Just a rant!

  • 883n Harley Convert
    883n Harley Convert
    12 years ago

    So I had this brilliant idea to fit a 2000-2006 set of solid fat boy wheels to my Iron, great in theory; fucking nightmare in practicality.  First fuck up was my fault, thought I could run the wheels wth a mid-glide.................umm, no! Sold the mid, bought a wide and that problem was solved!!

    Bearings have been an absolute pain the arse, Fatboy bearings are much wider than sporty ones so will need to space them out accordingly, problem solved......................inner spacer is a completely new fucking issue that is kiling me! 3/4 inner spacer fits snuggly in the hub of the fatboy, however the 25mm inner spacer will not go anywhere near the fucking hub so off to the machine shop we go for a little precision engineering and another wad of money!!

    In the end, I've got new wheels, tyres, new internally wired drag handlebars, speedo relocation, grips, bearings, wide glide front end, old school for shrouds/kettlebells and I think that about wraps up MY FINAL ROUND OF MODS!

    Will get there in the end, trap for young players with big ideas I guess!!

    When my Fatster is finally finished, she'll look pretty fucking cool but it has been a painful process!!

     

     

  • allde
    allde
    12 years ago

    Wouldn't mind seeing some pics of the finished product.

  • Ross
    Ross
    12 years ago
    Final round...ha ha...for how long?
  • the_mongrel
    the_mongrel
    12 years ago
    Where are THE PICS YOU BASTARD!!! :)
  • Big Steve
    Big Steve
    12 years ago
    Stay the course its not a project until you've bled on it.

    Start a build thread too, peeps love that shit and will complement and boost your morale.