
Last picture shows the finished product
on a brisk South Texas 65F December afternoon.
Long sleeves for the test ride.
.
.
