Project FXDXT is underway
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No scraping yet. I tell ya with these 13.5" shocks I have not scraped them yet. Been a long time since I had a bike with so much ground clearance.
I'll remember that info on the buzzard.
I'll remember that info on the buzzard.
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This bike is so high off the ground that moving it around sitting on it is a chore. It feels much heavier than it really is. The softail weights at least 125 lbs more and feels light as a feather due to how to the ground it is. Rather ironic I think.
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Believe me i felt the weight difference once i put these shock on..haha
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Hey aren't you supposed to back at work now? Yeah, I always trip on the seemingly extra weight when I roll it into the garage. You had lowering shocks before?
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i am at work haha
i use computers 8 hrs a day so i always have the forum open to waste some time lol
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Will do. I read the procedure in the manual a few weeks ago. It looks a tad bit more complicated than a regular set of forks but I don't seeing it being difficult at all. I'm going to talk to our tech and see what he thinks I should use for fork oil weight. I am thinking se heavy which I don't know the weight of.
I rode my softail today and realized how much of a difference the fairing on the FXDXT with the 14" shield makes. Damn, it is peaceful and quiet on the freeway with the fairing. Nto so much without one.
I rode my softail today and realized how much of a difference the fairing on the FXDXT with the 14" shield makes. Damn, it is peaceful and quiet on the freeway with the fairing. Nto so much without one.
The only difference from the Harley damper rod style fork is the cartridge rod bolts to the top cap and you have to remove that from the top cap so the spring and top cap will be free for removal. Loosen both the compression clicker and rebound adjusters to full loose before disassembly.
The SE fork oil is 15wt I believe. Let me know what Race Tech recommends and I would probably use Bel Ray Fork Fluid over the SE stuff.
I am looking forward to the pics and tech info on this project.
The Showas I rebuilt were like these....
http://www.thumpertalk.com/topic/839...k-spring-swap/
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Thanks for the info. I will post pics and instructions of the install on how to. I am sure it will be simple.
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I ordered a bag for the back seat of my bike this morning too. It is a cheapie 10x8x5 leather bag. A friend of mine with a Dyna has one and I think it will work well. I plan on attaching it to the drivers backrest and having it sit on the passenger seat. I think the saddlebags will be for trips only but don;t really know until I get them in and see how they look in person. They should be here today or tomorrow.
Here is the bag.
http://www.google.com/products/catal...CIUBEPMCMAM4Cg
Here is the bag.
http://www.google.com/products/catal...CIUBEPMCMAM4Cg