Open up your text books ladies...
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Cruiser
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Lincoln, NE
Open up your text books ladies...
I'm installing new risers (no pictures yet until the bike is done [should be later this week]) and I have a question...
Flip to page 2-96 in your 2009 Softail manual. If I remove bolt number 8, rigid fork leg stud, will everything be okay or do I need to be careful with the preloaded springer bs? After carefully examining the manual, it looks like the rigid fork leg extends into the upper triple clamp and will still be held in place without the bolt. I plan to just do one riser at a time. Am I good or do I need to do something with the fork legs so that don't go whippin all over the place?
Just to answer the question, I am going to a rigid handlebar mount and getting rid of that rubber bushing crap. Basically, my riser bolt goes from directly underneath the handlebar into the rigid fork leg.
-Barry-
Flip to page 2-96 in your 2009 Softail manual. If I remove bolt number 8, rigid fork leg stud, will everything be okay or do I need to be careful with the preloaded springer bs? After carefully examining the manual, it looks like the rigid fork leg extends into the upper triple clamp and will still be held in place without the bolt. I plan to just do one riser at a time. Am I good or do I need to do something with the fork legs so that don't go whippin all over the place?
Just to answer the question, I am going to a rigid handlebar mount and getting rid of that rubber bushing crap. Basically, my riser bolt goes from directly underneath the handlebar into the rigid fork leg.
-Barry-
R.I.P. BROTHER
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 3,076
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From: Colorado Springs
Jeezus Bob....
The whole snowmobile thing has me spazzwadded out!!
Pipes, Compression, Clutching, Primary, secondary, ramps, shocks, vents, graphics, Avalanch beacons? Shovels? Bibs? Ouch my pockets hurt.....Its insane.
I'm almost done.
Wait til ya see it.
Its gonna be wicked!!
Got the joker pegs on my bike tho....Man that stuff is nice!!
The whole snowmobile thing has me spazzwadded out!!
Pipes, Compression, Clutching, Primary, secondary, ramps, shocks, vents, graphics, Avalanch beacons? Shovels? Bibs? Ouch my pockets hurt.....Its insane.
I'm almost done.
Wait til ya see it.
Its gonna be wicked!!
Got the joker pegs on my bike tho....Man that stuff is nice!!
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dang my f7 is so fast i couldent even think of modding it cant wait to see it ,i have some pegs coming too, from twist and they look sweet.........pm some pics of the sled so we dont highjack this fork tube handle bar thread.....lol
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R.I.P. BROTHER
Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Colorado Springs
Not til its done Bob. Not til its done. 10,000 above sea-level on a steep mountain in the rockies carving thru waist deep powder calls for mods.
Now back to the fork tube exploding handlebar text book thread!!
Now back to the fork tube exploding handlebar text book thread!!
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Cruiser
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Lincoln, NE
Now that we're back on track...j/k!
Bolt removed, no explosions. I was just worried because I knew that the springer front end was under some sort of tension, just not sure where how it all connected.
Bolt removed, no explosions. I was just worried because I knew that the springer front end was under some sort of tension, just not sure where how it all connected.