After waiting a couple weeks for my "parade fan" to get her from Chicago Harley, it finally comes today. Woohoo! I put on my grubbies and open the box, ready to head to the garage and get to it.

First thing I see in the instructions is a diagram of the inside of the fairing, and "Follow service manual to remove outer fairing." WTF? I knew I was gonna relocate the horn, but inside the dang fairing?

I also knew I was going to have to remove the air cleaner tomount the thermostat on the backplate. (I read it somewhere in this forum).But didn't know I was goingto have to unsecure and lift the fuel tank to get to the upper engine mounting bracket. Groan.

So, I figure I'll ride over to either of the Harley dealers nearby and get a service manual. I better call first to make sure it's in stock. Of course it's not, at either place! Why would they expect anyone to want a flippin' service manual? It'll take two weeks; they have to order themfrom the publisher.

So I just ordered one from Chicago HD. Of course I'll probably have to wait while the publisher prints up a new batch.

Anyway. Does anybody have a better place for the horn besides inside the fairing? Any other tips on this process would be appreciated.
Hmmm... I wonder how much the Stealer would charge to...

Yeah, I know, I'm whining.

 

Don't throw the directions away when you are done. You are gonna need them when your fan break's.....Seriously, no joke...Those things often have a short life. We don't get them on our fleet bikes at work for that reason.

 

Which fan kit did you get?????

We have been fabricating the bracketry for the lower mount, as it wont fit on 07's......

If you need the specs, PM me.....

 

The catalog says it (91550-00C) will fit '97-later FLHT models. But after your input I went to the HD site and looked it up. Sure enough, it says '97-'06 (so, not '07s). I called Chicago HD, and they'll take it back and wave the 20% restocking fee. I didn't want a damn fan anyway.