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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 04:23 PM
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Default Baby Steps mods

My first mod is complete - Jackyl's 2 in tank lift. Pacing myself on the mods, mainly because all my parts/pieces haven't come in yet.

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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 06:12 PM
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Looks good. Make sure turn signals clear tank.
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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 06:13 PM
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Looks great. If you havent done so already, get yourself a shop manual, it will pay for its self with mods and maintenance in no time.

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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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Got the shop manual, parts catalog, and elec. diag. manual. As for turn signals, don't clear the tank completely yet, but will once my mini-apes go on, hopefully next week. Waiting for the risers to get here, and cables. Can't wait.
 
Old Feb 10, 2008 | 06:54 PM
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how hard was the kit to install and do you have a before pic?? Im curious how much difference in looks it actually makes? As for the turn signals, I installed mirrors with LEDs built in, just make sure you get the DOT legal ones is all. LOOKS A MILLION TIMES BETTER
 
Old Feb 11, 2008 | 05:24 PM
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The kit is very easy to install. Here's Jackyl's ebay link, hope I'm allowed to post it here, with the instructions for checking if it will fit, the install is nothing more than taking the instructions one step further and actually putting it in. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HARLE...spagenameZWDVW

The only before pic I have close enough to compare is the HD pic of the fat bob, mine looks better, of course. Thanks for the tip on mirror turn signals, maybe down the road, sticking with the stock for now as I like them, believe it or not, and like them on the bars, too. I'm crazy like that. One good thing about the tank lift, other than the cosmetics, is I can clean the top of the rocker now and get to the wiring under the tank easily.

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how hard was the kit to install and do you have a before pic?? Im curious how much difference in looks it actually makes? As for the turn signals, I installed mirrors with LEDs built in, just make sure you get the DOT legal ones is all. LOOKS A MILLION TIMES BETTER
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 05:32 PM
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Crickifur - I attached a close up of the lift installed which will give you better idea of the ease of the install.

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how hard was the kit to install and do you have a before pic?? Im curious how much difference in looks it actually makes? As for the turn signals, I installed mirrors with LEDs built in, just make sure you get the DOT legal ones is all. LOOKS A MILLION TIMES BETTER
[IMG]local://upfiles/48997/DF26EB26AD9E4CAB94D1FD4CFF2534A8.jpg[/IMG]
 
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