Wide Glide onto a Softail Slim ???
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Wide Glide onto a Softail Slim ???
Hey everybody.I had a lil run in with a Honda Civic last Sunday on my 2014 Softail Slim.Looks like I have a bent fork tube & wheel & some other minor damage.
Not sure yet if I'm gonna just send it to the local HD,let a friend of mine who has a custom shop fix,or,do the job myself.HD is saying over 2 months down time,mostly due to lead time on gas tank.At least with my friend,or,myself,I can ride the bike til tank gets in & then swap it out.
I'm thinking seriously about swapping the complete front end with an aftermarket Wide Glide front end.At this point,I'm looking at a stock length with 3* rake at the trees.I want to retain my ABS,so,I'm also looking into everything to make sure I won't have problems there as well.
Has anybody done this swap,or,similar,& if so,could you throw some pics out & any guidance on the swap itself?
Not sure yet if I'm gonna just send it to the local HD,let a friend of mine who has a custom shop fix,or,do the job myself.HD is saying over 2 months down time,mostly due to lead time on gas tank.At least with my friend,or,myself,I can ride the bike til tank gets in & then swap it out.
I'm thinking seriously about swapping the complete front end with an aftermarket Wide Glide front end.At this point,I'm looking at a stock length with 3* rake at the trees.I want to retain my ABS,so,I'm also looking into everything to make sure I won't have problems there as well.
Has anybody done this swap,or,similar,& if so,could you throw some pics out & any guidance on the swap itself?
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I'm assuming since the counts on my posts are showing view counts that the posts are visible.
After 3 threads & numerous views with not a single response,i have to ask,is there something wrong?Did I offend someone,or,**** in their coffee?Just wondering WTH is up?
After 3 threads & numerous views with not a single response,i have to ask,is there something wrong?Did I offend someone,or,**** in their coffee?Just wondering WTH is up?
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Should be a difference besides the width of it all. You can prob find stock fork tubes on here or off eBay for cheap. I have 5* trees on my 41mm wide glide front end and can barely tell a difference.
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I'd say it's just coincidence. Maybe you had some questions that stumped everyone or that a person with experience in that particular area has not yet seen your threads.
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Also just wanted to confirm that the posts were actually showing up & readable.thanks for the reply.
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I had to put everything back as the adjuster has not made it out to look at the bike yet.it rides & drives ok.Just that when the front wheel is tracking straight,the bars & trees are pointing 1 o'clockish.LOL.
My main concern is to be able to retain my ABS & not cause problems there.The bearing in my current wheel provides the ABS sensor with the signal,so,I need to make sure I get everything together to work properly.I plan on staying with the 16" front wheel/tire.My wheel seems to be slightly bent as I can see it,but,not really feel anything.This is of course at low speed,below 30 mph.I haven't been any faster since the wreck,as,i'me not sure exactly what is bent & out of whack.
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Road Master
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You just have to make sure the sliders on the other set up are for your same axel size. If not I'm sure you can get bearings to match your axel and the sliders. If you already have a wide glide front end then just get stock tubes, sliders, front wheel and get aftermarket trees to your liking.
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You just have to make sure the sliders on the other set up are for your same axel size. If not I'm sure you can get bearings to match your axel and the sliders. If you already have a wide glide front end then just get stock tubes, sliders, front wheel and get aftermarket trees to your liking.
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I pulled the headlight & fork tins off over the weekend trying to see if I could determine exactly what was out of whack & it appears to be a wide glide frontend now with the fork covers,etc & a black lower tree.
I had to put everything back as the adjuster has not made it out to look at the bike yet.it rides & drives ok.Just that when the front wheel is tracking straight,the bars & trees are pointing 1 o'clockish.LOL.
My main concern is to be able to retain my ABS & not cause problems there.The bearing in my current wheel provides the ABS sensor with the signal,so,I need to make sure I get everything together to work properly.I plan on staying with the 16" front wheel/tire.My wheel seems to be slightly bent as I can see it,but,not really feel anything.This is of course at low speed,below 30 mph.I haven't been any faster since the wreck,as,i'me not sure exactly what is bent & out of whack.
I had to put everything back as the adjuster has not made it out to look at the bike yet.it rides & drives ok.Just that when the front wheel is tracking straight,the bars & trees are pointing 1 o'clockish.LOL.
My main concern is to be able to retain my ABS & not cause problems there.The bearing in my current wheel provides the ABS sensor with the signal,so,I need to make sure I get everything together to work properly.I plan on staying with the 16" front wheel/tire.My wheel seems to be slightly bent as I can see it,but,not really feel anything.This is of course at low speed,below 30 mph.I haven't been any faster since the wreck,as,i'me not sure exactly what is bent & out of whack.