Let's Switch it up a bit.......
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I used to be mis-informed also...until I got a bagger at 34. It would be hard for me to go back to a young persons bike now lol.
OP, I agree on the solo seat. Get a pillion if you will or plan to have a passenger. I ride solo 95% of the time and prefer just the solo seat on the bike. If you get a solo though, lay that license plate down or relocate it so its not standing straight up like that.
Also, Id powder coat your fork lowers black, along with the mount for your forward pegs so they blend in with the frame. (I would change footpegs and grips also because those stock rubber ones are cheap and ugly looking). Ditch those skyscraper length mirrors also, especially if youre getting even taller bars.
If you powdercoat the fork lowers black, get black rear shocks also. Or go chrome each way.
OP, I agree on the solo seat. Get a pillion if you will or plan to have a passenger. I ride solo 95% of the time and prefer just the solo seat on the bike. If you get a solo though, lay that license plate down or relocate it so its not standing straight up like that.
Also, Id powder coat your fork lowers black, along with the mount for your forward pegs so they blend in with the frame. (I would change footpegs and grips also because those stock rubber ones are cheap and ugly looking). Ditch those skyscraper length mirrors also, especially if youre getting even taller bars.
If you powdercoat the fork lowers black, get black rear shocks also. Or go chrome each way.
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Got a flat? Yes, I have what you need. No, you can't use it.
...and no, I won't carry your coat in my saddlebag. You're young, figure it out.
...and no, I won't carry your coat in my saddlebag. You're young, figure it out.
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Looks like the stock seat which allows the pillion pad to be easily removed.
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Most of the young folks I know have a Street Glide. Met a fella last week, 29 years old that has a Tri Glide. Riding the bike of choice has nothing to do with age.
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I only have a small list and there's no rush. You have three days.
1. Upgrade the lights to LED. You can get a Sunpie LED headlight AND a pair of passing lights for about $100.00 from Amazon. The bracket will run about $50.00-ish.
2. Replace the seat and pillion with a set that has studs and conchos. Also, get a smaller, sportier pillion seat.
3. Ditch the sissy bar and bracket.
4. Add a windshield, then replace the front fork bag with a windshield bag. Or can that one just be remounted?
5. Replace the spoked front wheel with a nice alloy type. The rear wheel looks fine.
6. Replace the stock passenger pegs with some better aftermarket types, preferably with more surface room for the passenger.
7. Add a nice Harley-Davidson logo to the tank.
8. Install a highway bar with optional highway pegs if that's your preference.
9. Those handlebars have to go. That bike just screams for drag bars or mini apes.
10. Mini/small saddlebags would give you storage but without sacrificing the sporty look.
11. Replace the grips with some cushioned Iso types.
I guess that's it for now.
1. Upgrade the lights to LED. You can get a Sunpie LED headlight AND a pair of passing lights for about $100.00 from Amazon. The bracket will run about $50.00-ish.
2. Replace the seat and pillion with a set that has studs and conchos. Also, get a smaller, sportier pillion seat.
3. Ditch the sissy bar and bracket.
4. Add a windshield, then replace the front fork bag with a windshield bag. Or can that one just be remounted?
5. Replace the spoked front wheel with a nice alloy type. The rear wheel looks fine.
6. Replace the stock passenger pegs with some better aftermarket types, preferably with more surface room for the passenger.
7. Add a nice Harley-Davidson logo to the tank.
8. Install a highway bar with optional highway pegs if that's your preference.
9. Those handlebars have to go. That bike just screams for drag bars or mini apes.
10. Mini/small saddlebags would give you storage but without sacrificing the sporty look.
11. Replace the grips with some cushioned Iso types.
I guess that's it for now.
Last edited by Windseeker; Jun 18, 2019 at 05:25 PM.
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From: Daytona
“Old man’s bike” I rode a 67 Electra Glide when I was twenty. The 87 FXLR was one of the best bikes I have owned. The stock handlebars are perfect (for me) , mid controls with hiway pegs are also perfect. I don’t get forward controls.
SO, I’d update the performance, Mikuni 44, exhaust and Andrews EV3 cam. Upgrade the brakes, probably Brembos. Do a custom paint job and love your ride.
SO, I’d update the performance, Mikuni 44, exhaust and Andrews EV3 cam. Upgrade the brakes, probably Brembos. Do a custom paint job and love your ride.
