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Good morning all. I just picked up a 2007 Road King Classic to keep my 86 Sporty company. I live in the Charlotte area and belong to the Speedway HOG group. I am currently suffering from PMS but get out whenever the weather breaks.
If anyone has a link for a decent rider backrest, I would be grateful. The bike looks like it has the seat off an electra glide. It is the poofy one with the buttons. https://www.2040-parts.com/_content/...704207/001.jpg
The pillion is so thick that the standard backrest pad won't fit. If anyone has a line on a taller backrest, let me know. I am not looking to dump a ton of money into this, just trying to keep my daughter on the back when we ride.
Also, I am planning on changing the handlebars to 12" mitered mini-apes. The stock ones are twisted and mess with my wrists on longer rides. If anyone has done this already, I would appreciate some feedback as to what cables, wires you had to lengthen. Thanks everyone.
Welcome from Spartan Country, Michigan! I tell a lot of new comers to the forum to get: Factory Service manual and the Parts manual. Take to an office supply store and have them put a spiral binder in place of the glued binder. That will let the manuals lay flat on your bench. Get a three ring binder and record all your maintenance, repairs, accessories, etc. This will be a great reminder of what was done when. And great material to pass along to the new owner should you sell and upgrade. Also know how large your fuel tank is, a rough idea of your range per tank, and record your fuel usage. I have an app called Simply Auto that I record all my fuel used. I use the odometer and use the fuel gage as reference only. I reset the odometer to zero on fill ups, and I know I can safely get 200 miles on a tank on around town riding, and upwards of 230+ on trips.
Welcome from Minnesota....I see you got the GOOD blue color bike.
If you need your seat made more comfortable check out Mean City. He has done several of my seats and does great job..
Hope you continue to enjoy your ride here with us on the HDFORUM.
Only as a suggestion, but very important, create a signature line similar to mine on your bike with year, model, and all the letters Harley assigned to the bike. It will appear at bottom of your post.
You can also add a favorite picture to the signature line.
Doing this will be helpful if you ask a question or to someone asking a question. All Harleys aren't the same with many changes and variations over the years.
You can also add a favorite picture for an Aviator postage stamp you see at the top left of your post.
Absolutely, he did my Indian Vintage seat and it has been great. I'm just not sure whether I want to keep the seat. If I do, I will be hitting them up.
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