I installed the full DK Customs kits last night and was impressed with the quality parts and instructions. I took the opportunity to relocate the signals and tidy things up. I still have to get my bars, top clamp, fwd. controls, extensions, intake, and tuner ordered.

I also swapped out the 13" RK's for the OEM shocks so I could get the RK's worked over and chopped to 11's. I REALLY like the ride at 11", but it's LOW and now my pegs drag. It really settled her down on the highway with the increased rake. I hope it does well 2-up still.

I had intended all along to stuff the most aggressive cams I can on the stock internals, but I don't want to give up ANY bottom end, or sacrifice mid or top for more bottom end since I ride a lot of 2-up. Are there still cams that will increase across the board that I should look into? What can I expect going from stock to whichever cams fit my requirements? Driveability issues?

 

Bike is looking great man. Nice job on the lift and tuck. I got my street glide shocks back from Phoenix Customs on Friday. Haven't installed them yet but they look good and the turn around time was simply amazing. I shipped them out USPS on a Friday, they got them there on the following Tuesday and I had them back in hand by the following Friday. 1 week turnaround from AZ. Can't wait to see how they ride.

Can't help you on the cams. I am totally cluesless...

 

Thanks for the info on the turn-around time man...that's awesome. Where did you get your upper fork tube covers...or are they leather?

The belt is definitely a lot tighter since the 2" drop...I didn't think it would make that much of a difference since 13" seems like the point in which the two sprockets are farthest apart. Going to have to slap the lower guard back on and go through the whole procedure. :\

 

Thanks for the info on the turn-around time man...that's awesome. Where did you get your upper fork tube covers...or are they leather?

The belt is definitely a lot tighter since the 2" drop...I didn't think it would make that much of a difference since 13" seems like the point in which the two sprockets are farthest apart. Going to have to slap the lower guard back on and go through the whole procedure. :\

 

OP, sorry to ask but, what have you done to your bike? I'm a bit confused...13"/11" drop in what? lol

 

I covered the fork tubes with black paracord using a wrapping technique I learned in the Marines about 30 years ago. It's really simple and Paracord is VERY cheap - the whole project costs about $5 to do. Get 100' of paracord at any Army/Navy store - that's more than enough. I'm going to start a thread on it one of these days to demonstrate the technique in more detail but if you're interested you can get an idea about it from this youtube video (he gets into the wrapping at about the 4 min mark). He's doing a knife handle but it's the same principle on forks...ummm...the motorcycle type. The important things are: 1) Create the proper loop and leave yourself plenty of tail to pull on to secure the end of the cord when you're done; 2) run the loop up the back side of the forks with the loop at the top just above the top triple clamp and the dangling end six or eight inches below the bottom clamp. It's hardly noticeable but the loop you are wrapping over will create a slight buldge the length of the wrap, so it looks best to have that on the back side of the forks where it's not readily visible. And it's easier to pull down to secure the loop; 3) keep the wraps as tight as you can. Work slowly starting at the top of the bottom triple clamp and as you go up with each wrap, push the wraps down and together while you maintain tension on the paracord so you don't have any gaps in the wraps. It's not an easy technique at first and doing it on the forks when they are mounted on the bike can be cumbersome. If you screw up, unwrap everything and start over. I started and stopped two or three times but all together it took me about 30 minutes per fork. You'll want to unbolt the front brake line from the bottom triple clamp and move it out of the way. Same goes for turn signal wires if you have them mounted on the lower clamp...unless you want to wrap over them.

Make sure you have enough paracord when you start on each fork. As I recall I used about 30' of cord for each fork. The technique works really well and if done right looks great when you're done, IMO. And for the price it's a dirt cheap mod, worth giving it a shot.

 

That's awesome man!!! That stuff is gooder than duct tape. I don't know how many times I've wanted to paracord a knife, gun, or other item and am just too ignorant to even give it a try. This may be the project that I finally learn how and get me some paracord. There are just so many different patterns / weaves. Anyway...looks good.

Sorry Voon...my used N came with RK shocks which are 13" tall. I swapped in the OEM shocks yesterday which are only 11" tall. I REALLY like, but I know at least my brand new DB pegs drag, and who knows what else. Since I ride 2-up at times, I'm not sure if I'll have the RK's chopped down to 11" or slightly taller to compensate.

 

Thanks. Ya, I am toying with the idea of doing a pattern with orange and black cord. Will be easier with the front end off the frame, but I suspect it will still be pretty time consuming. And after who knows how many hours...I may not like the look. Still might give it a shot though. It's gonna be a long winter.

 

I really like that look! How is it when cleaning the bugs off?

Where I am I would have a hundred of em on that paracord after the first day.

If they clean out easy I am going to pick up some black paracord!

 

Cool deal on the relocations...looks Good!

When you switch to the forward controls you will have a bit more clearance for your pegs.