2014 winter mods to my bob

Richard buddy finally got your custom cut derby cover coated and all striped (Jerry Chingas knocked the stripe work out of the park on this one) came out great man!

Those of you following the build Richard's covers can be purchased: http://www.ebay.com/usr/hdcustomfab

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Got her out for the first shake down, have a few small changes to make still, more powder to add/do, and a few more parts to put on still... but had to get it off the lift and give it a run! the air ride is fantastic so far! (only about 15 miles on it) the race tech up in front is great,feels more planted and stable.

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my little helper
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aired up about 1/2 way
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air ride goes from 8"-14"
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and the final piece for the brakes is done! the spacers have been turned, just need to weld them to the relocation plate, powder coat the whole thing, and do final install!

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well noticed a small leak under the bike, got in there to investigate and things kind of steam rolled... I do run a Baker High tq inner primary bearing as well so it is pretty strange that this walked on me... but it is what it is... i rebuilt my trans last year completely and the only bearing i did not replace was the main... go figure! Wanted to toss up some pics to help out the next guy

first needed to get off the sprocket so Tim in the shop here was nice enough to fab this up for me
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leaky leaky
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easy way to remove the main seal is to drill 2 small holes in it, then screw in some screws a bit, grab the screws with some pliers and pull it out
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from there you can see the bearing is shot, thankfully all the balls where still in place but the internals where all shot
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once you get that part off you pull the cover and trap door on the other side, be sure you pull your fill and dip stick so it does not catch the gear pack when you pull them, small tap with a deadblow on the output shaft and you can pull out the gear set
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from there i used a bearing install plate and popped the bearing out after the retaining ring was removed

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time to replace... just need to get a bearing install tool... ill post as i go
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well man o man... i always freeze bearings if i have time prior to install just cause it is easier, pulled the main bearing out of the freezer and it slid all the way into the sat without any tooling at all! i still made sure it was completely seated with the tool but man, how bad ass is that!!! then i turned my focus to the main gear... jesus thank god i did! the needles where TOAST they where caked with left over crap from the race going

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Nice work Harley, just found out that from factory Harley installed my main gear needle bearing seal backwards! unreal! glad it is done right now!

now it is don right


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alright i think i am ready to put this bitch back together! called baker to get a replacement inner primary seal, dont want this to leak now... almost $50 shipped! HELL NO, so got the specs off it 25x52x7mm called Motion industries up the street from me... $3.85 they have what i need... got 2! exact same thing... save your $ and remember this if you are running a baker high tq

baker seal up top, new gray Nitrile oil seal below that

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also very glad i take pics... installed my main gear and saw i had a crack on the inner bearing race on the main bearing, out it all comes again and new one should be here today
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Dev fab chin spoiler all painted up and looking good!
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pics from Davo customs (dave is a forum member) paint work on my bags
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very sick wife this weekend but i was able to get into the garage/shop and get some work done

front brake all finished up (still may swap rotor), got the mounts and bolts all coated, welded the spacers to the bracket
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no more gold adjuster knob
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lower kickstand coated and installed
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glassed in the top of the nose cone so i could strap it on but hide it all, some stranded glass and matting made quick work of making a little location, used heat shrink tubing to give my passage
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shot of the compressor with the air filter line on it
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also just for grins a side by side of the 1" lower stand next to a stock stand with the tab cut down for longer lean.
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starting to look like a scooter again

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remember TQ to 100, then back off and re TQ to 35
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trans is back in, and cover is bolted up
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copper gasket sealant on the union, and the pipe is back on
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just have the pimary shit to add, battery, and some small odds and ends
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I am really really tempted to make a air tank to tuck behind the inner primary while it is off!
 
ya buddy!!!!! took her for a rip last night for about 2.5 hours... the M6 difference is NIGHT and day!!! I did swap things up vs using spectro 6 speed i used Lucas 75/90 in the trans, then my normal spectro primary and lucas with oil treatment... but man this thing shifts smooth as butter, it is unreal! sorry for the shit pics, ill get some good ones this week, i was just too pumped to finally ride

LOVE THE derby cover!!!

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then this morning i checked my fresh towel i laid under it, NO leaks!

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You do some clean work man!!! 8)

I cant believe the pics of that trashed bearing!!!!

Bike looks great. Hey, hope the wife is well.
 
few more changes... front rotor was pulsing a bit, so i got a new one, coated it, and got that installed

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from there i wanted to try and knock down the compressor sound a bit so added some matting to the chin spoiler
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air'd up
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air'd down
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also got the idea to try a convex curve mirror in my new mirrors... going to do one flat and one curved to see how i dig it
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and last some pics of the derby cover all cleaned up nice
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ok ok... so made some big changes to the bike and now have about 400 miles on it... figured i would share a ride report...

Brakes:
what was done: braided lines, lyndall gold pads, HD touring brembo front caliper, Caliper adapter, HD touring front floating rotor

ride report: SUCKS BALLS! do not even waste your time. This caliper is junk! come to find out it is not even a BREMBO, it is a HD design that Brembo just produced for them. the lever feel is a bit better over stock, the brake performance is spot on to stock if not a bit worse, it took a TON of time to pull this off, custom machine work, i modded the caliper heavily to clean up the look and i can not wait to get this off the bike

Suspension
what was done: back -> Air ride (monroe shocks) with onboard compressor, dump, and guage... front -> progressive springs, 2 top outs, race tech emulators, 5 turns, 15w spectro

Ride report: AWESOME!!! this is the best the bike has EVER rode. i did play with the pressure a bit, 120 is spot on for me, 100 it is really soft and what i will prob run while on the highway for long trips, 120 i can just RIP turns. could not be happier with the suspension. I do want to light up where i put my guage, soon as it starts to get dark i can not see my pressure setting unless i am under a light, i would like to be able to see this any time i look down

Primary tensioner
what was done: Hayden M6

ride report: The change this has on your shifting is unreal! so so much smoother, all but eliminates the clunk, and just feels like the shifts are solid. It does make more noise than the factory tensioner, but I could not notice at all till i had my shield on for a bit. so far so good with this one

Floor boards/shifter
what was done: 1/2 moon ebay floor boards, coated, heel guard welded in, heel shifter added. Moved them 1 inch back from the position i had last year and had to stretch out the heel shifter a bit.

ride report: really like the new set up. put on 250 miles strait riding yesterday super confortable, the heel guard i added lets me rest my foot against that and the heel shift to just kick back and relax.

Guage lights
what was done: swapped out the factory amber leds and installed Blue

ride report: LOVE IT! so much easier to see at night and to be honest looks way better

levers
what was done: bobbed and chopped trigger levers

rider report: took me a good 100 miles to get used to the trigger part and the shorty lever. after that, i loved it! really feels good i can do 1 finger braking and 2 finger clutch pulls now, took a min to get used to how it fit my hand but now it really like it

damper
what was done: Storz damper added

ride report: simply awesome! much more solid bar feel, zero buffering in high speed turns and or under strong braking in turns. very pleased!

Derby cover
what was done: custom cut derby cover from 8541hog on here, http://www.ebay.com/usr/hdcustomfab

ride report: this thing works great, no leaks, bolted right on, all supplied parts where perfect, i did paint the edge of the lexon as that did stick out a bit behind the black cover and with the black primary looked white, but painted black on the edge it vanished. looks cool and functions very well

kick stand
what was done: 1" lower kick stand was added and powder coated gloss black

ride report: the bike has the perfect lean angle when dropped down (how i store it) i keep about 40psi in the shocks and it has a good lean. i first took the stock kick stand and chopped the tab but i hated how it was tough to get that chopped tab in the frame groove, would just take to much time to possition it and it never felt safe... the new 1" shorter stand is solid and works great

Ill have more once i get my bags back from paint and start on the fairing set up. just wanted to share so far

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hahahah honestly the Frame is the only part left on the bike i hve not modded...this winter i may go blue on the frame so that could change! hahaha thanks for the props man!
 
I would hate to see the bills for this if you were not doing all the work or at least 90% of it yourself. The parts alone must be $$$ but the time would require a lot of cash. Great calling card though for the shop and folks that can afford you work!
 
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