The All things ROAD KING SPECIAL THREAD
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2013
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From: Merryland
Next, gently pry up the plastic trim around the fork lock. The bar clamp cover is held on by three fasteners. There is a machine screw and 8mm/5/16" nut in the front and two screws by the lock. (That front screw is a little tricky if you have big fingers, so have a magnet handy in case you loose grip on the nut or washer.) Remove the cover and gain access to the handlebar clamp. Loosen the allen bolts (best to use an allen-head socket and ratchet, as these are pretty tight and you'll need more leverage that you'd get with an allen key.) holding the clamp enough to move the handle bar to your desired position.
Re-assemble in reverse order and make sure you tighten the handlebar clamp down securely, before you put everything back together.
Tourer
Joined: Feb 2017
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From: Maryland
Actually, there is an easier way----If you look at the little name plate that says "RoadKing" on top of the nacelle just in front of the steering stem lock, you pop that off and you can access the 2 rear bolts in the top clamp. You can loosen them enough to move the bars up/down to your liking, then tighten them back up to spec and pop the "RoadKing" plate back on.
Ret showed me that trick after he installed my 12 inch bars. No need to have to take the whole nacelle apart to just change the bars angle.
Ret showed me that trick after he installed my 12 inch bars. No need to have to take the whole nacelle apart to just change the bars angle.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jul 2012
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From: Cranbourne, VIC Australia
Actually, there is an easier way----If you look at the little name plate that says "RoadKing" on top of the nacelle just in front of the steering stem lock, you pop that off and you can access the 2 rear bolts in the top clamp. You can loosen them enough to move the bars up/down to your liking, then tighten them back up to spec and pop the "RoadKing" plate back on.
Ret showed me that trick after he installed my 12 inch bars. No need to have to take the whole nacelle apart to just change the bars angle.
Ret showed me that trick after he installed my 12 inch bars. No need to have to take the whole nacelle apart to just change the bars angle.
Advanced
Joined: Mar 2017
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From: Burleson, Tx.
Got a real tach now
Installed the harley Speedo with tach. I know the tach is kinda small but this is the first bike I've had without it and I missed having it. Pretty cool and you can change the colors on every thing (dial, LCD, needles ). It says 600 colors. Still playing with that. Digging it and looks oem
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Cardiff, CA
Hmm, my Road King Special came with a tach.
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Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2013
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From: Merryland
Actually, there is an easier way----If you look at the little name plate that says "RoadKing" on top of the nacelle just in front of the steering stem lock, you pop that off and you can access the 2 rear bolts in the top clamp. You can loosen them enough to move the bars up/down to your liking, then tighten them back up to spec and pop the "RoadKing" plate back on.
Ret showed me that trick after he installed my 12 inch bars. No need to have to take the whole nacelle apart to just change the bars angle.
Ret showed me that trick after he installed my 12 inch bars. No need to have to take the whole nacelle apart to just change the bars angle.
Otherwise, yes, that would be much, much easier.
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Joined: Mar 2017
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From: Burleson, Tx.
Yes, it does come with a tiny 1/4 inch tall digital readout tach, but I prefer the sweeping hand of an analog type. Just easier to read at a glance for me.