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[redbeard719]

I picked this bike up from a fellow CVOHarley member back in July 2013.  It was tastefully set up for the previous owner, but it just wasn't a fit I liked.

So, I set about a round of mods both for comfort and style.  The list is brief, but costly.

1.  Daymaker headlight
2.  Extended forward controls w/ Dyna Shift Linkage
3.  Billet/slotted brake and shifter lever
4.  Chrome rear master cylinder
5.  Shotgun Shock
6.  Buky Bars - 16" Odyssey 1.5" diameter
7.  Wild1 Chubby Risers (1.5") with 1" riser spacers
8.  Magnum Cables
9.  Rocker C / Breakout Horn
10.  Relocated ignition coil to horn bracket (replaced coil with the nicer looking one too)
11.  HD Speedo/Tach combo gauge
12.  Danny Grey Weekend Solo Seat

There are several other things that I did, though they're just subtle details. 

Thanks to this group for helping me when I got stumped.  There are a few things on this bike that are different from the others I've worked on!

Enough jibber-jabber, time for the pictures.

Before:


After:

[grayghost731]

Lookin Great!!! 

[Master Guns]

Very sharp looking ride! 

Dave

[Buy early]

Sweet ride! Great mods. Enjoy the new bike!

[harlee79]

Looks awesome, love the seat and bars.  Great color too

[Twism_23]

Wow,
The bike looks awesome! Love the bars! Did you lower the back end? I am thinking about some Progressive 422's, if you did, what did you use? I likely won't get to changing my bars this winter (doing cams,exhaust, seat and shocks)but those Buky's would be a nice addition. Still trying decide on whether to go Solo or the Short Hop XL. Anyway great looking bike! Thanks again!

[redbeard719]

Thanks for the compliments guys!

Wow,
The bike looks awesome! Love the bars! Did you lower the back end? I am thinking about some Progressive 422's, if you did, what did you use? I likely won't get to changing my bars this winter (doing cams,exhaust, seat and shocks)but those Buky's would be a nice addition. Still trying decide on whether to go Solo or the Short Hop XL. Anyway great looking bike! Thanks again!

I did lower it, though in these pictures, it doesn't show it very much.  I actually installed an air ride suspension from Shotgun Shocks.  They're being offered on the HDF at a discounted member price along with other incentives thru Paypal.  The deal was too good to turn down.

It's a fully adjustable suspension including height  rebound, and dampening.  You can really slam the back end and actually tuck the rim up into the fender, or raise it like a 4x4.  1" of travel on the shock for adjustment equals about 5" at the rear axle.  Made in the USA and a full lifetime warranty.  The owner, JD, has a solid reputation as well.

From my limited riding on this new setup, I can tell the air ride is smooth as silk.  I'm happy I decided to do it on this bike.

[hogdownunder]

Hey Fish,

Looks great.  You have been very busy on your bike..

Did you install the HD Extended Reach Forward Control kit (9171-08 Chrome) and extended reach rear brake line kit (44970-07) ?

Do you think the original shift linkage could have been adjusted to fit the extended reach setup? I notice you installed a Dyna shift linkage..

How do you find the extra reach compared to the stock fit?

[redbeard719]

Hey Fish,

Looks great.  You have been very busy on your bike..

Did you install the HD Extended Reach Forward Control kit (9171-08 Chrome) and extended reach rear brake line kit (44970-07) ?

Do you think the original shift linkage could have been adjusted to fit the extended reach setup? I notice you installed a Dyna shift linkage..

How do you find the extra reach compared to the stock fit?

Yep, I used the HD kit.  It was more expensive to go with the HD parts, but IMHO, the end result it better than using the Ness plates.  The solid chrome brackets look right at home on this bike.

Here are the part numbers I used:

49171-08  KIT, EXTENDED REACH FWD CONTROL, CHROME
44972-08  KIT, BRAKELINE EXT REACH FWD CTRL/CHRM
41777-05A  KIT MSTR CYL,RR/CHRM-DOT4/TOURING
33761-09  KIT, SHIFT LINKAGE, SLOTTED B&S, DYNA

There is no way that you could use the stock shift linkage and have it look nice.  I know there are threaded extensions available, but I really thought that the function would have ruined form on those.  FWIW, the extended control kit comes with a longer shift linkage, but it's just a plain round rod, not even chrome.  You need to remove the ends (heim joints) from your stock linkage and add it to the supplied piece.

The Dyna linkage is a perfect fit, so any linkage for a Dyna would work.  You'll notice that I changed my brake and shift levers to the slotted type, so the slotted linkage was an obvious choice to match.

The brakeline from HD fits perfectly too, and it's a nice touch that it's chrome finished braided line too.  There's no choice in finish that I'm aware of, but with all the chrome on our bike already, it fits well.

Something you don't need to do, is replace the rear brake master cylinder.  My thoughts though were that if you're going to hang that thing 3" further forward and away from the frame and its natural surroundings, it needs to look good.  So, I replaced it with a chrome version, and it's completely blended in now, and looks great when you actually notice it.

As for the fit and feel of the extended controls...I was unsure at first.  I'm about 5'10", with a 30"-31" inseam.  The controls allow me to have my left almost completely straight, but I still have a small bend in my knees.  It's a great fit.  I can still kick my feet over the pegs if I want to, and rest my heels on them.  I'm not straining to reach the controls either.  Having ridden several miles with them now, I know I could not be comfortable on this bike without them.  When I bought the bike, I rode home approximately 1250 miles over two days.  With the stock mounts, my knees were bent in such a way that it was really uncomfortable, and almost painful after some time in the saddle.  That's gone now.

One thing - the pegs.  The stock rider pegs have an 'L' shaped mounting peg, if you will.  See the pictures below.  Because of this, the peg is another 1" forward/downward.  The passenger pegs, which I've actually removed, have a straight peg mount.  If I wanted to bring the pegs 1" closer, I could simply switch pegs.

If you still run passenger pegs and want to get a straight peg mount for the front pegs for the rider, I suppose you could switch the peg mounts inside the pegs. 

The part number for that would be: (it's the passenger peg mount/support)
50258-03      MOUNT, FOOTPEG SUPPORT

Here are some pictures of the mounts/controls.  When I was considering these, I had a hard time finding much information on them.  Hopefully they help you out!



Notice the 'L' shaped mount on the peg itself.

[Jamal]

Nice bike    great job Fish eye

[skorch]

It looks great-it is exactly how I would have done it!

[hogdownunder]

Hi fish,

Thank you for your great response to my questions.

I think I might change my forward control mounts as well on both of my Springers like you did. I do find the stock setup a little uncomfortable as well.

The problem with the 2009 Springer/Rocker/Breakout is that the Derby cover side of the bike is wider than a normal softail to allow for the wider rear wheel setup. Because of this, if HD used the normal pegs on the bike, you would find the rider would scratch the Transmission if the bike was leaned over too much. By lowering the front foot pegs an inch or so, the pegs would scrape first, before the reansmission. I was actually trying to find a "L" shaped accessory in the HD Parts catalogue which would allow me to fit different front pegs to the bike, but I did not locate any.. The "L" shaped part only allows some footpegs to fit this bike. I actually fitted "Wiley G Skull pegs" to the bike, but find them too large now. I fitted the "Silencer" pegs to the 2008 Springer beacuse they have a wear peg  fitted (PN: 50039-10 Footpegs with Wear Peg). They are great pegs for comfort and style. I actually had them chromed to suit the bike, they look great. I wanted to fit them to the 2009 as well but could not because of the "L" bracket would not allow them to fit. My only other option is to fit the "Silencer peg" with the longer wear peg fitted (PN: 50500025) and remove the front peg including the "L" bracket ..

Sorry I did not include a photo for you,  I am actually away from home at the moment..

Hope you enjoy your finished bike..

Best regards,

[rjmorris]

Wow! Beautiful bike and great looking mods. I just picked up a Cobalt Blue this week. Love seeing what others are doing. I will be adding some apes and like the look of the 1.5 inch bars. I see that you relocated the front turn signals. Are those HD signals and brackets? Thanks!

Rusty

[redbeard719]

Thanks Rusty, congrats on your new purchase. 

Those are the stock HD signals, but the brackets are made by Drag Specialties.  I picked them up from Phat Performance parts, and they're about $20.  Just run a search on Google for 'Springer front turn signal relocation' and you'll get lots of hits.

[rjmorris]

Thanks Fish Eye,

Those are the same signal bodies that came off of the bike, or new bullets? Body looks longer and no amber lens. I'll do some looking for the brackets. Also, the handlebars, I went to the Buky website and couldn't fine the "Odyssey" bars. How did you come across these? They look great!