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slammed
here are some pics of the night train. my sig pic is from it sitting stock. and the pics i uploaded are after i installed lowering bolts in the rear. i got them for $17.25 shipped to my door off of ebay. and it took maybe 2-3 hours to do the whole job. i had a buddy that has a press and we used that and it was a pretty darn easy. now i'm debating weather i'm going to drop the front or not. i got the bike all put back together and was going to take it for a ride to see how it rode but my battery was dead. i got it checked yesterday when it was having a hard time starting and they told me it was no good (i think 170 cold cranking amps) but i'm going to have a buddy buy me a new one since he's a firefighter and get 20% off.
let me know if you think it needs to be dropped more in the rear and if i should lower the front or leave it how it is. if i don't lower the front i think i'm going to get a solo seat and just save the mustage and back rest for road trips since i mount my t-bags to them.
let me know if you think it needs to be dropped more in the rear and if i should lower the front or leave it how it is. if i don't lower the front i think i'm going to get a solo seat and just save the mustage and back rest for road trips since i mount my t-bags to them.
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the 1st picture the lady walking was giving me a look after the pic. i didn't know she was in it. and also the crap under the bike is from my cousins truck not the bike. here one more pic
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Looks good bro. Did you drop 2"? I dropped 1.5" on mine and have the progressive drop-ins for the front, although I haven't installed the front yet. I'm a little dismayed by the installation and keep procrastinating the front part. 
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I dunno, the way you "slammed" the bike doesnt look right(or good to even, at least to me), where the the top portion of the frame meets the swingarm now makes the frame look "bent" when sitting, plus the bike looks like its pointed up(which you can see by looking at the bottom of the frame under the engine and tranny). Your better off keeping the rear suspension at normal height, while repositioning the rear fender lower on the struts. This of course requires alot more work, but it looks alot better as well while still giving you full suspension travel. Just my opinion though so take it for what its worth. If your happy with the way it came out, then thats all that matters. 
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Keep goen lower you have plenty more to go...Don't know what the guy above is talking about, lowering a fender? Now that would look off. Looks alot better. Mess with the spanner wrench and make sure to adjust them ride will be good.
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Slammed is good. I think the swingarm and frame look fine. You can't beat getting it done for less than $20 either. Good job.
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The softail is supposed to look like a traditional hardtail frame. When you lower the bike via shortening the mounting bolts on the shock you lift the swingarm up causing a break in the bikes frame line. It just doesn't look very good to some people like myself.
If I wanted a slammed look with a stock harley fender, Id remount the fender itself, moving it down lower(which requires new mounting holes, the old ones welded up or glass filled in)and recutting the fender itself to match the radius of the tire/rim. Yep this requires a good deal of work with some specialty tools, but the extra effort is worth it.
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The fender lines and the way the fenders are mounted on all stock harley's look terrible. They sit too high up on the struts, and the radius curves on the bottom dont match up either with the rim and tire, etc etc.
The softail is supposed to look like a traditional hardtail frame. When you lower the bike via shortening the mounting bolts on the shock you lift the swingarm up causing a break in the bikes frame line. It just doesn't look very good to some people like myself.
If I wanted a slammed look with a stock harley fender, Id remount the fender itself, moving it down lower(which requires new mounting holes, the old ones welded up or glass filled in)and recutting the fender itself to match the radius of the tire/rim. Yep this requires a good deal of work with some specialty tools, but the extra effort is worth it.
The softail is supposed to look like a traditional hardtail frame. When you lower the bike via shortening the mounting bolts on the shock you lift the swingarm up causing a break in the bikes frame line. It just doesn't look very good to some people like myself.
If I wanted a slammed look with a stock harley fender, Id remount the fender itself, moving it down lower(which requires new mounting holes, the old ones welded up or glass filled in)and recutting the fender itself to match the radius of the tire/rim. Yep this requires a good deal of work with some specialty tools, but the extra effort is worth it.
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I think it's time for sum pics GunmetalBlueNT............
JD181, nice bike man......go for a solo seat and take that ugly sissy-bar of and you will have an even nicer scoot....have a look at the Nighttrain-picture-thread, there's sum great guy's with great scoot's!!!
JD181, nice bike man......go for a solo seat and take that ugly sissy-bar of and you will have an even nicer scoot....have a look at the Nighttrain-picture-thread, there's sum great guy's with great scoot's!!!