Hey all as the subject suggests, thinking of doing the change from forwards to mids on my 2009 fxdf. I've run mid mount pegs for about a 3 months now while maintaining the forwards. I really like the extra control and comfort ( I am a short ass). I was thinking of changing over the controls to mids as well and have highway pegs as well. Basically a reverse of what i have now.
I guess the question i have is has any one done the change over on a fatbob?
And considering i already have the mid pegs and controls will i only need to obtain inner and outer primaries?
If so does anyone have any for sale?
I appreciate any advice.
Cheers
Lee
I have done the swap to mine.
I bought a set of dealer take off mid mounts and also a dealer take off outer primary. I had to buy a new inner which I got from Harley Heaven at a good price.
The mids foul the heat shield on the exhaust so I got a US spec dealer take off Street Bob system from e-bay. I wasn't sad to lose that original exhaust that was styled around an explosion in a scaffold factory anyway.
I'm happy to answer any questions about it - I'm no expert but will answer based on my experience.
FR
Always happy to share, Lee.
I paid just over $400 for the inner assembly. It has all the bearings and oil seals already in place.
I prefer mid mounts as I have particularly short legs. I found that I wasn't happy with the pressure I could put on the brake pedal as I was already a bit stretched. The mids give me far more confidence and I prefer the general riding position with them. Both my previous Harleys have also had mids on them.
I did the swap on a Sunday afternoon. And I do not have a workshop or even a garage. I live in an apartment block and it was all done in a corner of the communal car park.
The only thing that annoys me about the set up is that I really like the Rinehart Crossback exhaust system and it only fits with forwards.
I bought a CD version of the workshop manual and made sure I had all the right tools that I'd need - Torx bits and a bar to lock the gears within the Primary. I had gaskets and new oil at the ready too.
FatRob, how do you find the handling of the Bob compared to the DX ?
I had the Crossbacks fitted to my DX for a while. They sounded great.
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Hard to say if either is better. I liked the layout of the DX with the gauges on the bars and so on. But the DF has it's charms too and I generally ride according to the traffic these days so I don't care too much about where the speedo is.
Interesting to see the Rineharts on with mid mount pegs. Why did you take yours off? Still got them?
So it is a five speed / six speed issue. Shame. Maybe I need a bigger hammer...
