Help needed installing fork shroud covers..
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Help needed installing fork shroud covers..
Just order some fork shroud covers from lowbrow customs, however, no installation came with the package. So how are these installed? Any videos, etc? I did a youtube search but didn't come up w anything..
Assistance is much appreciated~
Assistance is much appreciated~
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Remove the front caliper (don't let it hang by the hose - tie it up with zip ties), front wheel, fender, and drop the tubes from the triple trees.
Take pics during disassembly, if you need to. Test fit them. If the radius on the top is too big or too far from the bottom of the top tree and flops around too much, use an o-ring to take up the slop (blue arrow). Other than that, it looks like the tab (built into the shroud covers) is held by the lower fork tube clamp bolt (red arrow).
Just hold 'em up to your bike and scratch your head. That's what I do.
Use a torque wrench. You're gonna need the torque specs, like in the Service Manual. Obviously, you're gonna need a way to hold the front of the bike in the air.
Not my bike:
Take pics during disassembly, if you need to. Test fit them. If the radius on the top is too big or too far from the bottom of the top tree and flops around too much, use an o-ring to take up the slop (blue arrow). Other than that, it looks like the tab (built into the shroud covers) is held by the lower fork tube clamp bolt (red arrow).
Just hold 'em up to your bike and scratch your head. That's what I do.
Use a torque wrench. You're gonna need the torque specs, like in the Service Manual. Obviously, you're gonna need a way to hold the front of the bike in the air.
Not my bike:
Last edited by HarleyScuba; Oct 24, 2013 at 06:43 PM. Reason: nunya
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According to the vendor, no, fender needs to be removed.. Plus it makes the bike look better. Wish I could find a "How to video" on this 
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Remove the front caliper (don't let it hang by the hose - tie it up with zip ties), front wheel, fender, and drop the tubes from the triple trees.
Take pics during disassembly, if you need to. Test fit them. If the radius on the top is too big or too far from the bottom of the top tree and flops around too much, use an o-ring to take up the slop (blue arrow). Other than that, it looks like the tab (built into the shroud covers) is held by the lower fork tube clamp bolt (red arrow).
Just hold 'em up to your bike and scratch your head. That's what I do.
Use a torque wrench. You're gonna need the torque specs, like in the Service Manual. Obviously, you're gonna need a way to hold the front of the bike in the air.
Not my bike:
Take pics during disassembly, if you need to. Test fit them. If the radius on the top is too big or too far from the bottom of the top tree and flops around too much, use an o-ring to take up the slop (blue arrow). Other than that, it looks like the tab (built into the shroud covers) is held by the lower fork tube clamp bolt (red arrow).
Just hold 'em up to your bike and scratch your head. That's what I do.
Use a torque wrench. You're gonna need the torque specs, like in the Service Manual. Obviously, you're gonna need a way to hold the front of the bike in the air.
Not my bike:
Thanks, where did you get that scoop option on the bike, looks nice...
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Jack up the bike.
Remove the wheel and fender.
Remove the sliders from the forks.
Slide on the shrouds.
Check fit, use rubber o-ring if required on top.
The shroud has one bolt that should align with the lower tree bolt.
I'm assuming you have a Service Manual and torque wrench.
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How hard can it be?
Jack up the bike.
Remove the wheel and fender.
Remove the sliders from the forks.
Slide on the shrouds.
Check fit, use rubber o-ring if required on top.
The shroud has one bolt that should align with the lower tree bolt.
I'm assuming you have a Service Manual and torque wrench.
Jack up the bike.
Remove the wheel and fender.
Remove the sliders from the forks.
Slide on the shrouds.
Check fit, use rubber o-ring if required on top.
The shroud has one bolt that should align with the lower tree bolt.
I'm assuming you have a Service Manual and torque wrench.
