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Has anyone ever successfully mounted the Road King Custom console kit to a carb bike? I did some research and seemed it would fit the earlier bikes, but what I didn't figure out was that the kit relies on the fuel pump top plate which of course my bike doesn't have :-(
Really frustrated as it wasn't cheap! Found a NOS one so you can imagine what I paid for it :-D
I actually think it wouldn't be all that hard to fabricate, but I am not sure which route to go. The mount plate that comes in the kit could easily be mounted if I could fit some rivnuts and spacers at the bottom part of the oval section, but I am not sure how I would seal that with anything that is fuel resistant? Failing that it's a welding job, not sure if I can be bothered to bite that cherry...but, my tank does have a ding which would be an opportunity to fix!
I have a road king dash (from my 2009) that I am selling. It has an additional button switch added (used for garage door opener) I will be posting for sale in the classified section soon.
Let me know if interested...
Pics attached
What about some heavy duty double sided foam tape for a bracket to hold console bolt?
Gorilla or 3M are some brands
To be honest I've been thinking about JB Weld to get the bracket onto the tank. Clean off a bit of paint and have at it....there is no crazy forces on the console, so I think that's the way to go. I need to figure out a way to raise the bracket a little, but that should be solvable. Now I need to figure out how much, not sure the depth of the gasket and fuel pump plate is on the later bike.
Work in progress! 3D printed a plate that I have some melt in thread inserts arriving to secure the mount plate too. Will VHB tape that to the tank and away we go!
Going this route before I think about doing anything it metal, might not need to go so drastic!
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Road King Custom Console
