Originally Posted by jcsshane

"I'm not sure it's the best bang for the buck mod, as its a pretty esoteric change, but it adds a nice old school look to the springer in my opinion."

Oh no..those are the kind of changes that I like the best on bikes, Makes it your own and a lot of people will not even notice and that makes it all the cooler. Nice job

Originally Posted by Joe_G

It's an easy job, only tricky part is you have to make a little plate to mount the retaining bolt lower.

Originally Posted by 24v

You can just replace that fuel pump top plate with one that fits if you don't want to fabricate a bracket also.

Originally Posted by Joe_G

First of all, great thanks to Redbeard with his help on this project.

A former 03 heritage springer owner, he recently built a terrific newer springer. Here is his thread.

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...ect-build.html

His old school cat eye dash looked great to me so I decided to follow suit. He gave me great instructions and the parts list.



It's an easy job, only tricky part is you have to make a little plate to mount the retaining bolt lower.

Here are some before and after pics, and a pic of the little plate I made.

Before


Little plate necessary



Finished product.



I'm not sure it's the best bang for the buck mod, as its a pretty esoteric change, but it adds a nice old school look to the springer in my opinion.

Originally Posted by Rockabilly Richie

Thanks for the info. The photo of the bracket was of great help. I put one on my 2013 Deluxe.

Originally Posted by Rockabilly Richie

Thanks for the info. The photo of the bracket was of great help. I put one on my 2013 Deluxe.

Originally Posted by Joe_G

Wow that is great!! I love the old school bags and the white shield.

Post more pics!