Nightster Winter Makeover
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From: Frozelandia, Minnysota
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Here's the real problem - When I reassembled the bike back in the Spring I replaced a lot of the standard crap Harley button head torx bolts with some nice button head stainless bolts that have an allen head recess instead of the torx recess like the one pictured above. The stainless bolts apparently aren't as hard as regular steel ...
Here's the real problem - When I reassembled the bike back in the Spring I replaced a lot of the standard crap Harley button head torx bolts with some nice button head stainless bolts that have an allen head recess instead of the torx recess like the one pictured above. The stainless bolts apparently aren't as hard as regular steel ...
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Road Master
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Didn't see this post till today. Stainless aren't a good choice where you use significant torque or have heavy loads on them; there are stronger rated, but you have to look for them and they still won't approach #8 strength, which in this application I'd think would be desired. Might want to see if you could find chromed #8's. When you put torque on a stainless that was intended for a high strength steel, you're really stretching the bolt, and the threads can/will bind. Suspect by now you've gotten the stripped head bolts off, be interesting to know how you did it in that confined space. If you haven't done it yet, and the welding trick doesn't work, I wonder if you could carefully grind the head off and slip the bracket off, then get the stud out with vice grips.
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From: lincoln
hey, i really like the the air cleaner you put on your bike but how does it do performance wise. i just put the v&h big radius on my bike and I'm looking for something that will preform well with them but also look good i like the size of yours two.
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From: ga
Created a new video highlighting some of the mods to the bike. It's my first real youtube creation and it's my brother's GoPro camera that I am still not all that familiar with, so it's not the best documentary out there, but it will give you a better look at Zombie Apocalypse. Enjoy.
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Road Master
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From: NY
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Road Master
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Thanks grover. When the warm weather hits I plan to do a better video with the new GoPro Hero 2 my kids gave me for Xmas.
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Road Master
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From: NY
Thanks man. Doing the bar end signals with the internal throttle was a real feat of engineering and fabrication by Ozzie. I like not having anything hanging off the forks and struts. Really simplifies the lines.