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Old Mar 24, 2015 | 08:14 PM
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Those who have done it...how difficult is it? Any helpful hints? Just got mine from MoCo and plan to install this weekend. Thanks!
 
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Old Mar 25, 2015 | 06:03 AM
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Old Mar 25, 2015 | 06:56 AM
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I'd do it for the look alone.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2015 | 07:38 AM
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I'd do it for the look alone.
I'd suffer hurricane winds to avoid those ugly things on my bike. Looks like a chick with HUGE meat curtains. LOL
 
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Originally Posted by BigMike
I'd suffer hurricane winds to avoid those ugly things on my bike. Looks like a chick with HUGE meat curtains. LOL
LMAO...I know. I'll just have to see if I can take function over form.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2015 | 09:13 AM
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Takes about ten minutes. Made a huge difference.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2015 | 09:20 AM
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Put them on my Fatboy, didn't help near as much as on my Road King. YMMV.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2015 | 10:49 AM
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Installed a set on my '14 Fatboy and it took maybe fifteen minutes including taking out and putting away my tools. I pulled them off this past weekend and actually saw a dramatic decrease in front end vibration and an increase in agility of the bike in general on a windy day, I will be leaving them off from now on.
 

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I have a Lindy highway bar on my bike. Will this be a problem?
 
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Old Mar 26, 2015 | 07:18 PM
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Not hard to do. Lindy bar should not be a problem.
 
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