1988 FLHS Front Frairing
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1988 FLHS Front Frairing
Hello. New to this forum. I have a 1988 FLHS Electra glide sport. I am interested in trying to put a front fairing on. I have tried several different company's with no luck. And advice or knowledge would be appreciated.
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1990 FLHS here, owned from new. The MoCo sold a kit for a while, which included purpose-made brackets plus a glass-fibre shovel-style batwing. They were darned expensive, so I bought a secondhand shovel ('83 IIRC) batwing and made up my own mountings. You will probably have to do the same.
I don't think H-D made that many FLHSs, which is probably why you aren't having any success. Also bear in mind that H-D makes around 5 times as many bikes these days as when our bikes were made. There are many more aftermarket firms making stuff for modern bikes who are not interested in older bikes.
You have two choices IMHO: shop around for a shovel batwing, then make your own brackets; take a close look at the current aftermarket batwings for RKs, with a view to doing the same - adapting one to fit.
A possible third option is to shop for a secondhand batwing from the late '80s, which I also did, however that is very involved, requires a lot of rare parts, plus extensive wiring mods. Choose where your skill level fits in!
I don't think H-D made that many FLHSs, which is probably why you aren't having any success. Also bear in mind that H-D makes around 5 times as many bikes these days as when our bikes were made. There are many more aftermarket firms making stuff for modern bikes who are not interested in older bikes.
You have two choices IMHO: shop around for a shovel batwing, then make your own brackets; take a close look at the current aftermarket batwings for RKs, with a view to doing the same - adapting one to fit.
A possible third option is to shop for a secondhand batwing from the late '80s, which I also did, however that is very involved, requires a lot of rare parts, plus extensive wiring mods. Choose where your skill level fits in!
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