Hey everyone. Hope you all like pictures!

Back at the end of January I managed to work out a deal on a 2020 Road Glide Limited in Zephyr Blue/Black Sunglo with the blacked-out treatment & RDRS. I had been on the fence between Limited vs Special but when the deal was put before me, it all but made the decision for me.

Anyway, whichever option I chose, I knew I’d end up changing quite a bit. So here we are. Some parts are still in progress, either awaiting shipment, being made, or being painted. I’ve got a small pile of parts waiting for these in-flight items before they can be installed too.

At the moment, it still only has 6 miles. It was snowing when I bought it, and since then it’s been in various stages of customization.

A brief list of the major changes:

• Extended Saddlebags (from the Special)
• CVO Rear Fender
• CVO Gauges
• Color-matched Inner Fairing w/color matched vent
• HD Wrapped Front Fender
• Factory47 16” Signature Bars
• Magnum Shielding Black Pearl lines (including lower legs)
• Mueller Hydro-Clutch
• Complete Kahuna Collection
• Detached Tour-Pak
• Freedom Shields Sport Touring Shield (Dark Grey, 12”)
• C&C Solo Seat
• C&C SportTour Seat
• C&C Reupholstered Tour-Pak backrest and speaker-pods

More updates and photos to come as work progresses.

Right now, I plan to run the engine stock for the summer. This fall, I’ll be going to either a FM 128” or 130” with all the necessary parts to support it. I was going to do the stage 1 now, but I didn’t want to buy parts that wouldn’t work with the big bore engine build. Been down that road before and I’m trying to not buy the same parts twice.

Here it is on the showroom floor:


Off with the Tour-Pak and rear fender:


Under the outer fairing – this was my first time inside a 2015+ RG. Quite different from my 2010:


Tank off so I can remove the stock brake lines:




With so many parts coming off, organizing the fasteners is not something to overlook:


A sneak-peak at the color-matched inner fairing:




Pulled the stock front fender so it didn’t accidentally get damaged and hopefully get sold one day:


Inner fairing removed, not a hard job, but takes some time:


Stock bars and lines gone:


About this time, the service manual finally showed up. Something I do right away is visit Fedex Kinkos to have it spiral bound. It’s only about $13 to do, and the books lay perfectly flat when working.


Finally to a point where stuff is being put on the bike, not just taken off:


Factory47 16” Signature bars, wires ran and Kahuna heated grips. Also took this as an opportunity to swap over to the lighted switch control modules too:


The Factory47 bars and the Magnum Shielding kit were the first items ordered:


While all this was going on, I had some pieces powder-coated. Mostly small pieces, but if left chrome they just looked out of place:

• Jiffystand & mount
• Horn bracket
• Rear shift lever
• Solo Tour-Pak mount
• Sissybar Pad Bracket

Finally coming together – just waiting for the CVO Speedo/Tach assembly. Also ditched the honeycomb speaker grills in favor of the HogTunes grills.


Zephyr Blue Vent:


Wrapped front fender installed:


Freedom Sport Touring 12” Dark Grey shield:


Pretty much how it sits at the moment:




Decided since I had time, I would ditch the lead wheel weights in favor of balance beads. Word of caution, with TPMS you can’t put the beads in through the valve stem.

My stock wheels had 5 weights on the front wheel, and 2 on the rear.


Little touches like black screens on the front brake calipers make a big difference.
Also removed the reflectors (word on the street is that removing the reflectors add 10HP/TQ).

 

And more pictures...

Custom Dynamics Probeam Bullet Bezel LED signals. These are gloss black, not chrome. Picture is very reflective.
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Blacking out the previously chrome pieces made this area come together nicely.
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No more chrome jiffystand and mount:
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Rider’s view – I have no interest in the corded headset/console. So, I removed it and replaced it with the console sans comm port. Added the emblem from the Road Glide Special to pull it all together:
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Had a spare 6 pin Molex connector in my parts bin. I bought 6 sealing pins for it to close the holes and then cut them off flush. This way the headset wiring isn’t exposed to the elements should I ever decide to switch back.
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The Tour-Pak wiring, all snug and tucked in while the Tour-Pak is removed:
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A higher shot shows the Kahuna Passenger Pegs that I installed in place of the footboards:
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I wasn’t a fan of the brushed silver/black writing six speed emblem in the transmission cover. So, I ordered the gloss black/silver writing one from a standard Street/Road Glide.
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Fairing shots:
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I don’t have the time, patience or desire to do any of that but damn it looks good! Thanks for sharing.

 

I need one of those!

 

You certainly didn't waste any time in getting down to business with the customizing! That thing will be insane when you're done.

 

Really like those Magnum lines. I've been looking at them for awhile but figure mine would look better with 90 degree banjos at the master cylinders.
Seems like they don't make an on the shelf once piece like that (mostly 30 degree) so I would have to piece together a few kits. Pain in the *** and expensive.

 

Man I like that bike! Gonna be a serious machine when it's done, keep us updated.

 

Thanks for following along!

Wasn't expecting to have an update so soon, but last night my painter sent me a few pictures. These parts should be ready sometime within the next several days.







You're right, they're much more expensive than I remembered. I'm sure it's due to the amount of lines in the kit now and that they are including wiring extensions too.

They have 2 kit styles though - one that includes the lowers to match, and one that doesn't.

If you went with custom made cables, you could skip the lower and save some cost that way. But you're right, it still isn't cheap.

 

Wow impressed, first class all the way!
Congratulations on a beautiful machine!

 

Bike looks amazing Redbeard...simply STUNNING! Love that color!!! I am a fan of the new Limited front fender emblems so I do miss seeing those on the wrap-around fender. I realize space is an issue there but if those emblems attach with 3M double sided tape maybe give consideration to adding them at the bottom rear of your new CVO style saddlebags. You've done a hell of a job putting this all together can't wait to see the finished product.