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Old May 6, 2009 | 09:59 AM
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Hi All,
Last year my brother was killed on his 2003 Road King and I bought it from the insurance company to fix it up and ride it. I have it done except the fork covers are dented, and I have new ones to replace them with. I am unemployed so I have lots of time and was told this is not a hard job. I have a jack and tools, just want to see if there is any hidden things to watch out for.
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Doug
 
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Old May 6, 2009 | 10:14 AM
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First of all, I'm very sorry about your brother, it's always tough to lose a family member.

Not sure what you mean when you say "fork covers"...
 
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Sometimes the covers are called "tins", they are mounted on the top of the front forks.
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HARLEY FL TOURING SOFTAIL FORK TUBE SLIDER COVER #630D, this is an add from ebay.
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Cow bells.

Not a bad job. Manual helps. You can do it without removing the wheel from the legs. Slide the tubes out of the triple trees, remove and replace the bells.
 
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Sorry about your brother, I know how you feel. I too, lost my brother on a bike. It's been almost 11 years now, still seems like yesterday.
I have a stock pair of fork bells that I took off of my '08 FLHX if you want/need them. I replaced them with Arlen Ness's fork "boot" bells for a different look. PM me if you want the stockers, pay shipping and I'll send them to you. Thanks, Shaun

They're alot easier to change on a road king than my street glide....
these are the ones I put on my bike-

 
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