Tank Lift Kit for M8 Road King
#1
08-08-2018, 10:01 AM
Tank Lift Kit for M8 Road King
I am considering the DK Customs 1.5" Deluxe Tank Lift Kit for my 2018 Road King and would like to hear your comments.
http://www.dkcustomproducts.com/tour...t-kits-c31.htm
Can anyone comment on any installation issues I might encounter with my RK?
Any Seat Fit concerns? (I have a Mustang Summit.)
I already have H-D Fork Fangs and the Kuryakyn Triple Tree Deflector to address buffeting. Will raising the tank affect my current setup adversely?
http://www.dkcustomproducts.com/tour...t-kits-c31.htm
Can anyone comment on any installation issues I might encounter with my RK?
Any Seat Fit concerns? (I have a Mustang Summit.)
I already have H-D Fork Fangs and the Kuryakyn Triple Tree Deflector to address buffeting. Will raising the tank affect my current setup adversely?
#2
08-08-2018, 11:09 AM
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Just watch your tank clearance on bars. I does loose just a little bit fuel capacity . Looks good when done rite. Shows a bit more of motor. Hardly noticed how it's done.It also has 2 other added effects.......it lets the motor run a touch cooler. It also does push the air under tank a bit more so less buffeting to rider. On a road king not as noticeable as a fairing bike. I custom make them all the time ..just one of those things that is pleasing to the eye when you get it rite. But most don't even know you did it.
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08-09-2018, 07:08 AM
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#6
08-09-2018, 07:38 AM
The tank is only lifted in the front and it pivots at the back.
By tilting the front of the tank up you create a slightly larger air pocket ahead of the filler neck that you cannot fill because the filler neck extends down.
But, it really is no more than a few ounces, depending on the lift height.
By tilting the front of the tank up you create a slightly larger air pocket ahead of the filler neck that you cannot fill because the filler neck extends down.
But, it really is no more than a few ounces, depending on the lift height.
#7
08-09-2018, 07:42 AM
I did some measurements, and I will definitely need to rotate my bars forward a bit even to use the 1.5" lift height.
I may also have an issue with the hydraulic clutch line dragging on the tank.
Can you safely loosen the banjo bolt a bit and rotate the connection to the master cylinder without fear of leaking?
I may also have an issue with the hydraulic clutch line dragging on the tank.
Can you safely loosen the banjo bolt a bit and rotate the connection to the master cylinder without fear of leaking?
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08-09-2018, 08:06 AM
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I did some measurements, and I will definitely need to rotate my bars forward a bit even to use the 1.5" lift height.
I may also have an issue with the hydraulic clutch line dragging on the tank.
Can you safely loosen the banjo bolt a bit and rotate the connection to the master cylinder without fear of leaking?
I may also have an issue with the hydraulic clutch line dragging on the tank.
Can you safely loosen the banjo bolt a bit and rotate the connection to the master cylinder without fear of leaking?
Put some pics up when you're finished with the project, I'm somewhat interested in doing this as well
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#9
08-09-2018, 09:23 AM
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I did some measurements, and I will definitely need to rotate my bars forward a bit even to use the 1.5" lift height.
I may also have an issue with the hydraulic clutch line dragging on the tank.
Can you safely loosen the banjo bolt a bit and rotate the connection to the master cylinder without fear of leaking?
I may also have an issue with the hydraulic clutch line dragging on the tank.
Can you safely loosen the banjo bolt a bit and rotate the connection to the master cylinder without fear of leaking?
Everyone I do is different. Yes in clutch like other poster said...
#10
08-09-2018, 09:35 AM
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