883L Mod questions
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I've been reading lots of posts on the mods I want to do and am getting lost on so much information, hoping someone can shed some light on a few questions.
Handlebar
Riding my 883 Low the stock handlebar seems to put my hands on an odd angle, I feel like twisting it up and wide a few inches, what sort of handlebar would achieve this?
Suspension
Coming back from Biarritz to London I started dreading potholes, I do one long solo run of more than 1k miles per year, the hog rides and shorter less than 200 miles 2 up something easy to adjust for 2 up would be a plus.
For the front, am curious about this
Front break
What has proven to work here? Am open to change the caliper and pads.
-------- List of ideas - Will update the list as I go along
Front suspension
Ricor 39mm Intiminators (anyone know where to order in the UK?)
Front break
£31 Lyndall Racing Brakes Z-Pads
Handlebar
Riding my 883 Low the stock handlebar seems to put my hands on an odd angle, I feel like twisting it up and wide a few inches, what sort of handlebar would achieve this?
Suspension
Coming back from Biarritz to London I started dreading potholes, I do one long solo run of more than 1k miles per year, the hog rides and shorter less than 200 miles 2 up something easy to adjust for 2 up would be a plus.
For the front, am curious about this
Front break
What has proven to work here? Am open to change the caliper and pads.
-------- List of ideas - Will update the list as I go along
Front suspension
Ricor 39mm Intiminators (anyone know where to order in the UK?)
Front break
£31 Lyndall Racing Brakes Z-Pads
Handlebars - they are adjustable! You can rotate them in their clamps in both directions, which may significantly improve your riding comfort. My Glide was particularly bad when I first got it, but after a few tweaks everything suddenly dropped into place, so to speak.
Shocks - I suggest you talk to Hagons and get a set of their Nitros for your rear end.
Forks 1 - a problem area! On my Sporty I have single-rate springs from Race Tech plus Emulators. I can't recommend the latter as they don't seem to do any good, so I bought Intiminators for my Glide, which I imported from the USA. There is a UK importer, but they don't seem to hold any stock and charge an arm and a leg! PM me if you have never imported stuff before.
Forks 2 - A fundamental problem of Harleys in general and Sportys in particular is that the forks sag too much when anyone heavier than a sparrow sits on them. The consequence is that we are all riding around on only a small portion of the total available travel. The reason for using single-rate springs, matched to your weight, is to maximise available travel and dispense with the short-comings of progressive-rate ones, which are a compromise.
Brakes - I have recently given up on Lyndall as they are just not reliable as a company. Try EBC pads - British and widely available - such as from 'Brakes4u Ltd'. Add a braided brake hose for a little extra.
Hope that helps!
Last edited by grbrown; 10-09-2014 at 09:52 AM. Reason: Spelling!
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