leavin it stock...foreva
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[QUOTE=Mike;12177128]I kept my bike stock, too. It's a 2007 Road King Police, formerly in sheriffs green color.
I make a couple of cosmetic changes to it, using Harley parts, so it's still mostly stock, or at least it's just like OEM. Not OEM exactly, but using OEM parts, which is almost the same thing. And I upgraded the motor to a 107, but using the stock jugs, just bored out a little, and some CP high compression pistons. And I added a 5.5" wide rear wheel, so I could run a 180 rear tire, like Harley did in 09. And raked the front slightly so I could run a larger front wheel. And changed the tank to a six gallon tank, because that's what Harley did the following year, and I didn't want a five gallon gas tank when all my riding buds had six gallons. I guess the wheels, pistons, gas tank, seat, exhaust, handlebars, and windshield are aftermarket, along with some of the brakes and control cables. And a few other things. And it's in a custom color.
Most everything else is stock, though.
Mike,
Too funny!
love what you did to your stock road king cop, I mean stock ultra, I mean stock Street Glide, I mean stock Road Glide, I mean stock Harley-Davidson Motorcycle!
Your bike looks great!
YB
I make a couple of cosmetic changes to it, using Harley parts, so it's still mostly stock, or at least it's just like OEM. Not OEM exactly, but using OEM parts, which is almost the same thing. And I upgraded the motor to a 107, but using the stock jugs, just bored out a little, and some CP high compression pistons. And I added a 5.5" wide rear wheel, so I could run a 180 rear tire, like Harley did in 09. And raked the front slightly so I could run a larger front wheel. And changed the tank to a six gallon tank, because that's what Harley did the following year, and I didn't want a five gallon gas tank when all my riding buds had six gallons. I guess the wheels, pistons, gas tank, seat, exhaust, handlebars, and windshield are aftermarket, along with some of the brakes and control cables. And a few other things. And it's in a custom color.
Most everything else is stock, though.
Mike,
Too funny!
love what you did to your stock road king cop, I mean stock ultra, I mean stock Street Glide, I mean stock Road Glide, I mean stock Harley-Davidson Motorcycle!
Your bike looks great!
YB
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From: Palm Bay, FL.
I picked up my 13 Limited a month after they came out knowing that I wanted to do a few things to it.
255 cams, V&H Power Duals and a SERT w/ dyno. Got that done and other than floor board inserts and few doo-dads it's done.
Totally happy..certainly no more engine work. It runs and rides just as i want.
8500 miles on it now and I couldn't be happier. Bone Stock just didn't cut it for me.
Good on ya for the stock option. I have 2 friends that trade every 2 years and they keep them factory stock. It's all good.
255 cams, V&H Power Duals and a SERT w/ dyno. Got that done and other than floor board inserts and few doo-dads it's done.
Totally happy..certainly no more engine work. It runs and rides just as i want.
8500 miles on it now and I couldn't be happier. Bone Stock just didn't cut it for me.
Good on ya for the stock option. I have 2 friends that trade every 2 years and they keep them factory stock. It's all good.
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From: Richmond, VA
Maybe the O/P just likes poor performing, ill handling, lean running motorcycles that get lost in the sea run of the mill bikes. I don't, but if we all liked the same thing the world would be a very boring place.
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From: Phoenix '53, '88, '09 Big Twins
To Quote Monty Python:
" We are ALL Individuals"
Many trends are driving by fashion, marketing and what's available , like inexpensive CNC machine made billet stuff accessible.
Look at a bike with a peach frame, turquoise scallops and billet everything and that means you stepped out of the time machine in 1991
many of the "looks" riders rage for very much date the machine, some looks have timeless appeal...others might have a peach colored frame
mike
" We are ALL Individuals"
Many trends are driving by fashion, marketing and what's available , like inexpensive CNC machine made billet stuff accessible.
Look at a bike with a peach frame, turquoise scallops and billet everything and that means you stepped out of the time machine in 1991
many of the "looks" riders rage for very much date the machine, some looks have timeless appeal...others might have a peach colored frame
mike
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From: Florida
Davidsons need to be race tuned to run the way they were MEANT to run, not the way the @$#%^&(! Gummint says they should run.
Looks much better without that big hunk 'o' plastic behind the A/C cover anyway.
Stock is boring. Much like short hair on a hot babe.
Looks much better without that big hunk 'o' plastic behind the A/C cover anyway.
Stock is boring. Much like short hair on a hot babe.
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From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Ya know, actually, most everybody DOES leave their motorcycle stock! Bolting on a buncha gimcracks and geegaws does NOT a custom motorcycle make! Slightly modifying an engine for a little more power still leaves the engine basically stock. It's when you get into some serious modifications of the frame and sheet metal when you can really start defining a build as 'non-stock'...otherwise, it's just a stock motorcycle with some gingerbread added, in my opinion. I laugh when guys throw a buncha money at their motorcycle & think they have a custom machine...naw...you just have what they used to call back in the day a 'garbage wagon'...
Stock means the way it came off the showroom floor. ANYTHING else added to it takes it out of the stock catagory. Not a hard concept to follow. There are varying degrees of customization.
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I see... maybe I shoulda got a Stratoliner? Or a Vulcan? Or Victory?