another DIY project.

[Gooch]

next time I open my mouth and say I'm gonna buy another harley somebody ...

I finally got to installing my forward controls today. Well actually I started yesterday afternoon. Simple job right? Drain the primary, pull the factory pegs off, remove shifter, inspection cover, and derby....

Got ready to pull the primary and lo and behold there are all these little plastic chrome bolt covers over the primary crews. They weren't too bad just time consuming...once I got the outer primary off I figured no big deal just buzz the through shaft off with a cut off wheel, plug the inner primary and button everything back up, install the new brackets, shifter linkage and I'm 1/2 way there.

wrong. even buziing the shift shaft even with the inside of the primary it still won't come out the thickness of the primary is more than the clearance behind the primary, so it isn't budging.. Now I know why the average guy just spends the extra 3 large on the wide glide with all the goodies allready installed.

Sooo.... I sez to myself...self I sez.. you have about 12 hrs to finish this project so you and the ol can catch the Abate breakfast to barbecue run.

I wound up wrapping everything in an attempt to catch all the flotsam and jetsam to keep it out of my clutch, harmonic balancer, alternator,and stator.

Center punched the shaft stub and started drilling and drillling and then I drilled some more. : Finally an hour later got the shaft wall paper thin and used a punch to fold it in on itself and knock it throuhg the back. Ok nearly 4 hrs and many drill bits later and I got the primary side done.

This morning I repeated the process on the brake side and finally about 3 hours later I finally got the lines installed and got the brake line all bled.

Next project is the rejet on the carb and installing the Ness Big sucka..

Or maybe now I can stretch my legs a bit, I'll throw the jet kit and the ac in the saddle bags and ride over to Ohio and get some help lol.

It was a pain doing it this way but I really didn't want to pull the clutch and the inner primary unless I absolutley had to. Definately worth the trouble to be able to put my foot down at an intersection without getting stabbed in the shin by a stock peg.

[tramp]

lol
i saw the ounce of weight post and was gonna offer.
i used to charge a 12 pack to balance and true a wheel.
i may be ignorant but i still think the old ways are the best.
a balancer is a nice contraption but doesn't do any better of a job than a good vise, an old towel and a pocket level.
i just happen to have a **** load of jets hanging around downstairs too.