Sweet success!i
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Sweet success!i
I just finished a bunch of work on my road king. Haven't even had a test drive yet but I'm so pleased and satisfied that I can hardly stand it. I have an older road king (97) and I've had it since it's early retirement from police duty in 99. I just finished upgrading it with new front end stuff. Polished lower legs, wheel, brembos, race tech springs, emulators. Should be like riding a whole new bike tomorrow morning. The most pleasing thing though is knowing that I did it for pennies on the dollar and every part was chosen with purpose and put together carefully and cleanly. I'll try my hand at posting some pics tomorrow but I have to get it out on the road before I can brag too much! Thanks for all the help! Couldn't have done it without the helpful information from members of this forum.
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Thanks for the replies. It turned out great! Man those Brembo brakes really work great. I think I might want to valve it a little stiffer and increase the preload but I'll ride it awhile first. I haven't put the fairing back on yet and that adds a fair bit of weight so I think it'll be a little soft. I've been riding it bare this morning and I havent done that in several months so that changes the handling and feel too. Sure seems nice and smooth. I parked at Lowes to run in and get something and came back out to a whole group gathered around it so I guess it still turns heads! I'll try to get some pics posted in a bit.
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Nicely done!
I know the feeling. I just finished a cam project. Not nearly as complicated as a front end rebuild but that project will be on my list eventually.
Make sure you post up details and pics so I can refer to it when I get there.
Congratulations!
Make sure you post up details and pics so I can refer to it when I get there.
Congratulations!
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Before Pic
Ok, this isn't the best "before" pic but its all I can find at the moment and I'm just learning this pic posting process.
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After pic
I called in a real photographer (my wife) and her equipment this afternoon for the after pics.
I've got several pics I took during the process but I've still got to get them uploaded. I'll try to post them tomorrow. Do I need to be doing something different, making them smaller or something? I couldn't find any instructions on posting pics......and yes, my head gaskets are leaking.
BTW...my wife is as good looking as the photos she takes
And with the fairing:
I've got several pics I took during the process but I've still got to get them uploaded. I'll try to post them tomorrow. Do I need to be doing something different, making them smaller or something? I couldn't find any instructions on posting pics......and yes, my head gaskets are leaking.
BTW...my wife is as good looking as the photos she takes
And with the fairing:
Last edited by Kannonball; Apr 8, 2012 at 03:16 AM.
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