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Aug 16, 2023 | 01:14 PM

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TwiZted Biker

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I was told by an ex dealership owner that HD cut that boss off so it wasn't easy to convert the less expensive model to forward controls essentially forcing you to buy a different model if you wanted that. True or not I dont know but wouldn't surprise me.

I can believe that, that boss and the entire mount crossmember is a cast piece. All I've run across look like they were sawed off as an afterthought. The angle left over on the frame has been different on every one of them. At a guess from past stuff I've done for production at car plants I'd say batch lots got taken to the bandsaw in the maintenance shop and trimmed before going to the line for assembly.

Aug 16, 2023 | 05:07 PM

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I will get a Pic of one that is here...I do Not see that... later year tho..

Aug 16, 2023 | 05:23 PM

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john lee

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how did the plate that forward highway pegs bolt to bolt to the frame ?

Aug 16, 2023 | 05:27 PM

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how did the plate that forward highway pegs bolt to bolt to the frame ?

Weldment... part of the front motor mount really...

Aug 16, 2023 | 06:12 PM

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Tgm 52

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They have a flat bar stock welded across frame just above the upward curve with 2 threaded hole's to mount the highway bars too.

Aug 16, 2023 | 11:50 PM

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sbrmike

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Originally Posted by Racepres

I do Not understand How that works... as the FXS and FXWG had the mounting boss...yet the FXE (et al) did Not..
I guess it makes sense that the MoCo would Drop that boss along with the introduction of the FXS..1977! Yet reintroduce on the "new" FXWG! 1980..

I think that the common thought back then was the MOCO removed the boss to keep people from faking Low Riders, but don't know that to be fact. I know that I passed on many a 1977 FX/FXE because of no boss. Pennsylvania Inspection stations frowned heavily on welds on motorcycle or car frames. Guys would title and register them at Ohio friend's addresses back then.

Aug 17, 2023 | 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Tgm 52

They have a flat bar stock welded across frame just above the upward curve with 2 threaded hole's to mount the highway bars too.

Actually, by my study, those are Castings (cast steel) that the Tubes "plug into" and then are welded to the tubes... But...yes... No Provision for Highway pegs on FXE after ??? what year??? I dunno...and, at that same time was the Pogo weldments eliminated??? I know that by 1982, they were eliminated...