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Well as i mentioned earlier in the thread the bike went to the dealership to get a fuel leak sorted out. Said leak turned out to be from a rusted out tank which had developed pin holes in the fuel gauge side. They attempted to repair it but were unsuccessful. So the result is that they fitted a custom painted tank they had on hand.
Eventually i want to add a Mustang 2 piece seat to this bike. But i am waiting on that till my license allows for me to ride with a passenger (on a graduated licensing system here). So i was thinking of picking up another stock Deuce seat from ebay and having it redone slightly with a gel pad and possibly a bit of reshaping to make it more comfortable. Is there any vendors out there that those more experienced with this sort of thing would recommend?
Not exactly too sure what my plans are engine wise just yet. May just add cams to bump it up to Stage II and call it good. Or eventually do a 95" or 100" top end.
Buy a set of CP pistons and have a stock set of cylinders bored to take your engine to 98", it will be cheaper than a 95" kit.
Buy a set of CP pistons and have a stock set of cylinders bored to take your engine to 98", it will be cheaper than a 95" kit.
Hmmm will def look into that idea, Could bump up the compression that way as well.
Originally Posted by imjdoggie
Love the tank man, I would have asked for a little more though. They should have never sold it to you that way.....................
They had no way of knowing that it was like that. The rust holes themselves were in the cup that the fuel gauge is in, No one would have known about it unless they had some reason to pull the gauge.
So, after noticing a bit of an odd wear pattern on the front tire after todays ride i started looking into tires. Currently it has two different brands on it. Dunlop on the front which i suspect is the original tire and a Metzler in the rear. Not sure of what model the rear tire is just yet as i only took a quick look before heading out for work tonight. What tires would you guys recommend that i replace them with? Or at least to replace the front anyway. I am currently looking at upgrading to a 180 rear tire and i have seen that there are about 3 different opinions of how to go about it.
Option #1: HD wide tire kit and replacement swing arm
Option #2: Certain 180 tires will fit without mods to the bike (a specific Screaming Eagle branded tire came up on this one)
Option #3: Spacer kit for the pulley such as the one offered by Vulcan.
#1 being most expensive and if i am going that far i might as well consider going to a full 200/205 kit from Heartland.
#2 has the limitation of being one specific tire
#3 seems to be the best as it opens up to pretty much all 180 tires. Now my question is with this option does my rear wheel remain centered as it seems this method simply swaps one factory spacer on the outside for one on the inside. Just want to be sure i am understanding this method correctly.
I would go the most cost effective route and just do a 180 without any major mods to the rear. I did a 200 conversion on my Street Bob I had awhile back and no mods were needed just spacers and yes it was centered as an fyi.
I would go the most cost effective route and just do a 180 without any major mods to the rear. I did a 200 conversion on my Street Bob I had awhile back and no mods were needed just spacers and yes it was centered as an fyi.
Great looking bike man, So that puts me at option #3 to give me the best selection of tires. Cool, Most likely will end up with another Dunlop on the front then move up to a 180 once the rear is worn out completely. Which gives me plenty of time to order a spacer kit from Vulcan.
So i encountered another Deuce owner a few days ago. He has the 180 rear tire that i mentioned which is a Michelin. HD website also lists a Dunlop that was used on the SE as well. But now that i know for sure the Michelin will work without mods at all i will be probably saving up for one to put in the parts stash for when the 160 wears out. He also had a fiberglass fender he made himself on his bike and will be making a blank untrimmed version for me to final finish to suit my bike. I kinda like the idea of having the tire a bit more covered to deflect water and road crap away from me and the rest of the bike.
Deuce on left has 180 Michelin on it Fiberglass fender
More then likely i will probably add a fork brace to replace the lost metal bracing in the switch from one fender to the other.
Picking up some parts from my boss in the next few days that came off of his Heritage.
Boom Audio set
XM radio
9" mini ape bars.
So i will need to pick up some riser adapters to use normal risers on the bike. I am thinking i will probably end up with some 2-2.5" straight black risers to keep the bar close to stock overall height. Which should allow me to run the Apes without much change to the cables or lines. Worse case scenario is that i end up having to get a longer brake line. If so i will probably opt for a nice braided one then.
Well i had the Boom Audio set up installed on Thursday to get the bike ready for a Toy Run i participated in yesterday. Sadly i learned one truth about myself in the process. I am going to need to change the bar set up for sure now as my shoulder gave up halfway through the ride. The position the stock drag bars put me in did not help at all. So i will be gathering the parts for installing the mini apes in the near future. If it looks like i cannot get the parts on before the season ends...which it does currently at the moment i will simply gather the parts. Might go to a bit taller straight risers and order longer lines and cables.
With that said here is a pic of the new to me Audio at least..
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