Front End Question
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Front End Question
I need some technical help. I plan to put a FL front end on my '83 Shovel this winter and go with a 16" front wheel. My question is will later style front ends fit my 4 - speed frame style? I'm getting mixed messages and I have found a couple of later style front ends on Ebay but I want to know what will work. Any and all help will be appreciated!
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RE: Front End Question
a new flh wont work. if you don't mind losing the fork lock a soft tail will.(heritage or fatboy) I'm running a 2001 deuce front end on a 78 fxs with no problems. not sure about a roadking type tripletree.
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RE: Front End Question
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a new flh wont work. if you don't mind losing the fork lock a soft tail will.(heritage or fatboy) I'm running a 2001 deuce front end on a 78 fxs with no problems. not sure about a roadking type tripletree.
a new flh wont work. if you don't mind losing the fork lock a soft tail will.(heritage or fatboy) I'm running a 2001 deuce front end on a 78 fxs with no problems. not sure about a roadking type tripletree.
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RE: Front End Question
If you check out my gallery you can see a pic of my '76 FXE with a 1997 Fatboy frontend. I will have to go back and see what was done to the tree to get the fork lock to line up. I will let you know later. I wanted to have dual disc also, but I didn't want to pay for new Roadking lower legs after building the bike the way it sits.
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From: Florida
RE: Front End Question
So here are some pics up close of my '75 FXE with a '97 FLST front end. The front end was ordered as a unit from HD through the Gainesville, FL HD dealer. The lock lined up fine, I'm not sure what year after was switched to the newer lock style.
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