new fairing old bike?
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Tourer
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From: Central Florida
new fairing old bike?
So I have a 2007 street glide and was wondering if the new fairing would work on it? I like the look of the new fairing and the new radio. Will it work or would you have to completely rewire everything? This question might have been asked before but I haven't been on here in a long time so I figured I'd ask anyway. Thanks Mike
New system is Canbus, gauges, radio nothing would retro-fit, fairing mounts differently. It wouldn't be cost effective to try and retro-fit, your best option would be to trade up to a 2014.
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I can't see how it wouldn't be cost-effective...I am looking at doing this and I'm thinking it will be between 5 or 6k. If it's under 10k, how would it be better to buy a new bike versus modify the old one? I can work on my old one - already rebuilt the motor and I love it...I'd rather spend a few thousand upgrading, than have a monthly payment again...imo
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I posted earlier looking to see how difficult it would be to mount a post-96 fairing on a pre-96 bike... As in an 89 FLHTCU. I figure that there would be some retrofitting to do, but exactly how much is different. Hard to find much information on that.
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It can and has been done . But it's not for a regular trinket buyer. Probably would be nice to put complete front end on. But u only have to find a guy doing a custom bike. Most of those guys don't visit here. I personal don't think u will be happy with the radio and info center. I hated it....your is much more user friendly. The front forks and trees are bout the only good upgrade on the newest ones.
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I investigated retrofitting a batwing with instruments to my '90 Glide, bought all the parts secondhand, but decided it was too much effort to modify the electrics. I have however undertaken other mods to my bike that I haven't seen anyone else attempt. It's called customising!
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After I ordered a used inner and outer fairing for my bike, I talked to someone who said that it would all bolt up. I just wanted to get the bigger front speakers without having to do fiberglass work. When my dad took the fairing off, he pretty much diked most of the wires in the front end, so I will be building me a new harness anyways. Now I am tracking down information for putting on newer model bags and filler panels. I will need to repaint the bike once I get the fairing, so I kinda have to get most of that stuff done now if I want any special color paint.
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From: Texas
its literally an entirely different system of electronics, it would take a hell of a lot of work to just get the radio by itself working, and even that would be glitchy at best since it wouldnt be able to receive the majority of information it normally processes. You can fit speakers up to 7.25" in your current fairing, all you need to do is get a pair of adapter rings. i dont know who said you have to do fiberglass work, but most aftermarket speaker/amp companies will happily hook you up. soundzcustomz, biketronics etc.