No threaded mount for forward controls

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Jul 3, 2021 | 10:54 PM

Riceburnerfb1

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No threaded mount for forward controls

If I want to change to a forward control or a set of floor boards, there are no mounting points on the right side of the frame. What has been done on other bikes like mine in order to make stuff fit. Reason being the stock position of the pegs is too high and cramped. Perhaps a lowering kit, I dunno.

Jul 4, 2021 | 07:29 AM

Joe12RK

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Yeah Harley cut them off the base models to make it hard to clone the FXS and others that came from the factory with highway bars. Someone sells a weld on part to put it back.

Jul 4, 2021 | 07:58 AM

johnjzjz

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From: la la land jerzey

Or when they were going to chrome the frame they smooth looked it

you need 4 things for boards right side front master mount and the rear floor board frame tab

left side the correct outer primary cover with the tab for the rear of the board and the front mount like the right side for the shifter

its always a thing when someone with a special kind of stupid owned the bike before you

Jul 4, 2021 | 08:44 AM

touchdown

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you also need an engine

Jul 4, 2021 | 10:16 AM

troy montoya

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Hello , Riceburnerfb1,
i found a place called Prestoncycle.com look on their web catalog , page 7 A 7 & it shows a weld on frame boss Part # F 4550, but a parts search showed it out of stock , maybe if you contact them they can give you ordering info , . . .

Jul 4, 2021 | 10:30 AM

panz4ever

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe12RK

Yeah Harley cut them off the base models to make it hard to clone the FXS and others that came from the factory with highway bars. Someone sells a weld on part to put it back.

Yep for 1977 and 1978 FXE models

Wasco Frame Service out of Tacoma, Washington sells the tab mount for your Shovelhead . Cost $31.00. They also sell frame parts for Pans and Knuckles. And their frame repairs are top notch.

https://www.wascoframe.com/shovelhead-frame-parts

Last edited by panz4ever; Jul 4, 2021 at 10:34 AM.