Thanks for the insight. I swapped my last bike to acute angle z bars...so I understand the frustration. My Dyna I didn't have to move the tank because the wiring ran through the center tube and it was just a matter of pulling it through. Will check back in though as I progress.

 

Thanks. I love it. There's still plenty to do that I either already have planned or have purchased and not installed but it's a good feeling when I look at the bike and have trouble finding other things I want to do.

Michael

 

Next round of things added to the bike. Swingarm bag and Danny Gray passenger pillion to match the buttcrack solo I already had. I opted for the gel version of the passenger pillion even though my rider seat isn't gel because if she's happy I'm happy as we all know. She loves the new seat from what little testing we've done so far. For her to be completely comfortable and happy, though, I also need to get a taller sissy bar so that she can lean back and be supported. The backrest pad hits her lower back right now and doesn't do much. I also need the new sissy bar to be 3-4 inches further back to provide more room as right now she pushes me forward slightly in my seat. I have a plan for this but need to finish the current project first. Swingarm bag is Willie & Max brand. I chose it because it's smaller than most. Obviously doesn't hold as much stuff as the larger swingarm bags but I didn't want it sticking below or above the swingarm much and this one fits perfectly the way I wanted. Here's a few pictures.

Michael

 

Subscribed for the floorboards mod.

 

Next small project: floorboards. Had not planned on switching to floorboards but after trying heel rests they were so comfortable I had to try. The heel rests worked great but had a couple things I did not like about them:

1. They push the footpegs even further out from the bike.
2. If you angle them downward any they scrape like crazy.
3. Only particular places you can place your foot.

So I installed floorboards to try them out. As for the problems listed above the floorboards do not stick out as far. The footpegs with heel rests installed protrude about 2.5" further from the bike than the boards do. The boards do not angle downward any. As for how much they will scrape I haven't been able to ride enough to tell yet but I believe being closer to the bike will help. I also do not believe they can be worse than the stock offset pegs with feelers. And for #3 obviously the boards allow for a huge variety of where to place your feet.

Install was actually pretty easy with only 3 bolts securing the bracket to the frame on each side. The difficult part was all the connecting pieces and even that wasn't too bad.

I recommend removing your footpegs before starting. Not required but is less in the way when you go to install.

I started with the brake side thinking it would be the easy side. For this side I left the bike on the kickstand. The brackets I purchased were from a 2012 Fatboy and had the slot on the front where the master cylinder attached. Older brackets have a fully enclosed hole and newer ones have the top of that hole removed. This makes it very easy to remove the master cylinder from the bracket when the time comes. First I removed the screw holding the brake arm. There is a washer and o-ring there as well so remember where they go. I have V&H big radius 2-2 exhaust so where the master cylinder connects to the brake arm is right against the front of my exhaust heat shield. This was the most difficult part of this side. There's very little room to work. Remove the wire pin holding the connecting pin in place and push out the connecting pin. This disconnects the brake arm from the master cylinder. You then loosen the nut on the front of the bracket and the master cylinder just lifts out while still connected to everything else. The brake arm is now free to be pulled off. Now you just have the 3 screws holding the bracket in place to remove and the bracket is off. Everything goes right back on in the opposite order it came off except you need to place the master cylinder in the bracket slot first before re-attaching the new bracket to the frame. I also used a fatboy brake arm to fit with the boards/brackets. Another issue I ran into because of the exhaust was the new bracket pushes the master cylinder towards the rear of the bike approximately 1/8". This isn't a problem except it pushed it further into my heat shield so I bent the heat shield slightly with a pair of pliers to get it out of the way. Different exhaust might not have this issue. Possibly different year brackets won't either.

For the shifter side I needed the bike off the kickstand as the kickstand is attached to the bracket I was removing. I don't have a lift or jack so I layered a wooden pallet and 2x4's on the right side of the bike under the frame and then stood the bike upright placing the weight on the boards until I could slide more under the left side. Not the fanciest way to go about it but it got the job done. Once the weight was off the kickstand the first thing was to remove the shift lever. There's one screw on the bottom holding it tight. Take that out and the shift lever slides off. There's also an o-ring and black spacer here so again remember where they go. Next loosen the 3 bolts connecting the bracket to the frame. As these are loosened you will then be able to slide the rest of the shift linkage out of the bracket. Just prop it up on your primary to be out of the way. Then remove the screws the rest of the way and the bracket is off. I reused my Breakout kickstand so next I removed it, the spring, and the bolt connecting it to the bracket and reattached them all to the new bracket. Then right back in reverse order to reinstall. I started attaching the new bracket to the frame with the 3 screws but leaving them loose. Then slide the shift linkage piece back in the hole for it in the bracket. Once this is done you can then tighten the 3 screws fully. Then reinstall your shift arm and done.

Obviously this isn't the most technical and detailed write up ever and I don't have a picture of each step but hopefully there's enough information to assist someone. It really is a very easy and self explanatory install as long as you remember the way you take things apart. I have attached a few pictures and if anyone has any questions feel free to ask and I'll do my best to help. Next is to switch my floorboards to some all black ones. The ones on there I got with the brackets.

Michael

 

A few more pictures.

Michael

 

Nice mods to the breakout. Looks very rider friendly.

 

Noticed there's a gap on the left side between the bars and housing. Any thoughts on what to do with it? I presume it's there to accommodate aux switch housing on baggers.

 

The gap between housing and the point where the bars become narrower (from 1 1/4" to 1") should be equal on both sides, about 1/2".
I'm curious to see if a momentary switch housing to operate shotgun can be located there...

 

Not equal on both sides. On the left, there is about a 1" gap between the 1" bar and the step up to 1.5", where my right side flushes up. These bars are made for baggers, so that could be why. If you check the above pic from the left side you will see it.