i have an 03 road king which i purchased an arlen ness bob dron fairing for because i hate the batwing . no issues with that fairing other then im not crazy about it that said i went and customized my passing lamp setup and ditched that original bracket with the cross over bar and installed the newer style that dosnt utilize the support bar across the middle . i left off the bottom turn signals and wired the halo rings on the passing lamps to function as running lights & turn signals which came out beautiful so there is only 3 lights up front but that setup dosnt work with bob dron fairing so this is perfect excuse to install the shark nose ive always wanted and to make matters even easier i do not plan to run a radio instead i will be modifying the inner fairing to accept my power vision ,oil temp & pressure gauges , possibly a rear view camera display im toying with idea , an area to accept my phone to fit flush into the inner fairing and some other hidden storage compartments . that said i need to know the following -
can i simply bolt one of the adjustable road glide mounts to my RK frame and install the inner / outter fairing along with head lights seeing as im not looking to wire in audio system and any additional wiring i will hardwire in myself ?
without overly complicating i need to know which mount or brackets are needed & how do they attach?
can i use any year shark nose or am i stuck with certain years only ? reason im asking there is an aggressive aftermarket road glide fairing i want to run if im dropping the coin id like to do it the way i want it from jump street!
also has anyone run into negative affects related to handling? i believe i read something about wind buffering i could be mistaken ?
i do not want to have weight of fairing resting on the forks i want it all mounted up solid to the frame ! i hope i made sense and some of you who have done this project can easily guide me ! im painting bike in a few months and want to get everything fitted and correct before going into paint . thank you any input is greatly appreciated ! below pics of bike old style passing lamp with fairing and the new style no fairing .

 

Can you boil it down?

Too much crammed in that post to follow.

 

He wants a new bike

 

7No dont want a new bike at all just want a specific fairing and im not interested in an audio system. id rather utilize that space for something else. bike only has 10k on it and now with the new heads and 98" bigbore kit the top end has just has a little over 1,100 on it.. ive invested decent money into suspension = traxxion AK20 kit up front paired with pro-action shocks for the rear, progressive touring link, sta-bo ed16 bearings & their spacer kit along with the M3 billet aluminum bushing that converts the rubber swing arm bushing to aluminum and the kinetic front motor mount which is awesome ! i have not installed that M3 billet bushing yet to see if it makes a positive difference compared to the stock rubber bushing .i also have a 6 degree raked triple sitting in a box i might test out . kenny over at sta-bo recommended the 6 degree rake for better handling with my 21" front wheel so im going to give it a go to see how it changes things before i install fairing . once the kinks are all sorted out and handling is dialed in then im going to pull the engine and trans and powder coat & paint . could end up installing turbo or super charger down the road but ultimately i have zero intention of purchasing a newer bagger when i can build out my bike the way i want for much less ! once this is all done i can start focusing on resurrecting my Ron simms softale and that will round out my collection of harleys minus the fat bob i want seeing as the only harley model i dont have is a dyna . i currently have a 98 hammer 1250 sporty , the 03 road king & 97 Ron Sims softale. .

 

dont see whats so hard to follow but ok

 

thanks to multiple members who reached out with the info i asked for its greatly appreciated !
im going to order the hells foundry adjustable fairing mount and hidden support brackets along with either the more aggressive aftermarket fairing or the 2015 and newer fairing [ not sure yet] the after market fairing alone cost $800 which would significantly drive the price tag up . only thing i need to sort out now is do i chop up my nacelle which is mint or purchase a used one with some damage on the cheap and save my original ?
one other thing who has played with the adjustable fairing mount? im looking for feedback on the effects of lowering / lifting the fairing when it comes to handling.

 

That is obvious.

 

I laid out exactly what I’m trying to do and my questions were separated towards the end -
1-have an 03 RK want to install 2015 or newer fairing if possible & would prefer to run a custom aftermarket fairing Not oem
2- no audio system - want to use that space for gauges the listed some of the gauge functions
3-I asked if anyone ran into handling issues
if u want to throw petty jabs knock your self out ! i had multiple people reach out and clearly answer everything I asked without saying they didn’t understand or there was too much going on requesting I clarify what I’m looking to do . Got everything I needed !

 

Can a mod please close this thread out ?
I have been provided all the answers to my questions rendering this thread DOA at this point .
thanks