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Can anyone confirm if this swing arm is what came on a '66 or is reasonably close to being correct? https://www.ebay.com/itm/194059610003 I can see no reason why a disc brake would not work just as well as any other swing arm.
If you haven't already you might try riding one and compare it to an FLH, they are rubber mounted and on interstates the solid mount faring doesn't catch the wind and try to push you around like from tractor trailers, where the FLH batwing sometimes feels like a sail.
If you haven't already you might try riding one and compare it to an FLH, they are rubber mounted and on interstates the solid mount faring doesn't catch the wind and try to push you around like from tractor trailers, where the FLH batwing sometimes feels like a sail.
There will never be a fairing or windshield installed on this bike.
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