Calling all FatBoy Lo Owners
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From: Sheboygan,Wi
Well it's been 2 months since I got my bike and I finally got home for a few days of crappy cold weather here in Wi. Had a bunch of parts waiting for me to install. I went out to the garage to fire up the heater so I could be comfortable and of course it took a dump on me. No matter I did all the work in 30-40 deg weather. First I did my grips,levers,shifters,pegs,the wife's back rest and tear drop tool box. Next was the new Rush Crossover full system pipes. First attempt at the the pipes yielded a Leak at the front port using SE gaskets. Back to the Stealership to get the regular exhaust gaskets. The regular tapered gaskets worked great, no leaks. Every thing done I put on my hoodie,jacket,gloves,face mask and long underwear and took at 30 mile ride in the 34 deg weather. The bike ran fine most of the time but had a bunch of decel popping and would sometimes hesitate and sputter around 2100 to 2300 rpm under light acceleration and steady throttle. I thought I had studied enough to know that just changing the pipes would be no problem with the ECM. Wrong! Slip on's would have been ok but the full pipes not such a good idea with out a fuel management system. Oh well live and learn. While I am gone for another 2 months I will order a stage 1 A/C and Power commander V from Fuelmoto and hope that it will help with the issues. I will be removing the reflectors and stickers later when it is warmer. Here are a couple of new pics.
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From: Sheboygan,Wi
They are the Custom Dynamics Led inserts. They work great. No problems with fast blinking on the 2011's did not need to use an load equalizer.
I have a question to all you Lo owners: I will soon have the 16" apes on mine and I am wondering, what's the likelyhood of being able to make a 1400 mile trip in 2 days on this bike this summer? I plan on going from Virginia to Oklahoma. I have no windsheild, no backrest, and I am still running the stock floorboards and seat.
I am wondering this because, in reality, this is my first bike, I'm 23, and the longest trip I have really ever made on it was a short 45 minute trip to Williamsburg so I really have almost no experience with this. I thought about trailering the bike but that is pretty damn expensive and I am not sure if it would really be worth it. Yes, I am a newb, don't hate.
I am wondering this because, in reality, this is my first bike, I'm 23, and the longest trip I have really ever made on it was a short 45 minute trip to Williamsburg so I really have almost no experience with this. I thought about trailering the bike but that is pretty damn expensive and I am not sure if it would really be worth it. Yes, I am a newb, don't hate.
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From: Sheboygan,Wi
I have a question to all you Lo owners: I will soon have the 16" apes on mine and I am wondering, what's the likelyhood of being able to make a 1400 mile trip in 2 days on this bike this summer? I plan on going from Virginia to Oklahoma. I have no windsheild, no backrest, and I am still running the stock floorboards and seat.
I am wondering this because, in reality, this is my first bike, I'm 23, and the longest trip I have really ever made on it was a short 45 minute trip to Williamsburg. I thought about trailering the bike but that is pretty damn expensive and I am not sure if it would really be worth it. Yes, I am a newb, don't hate.
I am wondering this because, in reality, this is my first bike, I'm 23, and the longest trip I have really ever made on it was a short 45 minute trip to Williamsburg. I thought about trailering the bike but that is pretty damn expensive and I am not sure if it would really be worth it. Yes, I am a newb, don't hate.
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I have a question to all you Lo owners: I will soon have the 16" apes on mine and I am wondering, what's the likelyhood of being able to make a 1400 mile trip in 2 days on this bike this summer? I plan on going from Virginia to Oklahoma. I have no windsheild, no backrest, and I am still running the stock floorboards and seat.
I am wondering this because, in reality, this is my first bike, I'm 23, and the longest trip I have really ever made on it was a short 45 minute trip to Williamsburg so I really have almost no experience with this. I thought about trailering the bike but that is pretty damn expensive and I am not sure if it would really be worth it. Yes, I am a newb, don't hate.
I am wondering this because, in reality, this is my first bike, I'm 23, and the longest trip I have really ever made on it was a short 45 minute trip to Williamsburg so I really have almost no experience with this. I thought about trailering the bike but that is pretty damn expensive and I am not sure if it would really be worth it. Yes, I am a newb, don't hate.
Good luck dude, that's a lot of miles, but totally doable, just stop regularly to stretch your legs.
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From: Valdosta, GA
I have a question to all you Lo owners: I will soon have the 16" apes on mine and I am wondering, what's the likelyhood of being able to make a 1400 mile trip in 2 days on this bike this summer? I plan on going from Virginia to Oklahoma. I have no windsheild, no backrest, and I am still running the stock floorboards and seat.
I am wondering this because, in reality, this is my first bike, I'm 23, and the longest trip I have really ever made on it was a short 45 minute trip to Williamsburg so I really have almost no experience with this. I thought about trailering the bike but that is pretty damn expensive and I am not sure if it would really be worth it. Yes, I am a newb, don't hate.
I am wondering this because, in reality, this is my first bike, I'm 23, and the longest trip I have really ever made on it was a short 45 minute trip to Williamsburg so I really have almost no experience with this. I thought about trailering the bike but that is pretty damn expensive and I am not sure if it would really be worth it. Yes, I am a newb, don't hate.
My second street bike was a Suzuki Volusia.. 800cc I took it on many trips but never the kind of miles you're talking about.. that bike was HORRIBLE on trips... the seat was a bitch and the vibration from high rpms at interstate speeds made my hands go to sleep.. I literally HAD to stop every 45 minutes as my hand and a$$ would be killing me.. but I still took 200-300 mile one-way trips on it..
Next bike was a 1600cc Yamaha Roadie... night and day difference.. no high rpms on the interstate and the seat was better but not great.. I wound up replacing the stock seat with a Mustang seat and I could ride for hours without needing to stop..
On the Lo, the stock seat is ok.. but I still want to stop after about an hour and a half.. and I get some tingling in my right hand.. the stock bars feel like they are about 1-2 inches too far away... don't think I could do 700 miles/day on it.... but with a different seat/bars I think I could ride all day..
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I have a question to all you Lo owners: I will soon have the 16" apes on mine and I am wondering, what's the likelyhood of being able to make a 1400 mile trip in 2 days on this bike this summer? I plan on going from Virginia to Oklahoma. I have no windsheild, no backrest, and I am still running the stock floorboards and seat.
I am wondering this because, in reality, this is my first bike, I'm 23, and the longest trip I have really ever made on it was a short 45 minute trip to Williamsburg so I really have almost no experience with this. I thought about trailering the bike but that is pretty damn expensive and I am not sure if it would really be worth it. Yes, I am a newb, don't hate.
I am wondering this because, in reality, this is my first bike, I'm 23, and the longest trip I have really ever made on it was a short 45 minute trip to Williamsburg so I really have almost no experience with this. I thought about trailering the bike but that is pretty damn expensive and I am not sure if it would really be worth it. Yes, I am a newb, don't hate.