how much $$$ do you have into your dyna?
Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 1,499
Likes: 25
From: Mesquite,Nevada
at $10k for the bike, and $400 in all my mods, I think I'm in the lead for biggest tightwad so far.
(New bars, V&H Big Shots, PC3USB, Headlamp visor, wide glide sissybar, repainted (plasti dipped) the whole bike, painted engine and new logo, saddlebags, K&N, and other little mods like license plate mount, led's, and including the chopped fender I'm installing this weekend...)
(New bars, V&H Big Shots, PC3USB, Headlamp visor, wide glide sissybar, repainted (plasti dipped) the whole bike, painted engine and new logo, saddlebags, K&N, and other little mods like license plate mount, led's, and including the chopped fender I'm installing this weekend...)
Road Captain
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 626
Likes: 2
From: The Coma
I'm a bit of a tightwad too.
Here's my mods (to the best of my recollection) in order of how they were done:
Tank lift - $25 (forum purchase)
Home brew A/C cover - $11 (Home Depot)
Rush slip ons - $75 (free with parts sold, forum)
12" apes - $15 (Craigslist)
Throttle, idle, clutch cables to go with new bars - $75 (free with parts sold, forum)
HD Get-A-Grips - $50 (stealer)
Solo seat from FXDB - $40 (eBay)
Rear fender bib - $35 (eBay)
Home brew laydown plate frame/mounting hardware - $16 (stealer)
Highway peg mounts with Kuryakyn offsets and HD magnum pegs - $40 (eBay)
HD rigid side plates - $35 (forum)
Drag Specialties round bar upright - $60 (free with parts sold, local indy shop)
7" Fat Boy headlight - $35 (eBay)
Front turn signal relocation mounts - $30 (eBay)
That puts me at $456. If you subtract the parts swapped/sold and put back into the bike ($210), that leaves me at $246. Then, if you subtract what labor would've cost if I had all this done at a dealership instead of doing it all myself, I'd say I'm somewhere in the neighborhood of negative $500-800!
Of course, that doesn't mean I'm done, it just means I'm waiting for more deals too good to pass on!
Here's my mods (to the best of my recollection) in order of how they were done:
Tank lift - $25 (forum purchase)
Home brew A/C cover - $11 (Home Depot)
Rush slip ons - $75 (free with parts sold, forum)
12" apes - $15 (Craigslist)
Throttle, idle, clutch cables to go with new bars - $75 (free with parts sold, forum)
HD Get-A-Grips - $50 (stealer)
Solo seat from FXDB - $40 (eBay)
Rear fender bib - $35 (eBay)
Home brew laydown plate frame/mounting hardware - $16 (stealer)
Highway peg mounts with Kuryakyn offsets and HD magnum pegs - $40 (eBay)
HD rigid side plates - $35 (forum)
Drag Specialties round bar upright - $60 (free with parts sold, local indy shop)
7" Fat Boy headlight - $35 (eBay)
Front turn signal relocation mounts - $30 (eBay)
That puts me at $456. If you subtract the parts swapped/sold and put back into the bike ($210), that leaves me at $246. Then, if you subtract what labor would've cost if I had all this done at a dealership instead of doing it all myself, I'd say I'm somewhere in the neighborhood of negative $500-800!
Of course, that doesn't mean I'm done, it just means I'm waiting for more deals too good to pass on!
Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 724
Likes: 2
From: SC Lowcountry
Rush slip on's, tuner, tach, risers, intake & AF cover, LED tail lights & RBT module, and a windshield.
$1500
2010 FXDC
$1500
2010 FXDC
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Bike was 13000. 106 kit,cams,propipe,pcv,dynotune,mustang seat,p&p heads,willie g covers for everything,willie g grip and levers,detachable hard bags,new front wheel.
All in I got at least 21 grand into it for sure
All in I got at least 21 grand into it for sure
Tourer
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 293
Likes: 0
From: Virginia Beach
Compared to some I bet I don't have much in mine; V&H pipes, Stage 1, Tuner, seats and some little stuff like axle nut covers. I'm not really planning on any other mods at this time because spring is here and I want to ride as much as possible. At some point I'd like to have my wheels relaced with stainless steal spokes. Maybe next Dec or Jan.