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For me it's one of the best bikes in my 37 riding years.
Do's: Full Dyno stage 1 plus Screaming Eagle Street Cannons. I actually like the looks of them, fits the robust look of the FB. Skinny 2 in ones not so much imho. One more, get the 15" windscreen perfect. I'm 6ft tall)
Dont's: scrape the pegs too much when she asks for it
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Sadly we seem to be really limited on choice for pipes at the moment in the UK, i may end up picking up a set of V&H Slip ons for now until i decide on a full system later down the line.
Forward controls is something i really want to do, but they dont seem to exist without a heavy degree of fabrication.
This is the longest week ever waiting for the ride... she's in a warehouse in Belgium, getting shipped over to my local dealer in the coming days. We've got a really nice bout of 20c+ weather at the moment, hopefully that'll continue through until collection
you can join "harley m8 softail owners group" on Facebook and I did an entire parts list and install hints for the forward controls. About an easy hour job. No fab. Required.
you can join "harley m8 softail owners group" on Facebook and I did an entire parts list and install hints for the forward controls. About an easy hour job. No fab. Required.
Nice! I'll take a look.
I wonder if a straight swap with 2018 Fatbob controls would work...?
Picked her up yesterday, had a good 80mile blast after work. WOW - the performance is unreal, it pulls like a train through all the gear and rev ranges - I'm actually finding the controls comfortable now im a little more used to it. The taste of bugs has never been sweeter!
Very nice - always have like the street bobs. Only thing I might do right away other than the standard exhaust, air and tune, would try pushing bars forward some. Hard to tell from pics, but looks like they pull back a good bit. I have long arms and pushing the bars forward would be a more natural position for me with the mid foot controls. Have fun with it
Very nice - always have like the street bobs. Only thing I might do right away other than the standard exhaust, air and tune, would try pushing bars forward some. Hard to tell from pics, but looks like they pull back a good bit. I have long arms and pushing the bars forward would be a more natural position for me with the mid foot controls. Have fun with it
Yea I pushed the bars forwards a bit , it suited me better.
I love he street bob. I had a Dyna version of it a couple years ago. The biggest thing that felt better to me was putting forward controls on. The stock bars felt surprisingly good.
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