ok, i am a newer member here (after purchasing my 07 Road King Custom July 07).

I have been wanting to do something different with the King, so please forgive me if this question has been asked before........

Is there anybody that offersa different gas tank with more swooping/flowing curves on the bottom and top of the tank? I just want a little different look.....maybe something on the style of the (dont shoot me) VTX 1300 or Victory Gas tanks.....

Also wondering if anybody ever put pull-back barson..., like what are on soft-tails?

Also any 5* reasonable rake kits out there??

Just thinking...anybody

Thanks In Advance

 

Pick up American Iron mag. or others like that, or use the links right here in the forum, there is folks out there that offer the type product you want, but between the cost of the tank, and painting it, it ain't going to be cheap, good luck.

 

I have been working with Don at the old D & D gas tank or now it is called Fat Catz his link is here: http://www.fatkatz.com/pages/tank_01.html
[ul][*]He is just doing a tank that is (within reason ) adjustable until ordered from 4 gal to 10 gal as they can be cut & welded at any width.[*]It wraps around, in the rear to the curve of the seat.[*]It is smooth top with one aircraft filler.[*]Carb is std. and the EFI unit has a concealed fuel pump that is external (big Cubes no problems here)and the low fuel warning light is a remote LED.[*]Gauges must be mounted elsewhere (think Dakota, like handlebars). There is no dash, go to HD for that style. This goes for the Road King like you got.[*] Think a long low smooth chopper tank but on a FL.[*]Not like the bulbous tanks for sale for the ridicules price of over a $ grand plus WTF? [*]Custom made for you![/ul]Now for the raked triple tree question. Next Post.

 

They already handle bad enough (IMO) may consider trying them to get them to handle better as I believe they are made to cruise on trips or around town in comfort.

But who am I to you, no buddy!

Biking is for the individual so you should do with your bike what you want. I have seen raked out FL bikes before. I believe you will have a bit of a problem here as the triple trees already have a 4 1/2 degree rake and are located behind the steering stem. With the current offset, you have 6.2" of trail, which is lazy and non-responsive at best. If you cut and rake the neck, extend fork tubes to make frame level, your trail & wheel flop will increase even more.

If you wish, you can decide to do this project by figuring out what is acceptable by:
1. Downloading your own “Rake & Trail Calculator” from here. LINK: motorcyclemetal.com/ Do not worry, it is safe as there is no Spyware or any other kind of crap on my site or in this application. The phone # is mine to call & bitch at anytime.
2. The next thing you do is decide on how “much over” stock fork length you need to go. For a list of fork lengths go to your Do-It-Yourself section for the information
3. Than go to the Metzeler Partial Tire Guide under “Carbon Fiber Wheel Sizes,” view or download the PDF than you can calculate both the projected rear and front diameter sizes + tire weight and sidewall profile.
4. With all of the above information calculated, go to the “Rake & Trail + Our Solution” and pick and choose what information is applicable to your project.
5. With the bike frame measured for your wanted ground clearance, adjust your shock length with (bike + riders = Total) sag included, for the wanted rear swingarm height.
6. Next calculate out using your new “R &T calculator” you just installed, by using the above information what rake, trail, and triple tree offset is needed to accomplish your desired handling characteristics.
7. With that finished, than figure out how much total sag is in the front forks, allow for that by adding to fork length.

Now you do not need any friend’s to tell you how to do it. You have done it yourself and since you have done it yourself, you are positive it is correct.

I wonder if OCC does this? I guess I might have missed that episode. There you have it, good luck!

 

You also mentioned something about it being up to the individual, which is good, because I don't have a clue where you get the idea the Road King is a bad-handling bike. I used to be able to put my front tire on my first-year Honda V45 Interceptor between every striped line on the highway up to 55mph no sweat. I can get up to 50mph without much problem with my RKC. It's no roadracer but it's damn close for as big a bike as it is. I absolutely love its handling characteristics.

 

Get yourself AMERICAN BAGGER Mag.... Lots of ideas in there!

 

You can also check with RWD, http://www.russwernimont.com/store/i...c372362ed8bd70. Definately not cheap, but looks awesome, IMO.

 

In my opinion (IMO) I have a Fl. I have ridden it. I ride & have other HD's. I know the difference between what I like and what I do not like. I have my experiences to fall back on and in my opinion (IMO) a FL in stock configuration is not a very good handling bike to put it mildly. I love Harleys and my FL but I modified it to suit me. If you were to dig a little deeper you can find my reasons and logic. If you do not, than that is up to you. I know my bike is a much better handling bike now. If you are around & see me, I will be happy to show you. What is good and what is bad is all up to the individual and his bar of acceptance. Is there a bad Harley (outside of a neglected bike)? Any day riding is a good day!

 

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American Bagger is a great source of info for mods to your Road King.
Pick up a copy if you haven't already.
You'll be surprised by what's available for an HD bagger....I know I was.

http://www.americanbagger.com/

 

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