Lift this!
Extreme HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 13,402
Likes: 941
From: Illinois
I agree. The tank lift looks great. I like seeing the engine. Along with the tank lift I added a K&N heavy breather. Can really see the engine now with the stock breather cover gone..
The extra cooling is just icing on the cake.
The extra cooling is just icing on the cake.
Tourer
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 496
Likes: 46
From: Columbia sc
Thanks for the info! I've been hoping for a solution to the buffeting problem on my FLD and this makes sense. I don't think it makes any difference in the look of the bike anyway, it's such a subtle mod few people will even notice it.
I just ordered a kit from an ebay vendor and they requested info on the tank ear configuration, mine has the bend and I messaged them with that so hopefully I'll soon have this problem corrected.
I just ordered a kit from an ebay vendor and they requested info on the tank ear configuration, mine has the bend and I messaged them with that so hopefully I'll soon have this problem corrected.
Intermediate
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 28
Likes: 0
From: Canada
You notice it a lot more in person than you do in pics. Do yourself a favor and take a before and after pic of the bike. Maybe to the untrained eye it's not a high impact mod. But it along with a couple other minor kids totally changes the entire look of the bike.
Tourer
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 496
Likes: 46
From: Columbia sc
Still, doesn't look bad to me, especially if it has a good effect against the buffeting.
Tourer
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 496
Likes: 46
From: Columbia sc
I did the lift on my FLD. It did reduce the buffeting a good bit but did not eliminate it, for that alone I would be happy. The thing is it also puts the speedometer/gages at an angle that makes it easier to read, AND, it just looks and feels more natural and I really like it!
Tourer
Joined: May 2013
Posts: 365
Likes: 1
From: under a rock in the swamp
I noticed my fuel gauge has read much more correctly as a result of the 2" lift aswell. I did mine only because i looked like a gorilla riding a minibike. I wanted the bike to appear a little bit more proportional to me
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