ROAD KING SLIM

The smudger · Jun 16, 2013

So, I had a week on the Harley, about 600 miles, and decided, it's too fkin lardy. Now I love the look of the bike, but it really is heavy! What to do...

Trade in not an option, anyhow i went to a dealer yesterday where the 'clown' offered me 2 grand less than the 11k FatBoy he had, and the Fatboy was shit, really, 2005 bike, I reckon it rusted more whilst I was there.

I pointed out all the rust points and the tosser kept saying "the Fatboys are a classic, everyone wants them, condition isn't king" Wanker.....

Decided yesterday to take a few bits off the Road King. I mean will I ever use the panniers? And then theres the front and rear crash bars, and the luggage rack (ever felt the fkin weight of those things!) even the No plate holder weighs a fair bit. After a while a pile of bits formed. I even took the rear footplates off (I wont let her indoors on it anyway..).

This is how it looked..

And now, she's shed a few pounds. It rides better

and it felt different just wheeling it in & out the garage....

I like it.....

Just need a licence plate holder now, anyone got any ideas? I thought of a side mounted one??

Paul G (BHT) · Jun 16, 2013

What bars are those?

The smudger said:
.... Just need a licence plate holder now, anyone got any ideas?

What's wrong with where it should be?

The smudger · Jun 16, 2013

Beach bars, really comfy...

I quite like the back end as it is. I do have the licence plate holder that was on the bike but its now the wrong one, has a couple of holes in the top and right angles to take the rack.

Maybe a small thin one in the same place as the old one? with an aluminium pressed plate, now theres an idea.....

Paul G (BHT) · Jun 16, 2013

The smudger said:
Beach bars, really comfy...

I do like them.... and the look.... I may have to get the spanners out soon :green gri

The smudger said:
Maybe a small thin one in the same place as the old one? with an aluminium pressed plate, now theres an idea.....

Mine was on the rear bomb proof BBQ rack which I removed.... mine is here now:-

twizzle · Jun 16, 2013

I really like the idea of a stripped down King.... But...... The bags need to go back on!!!the shocks and rear end are missing the lines...

jackassdave · Jun 16, 2013

for once i agree with you twizzle ,never likes the mock leather bags ,but i do like the stripped down look with hard panniers .
but everone has there own style and likes ,whatever you like is fine .

Nice 'n' Fat · Jun 16, 2013

You can't have a Road King without panniers ..... it's against the law :ymca2

andysdad · Jun 17, 2013

Yeah but

the pannier supports hold the mufflers up; you'll need to put a different exhaust on to delete the supports and the chrome vertical plates that hold those too.

I fitted the lower numberplate holder to my 'Glide, with narrower indicators; tidied up the rear a lot. Not sure about weight saving though...

Kit includes a plate to cover the holes in the rear rail.

http://www.harley-davidson.com/store/bullet-rear-turn-signal-bar---license-plate-relocation-kit

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Clifton · Jun 17, 2013

I wondered what a RK would look like without the bags and racks. Looks ok and no doubt it's lighter. The Switchback with it's removable bags and lighter frame may be perfect for your needs.

Robbo1200ADV · Jun 17, 2013

In Town I always left the screen and panniersoff my Road king when I had one . I liked the look , not quite Fatboy but good enough :thumby:

The smudger · Jun 17, 2013

Paul G (BHT) said:
I do like them.... and the look.... I may have to get the spanners out soon

Mine was on the rear bomb proof BBQ rack which I removed.... mine is here now:-

Can you do me a favour Paul? Take a picture of you're number plate holder without the plate on mate? Looks like it could be the way to go for me!

Thanks,

Paul G (BHT) · Jun 17, 2013

The smudger said:
Can you do me a favour Paul? Take a picture of you're number plate holder without the plate on mate?....

The plate is stuck to the holder with double sided sticky pads.... what is it you want to see Steve?

jackassdave · Jun 17, 2013

on my old road king the number plate was under the light looked much better there out of the way

jackassdave · Jun 17, 2013

ill look for some pics if you want

The smudger · Jun 17, 2013

Paul G (BHT) said:
The plate is stuck to the holder with double sided sticky pads.... what is it you want to see Steve?

Ahh, don't worry then Paul, I was interested to see what the holder looked like, looks like JD is sorting out a pic.

The smudger · Jun 17, 2013

jackass dave said:
ill look for some pics if you want

Yes please JD!

Thanks, Steve.

Essexadventure · Jun 18, 2013

Steve

Does this help?

Mike

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dod · Jun 18, 2013

I was looking at fitting a lower number plate on my Sportster project http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=338802.
I thought about using LED number plate bolts
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/360670365850?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
to fit it and light the plate, so far have not been able to get the original number plate bracket off the mudguard, typical HD siezed crosshead screws hidden behind the bracket!

The smudger · Jun 21, 2013

Essexadventure said:
Steve

Does this help?

Mike

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Yep! Perfick..

Thanks Mike, looks like just the thing I need, did yours come with it on?

Melch · Jun 21, 2013

The smudger said:
Yep! Perfick..

Thanks Mike, looks like just the thing I need, did yours come with it on?

I think I've got one of those chappies that I took off mine. You can have it if you want it (providing I can find it in the dark recesses of the garage). Let me know! :beerjug:

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