Help needed installing fork shroud covers..
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There was no intent to flame or make you look bad. But I think you're making a mountain out of a rather simple, 1 bolt add-on. Now, if your problem is removing and reinstalling the wheel and fork tubes, that's covered in the SM and elsewhere.
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I don't think removing the sliders (fork lowers) will help. It appears the upper portion of the shroud surrounds the fork tube between the triple clamps. Therefore, you gotta slide the fork tubes up through the lower clamp, through the shroud and into the upper triple clamp. Easy peasy.
If your bike has 20,000 miles, it'd be a good time to grease the neck bearings while the tubes are removed from the triple trees.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...-bearings.html
The pic was stolen off the interwebs. It's not my bike. That lower air scoop is available in the Harley Parts and Accessories Catalog:
http://www.harley-davidson.com/store...-front-spoiler
All the help you need is around here somewhere. Keep asking questions.
If your bike has 20,000 miles, it'd be a good time to grease the neck bearings while the tubes are removed from the triple trees.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...-bearings.html
http://www.harley-davidson.com/store...-front-spoiler
All the help you need is around here somewhere. Keep asking questions.
Last edited by HarleyScuba; Oct 25, 2013 at 09:38 AM. Reason: N-U-N-Y-A
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I don't think removing the sliders (fork lowers) will help. It appears the upper portion of the shroud surrounds the fork tube between the triple clamps. Therefore, you gotta slide the fork tubes up through the lower clamp, through the shroud and into the upper triple clamp. Easy peasy.
If your bike has 20,000 miles, it'd be a good time to grease the neck bearings while the tubes are removed from the triple trees.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...-bearings.html
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If your bike has 20,000 miles, it'd be a good time to grease the neck bearings while the tubes are removed from the triple trees.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...-bearings.html
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Should have been - Remove fork tubes from trees.
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Cool beans. 
I had to do the mental hold-it-up-to-the-bike-and-scratch-your-head thing. My first thought was remove the lowers, too, and the fork seals/oil could be freshened up at the same time. I had half of it typed out for a reply before I went, "Wait a minute..."
I had to do the mental hold-it-up-to-the-bike-and-scratch-your-head thing. My first thought was remove the lowers, too, and the fork seals/oil could be freshened up at the same time. I had half of it typed out for a reply before I went, "Wait a minute..."
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No biggie~ got the directions directly from the vendor, which should of been included w the package but wasn't. I may get them done today or tomorrow...
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I just did it. Get a friend and don't bother taking off the wheel or the brake calliper.
Get the front end up in the air on a motorcycle jack, loosen up the trees and then remove your master cylinder...I think that is what it is called, bring that down, have your buddy pull out the forks, slide on the shrouds, then he can run the forks back up...easy as that.
Bolt it all back together and done. Im just about to update some pics on my project post, but here is one. Took about 20 minutes.
Get the front end up in the air on a motorcycle jack, loosen up the trees and then remove your master cylinder...I think that is what it is called, bring that down, have your buddy pull out the forks, slide on the shrouds, then he can run the forks back up...easy as that.
Bolt it all back together and done. Im just about to update some pics on my project post, but here is one. Took about 20 minutes.
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I just did it. Get a friend and don't bother taking off the wheel or the brake calliper.
Get the front end up in the air on a motorcycle jack, loosen up the trees and then remove your master cylinder...I think that is what it is called, bring that down, have your buddy pull out the forks, slide on the shrouds, then he can run the forks back up...easy as that.
Bolt it all back together and done. Im just about to update some pics on my project post, but here is one. Took about 20 minutes.
Get the front end up in the air on a motorcycle jack, loosen up the trees and then remove your master cylinder...I think that is what it is called, bring that down, have your buddy pull out the forks, slide on the shrouds, then he can run the forks back up...easy as that.
Bolt it all back together and done. Im just about to update some pics on my project post, but here is one. Took about 20 minutes.
Nice bike~
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Looks great!
As far as the front wheel, fender and caliper goes, at least you got some practice. Having a buddy around to help is nice, I just gotta catch one before they start drinkin' so they pay attention and don't drop my ****. Usually, I get plenty of satisfaction working alone.
I gotta get me one of those jacks. Nice.
As far as the front wheel, fender and caliper goes, at least you got some practice. Having a buddy around to help is nice, I just gotta catch one before they start drinkin' so they pay attention and don't drop my ****. Usually, I get plenty of satisfaction working alone.
I gotta get me one of those jacks. Nice.