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I was just wondering , it seems that the majority of bikers that post have newer bikes . I ride an 87 fxstc and was just wondering any other old bikes and what mods have you done to them .
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Ive got my 05 Springer Classic but I also have my 87 FXSTC it has been chopped 6" over lowered 1 1/2", cam ,10 !/2:1 pistons, ported & polished heads, 2 1/4" porker pipes with power cones.
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I just joined recently, but also noticed that this forum seemed to be a lot of newer bikes. I've got a 93 Springer Softail that I just purchased used about a month or two ago.
Other than a few minor tweaks, so far all I've done is put on some Hooker Headers Troublemakers and re-jetted the carb. I'm eventually planning on blacking out the motor, etc. and doing the night train look with the chrome springer front end. Before I start on any of that though, I need to put on some apes and run the wiring inside the bars, since the previous owner put on some real ugly bars and hacked/electrical taped the handlebar wiring.
What have you done to yours?
Other than a few minor tweaks, so far all I've done is put on some Hooker Headers Troublemakers and re-jetted the carb. I'm eventually planning on blacking out the motor, etc. and doing the night train look with the chrome springer front end. Before I start on any of that though, I need to put on some apes and run the wiring inside the bars, since the previous owner put on some real ugly bars and hacked/electrical taped the handlebar wiring.
What have you done to yours?
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Well I have custom made some short pipes and wraped them in header wrap . Installed a progressive air ride set up with compressor . Painted it 2002 Z06 corvette yellow with customer tribal graphics that I designed on the tank . And am in the process of installing a billet cut 21 " front wheel and a 18x5.5 with a 180 avon on the back . Primary is all apart and am ready to do the spacing and probably a chain drive . different seat , mirrors and bars . side brake light and a 9" wide strutless fender and led side market lights in the back .
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I was just wondering , it seems that the majority of bikers that post have newer bikes . I ride an 87 fxstc and was just wondering any other old bikes and what mods have you done to them .
I was just wondering , it seems that the majority of bikers that post have newer bikes . I ride an 87 fxstc and was just wondering any other old bikes and what mods have you done to them .
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'87 FLST, aka Sloptail. Mods: front rim & hub painted red; no front fender; 5-1/4 inch headlight with 100/80 watt halogen bulb; 4 inch risers; stainless steel 2 piece handlebars made from mid-'70s Sportster buckhorns with 4 inches added to ends; early '70s smooth grips; Pat Kennedy internal throttle; all wiring removed from bars; old style front master cylinder; stainless front brake line; stainless vented front rotor; lower legs, inner primary, parts of tranny, fat bobs, rear fender, fender struts, dash, taillight, oil tank, and outer primary painted Rustoleum Hammered Black; enclosed Primo primary belt drive w/Rivera clutch; outer primary cut and shaped to expose belt drive; handmade leather gas tank cover; LePera Cherokee seat; short sissy bar; laydown license plate; bluedot and blacked out taillight lens; rear '92 Sportster mag wheel painted red; SE ignition module; custom round oil tank; oil filter mounted vertically; Accel 32 amp alternator & regulator; rear turn signals blue dottted & set in close; tiny bullet front turn signals; hand-made stainless rear fender extension; horn hidden behind oil tank; LaBriola suicide clutch; handmade hand shift lever; footboards moved forward 4 inches; brake pedal cut, bent, welded to fit relocated boards; tombstone speedometer; all idiot lights removed; wrapped 2-1/4 inch drag pipes with home-made torque cones and lollipops; hand-made solid stainless steel oil lines; and ... probably a buncha stuff I'm forgetting, or am in the middle of changing.
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93 fatboy here.Mods done so far,bassani black pro street pipes,d&m spike air cleaner,12"apes
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i just bought fat50 spoke wheels chrome with bkackpowder coated spokes did not put on yet.
harley skull floorboards,pegs,grips,braided cables,stage1 carb kit www.harleyperformance.com,
i just bought fat50 spoke wheels chrome with bkackpowder coated spokes did not put on yet.
