Need Trike Kit
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Road Master
Joined: May 2008
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From: Greeneville, TN
Need Trike Kit
I currently have a very nice HD Ultra Sidecar on my 08 Ultra. My wife wants me to ditch the hack and get a trike kit put on my Ultra. With my knees, she's probably right. I'm almost 63 and the doc suggested a plastic knee 12 years ago.
Now, here's the rub. I have been all over the internet looking at trike kits. There are a few out there that I like better than the rest. I stopped in at a shop just north of Knoxville last Friday and looked at a couple. The lady there said that no one would sell me a kit, I would have to go through a dealer and have one installed. Does anyone know if I can buy a kit and do my own install/conversion? I ain't bad with a wrench. I can save around 3 grand by doing it myself, let alone know that it is done right and torqued properly.
Now, here's the rub. I have been all over the internet looking at trike kits. There are a few out there that I like better than the rest. I stopped in at a shop just north of Knoxville last Friday and looked at a couple. The lady there said that no one would sell me a kit, I would have to go through a dealer and have one installed. Does anyone know if I can buy a kit and do my own install/conversion? I ain't bad with a wrench. I can save around 3 grand by doing it myself, let alone know that it is done right and torqued properly.
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From: Virginia
You might go here and ask. It seems I have read a few threads where people have done just what you want ot do.
http://www.triketalk.com/
http://www.triketalk.com/
6th Gear
Joined: May 2009
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From: Eastern PA
WWW.Championsidecar.com and they sell the reverse kit and triple trees. You can get the body in primer or color matched to your bike.
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From: newport,mi
i just bought an american trike kit off ebay for wifes bike and am in middle of finishing it very nice set up full independent suspention and body with trunk if you want to pm me i can give you name and number of the guy i got it from nice guy
Road Master
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: East Central Missouri
Sounds to me like someone is trying to drum up business for themselves. I know a couple of friends who did there own conversion. A friend just recently converted his Ultra Classic using a Champion Kit. He said he had it basically finished (except for paint) in a weekend.
There is a couple of guys on this forum who did there own.
Phil
There is a couple of guys on this forum who did there own.
Phil
Tourer
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Parker, CO
Contact DFT. They advertise in Easy Rider sometimes. I'm almost certain they will be glad to sell you a complete kit. I had our Fatboy converted at a dealer but I know for certain they will sell you any parts for a kit. I have bought some myself. Just get on the net and look up DFT or Darn Fine Trike. We love our DFT conversion. Its independent suspension and has a great look.
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Cruiser
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: Mark, Il.
I bought a DFT kit back in 2003, thru one of their distributers. I went up to the factory in Chicago and picked it up. It was an easy kit to assemble, two days not including the paint. The hardest part was getting the bike strapped down with the rear end up in the air. It was pretty much a bolt on assembly. The only thing was, on my 2001 ultra, I had to cut the rear fender half off to clear some of the assembly. The DFT was a great trike, then I traded it for the 2009 Triglide.
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Tourer
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Parker, CO
On our Fatboy, they took the rear fender completely off, so it wasn't a problem. We have the Smoothie kit on our bike and the fiberglass body replaces the rear fender. We are real happy with our DFT kit and the Champion reverse we had installed.
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From: North East Ohio
The DFT kit would have been my choice if I had converted my 06 Ultra.