Finally finished the beast....... :wonderlan :wonderlan :wonderlan

Wow, that is SHARP! Nice job.

Finally finished the beast....... :wonderlan :wonderlan :wonderlan


.....Good job mate.........that'll confuse a few HOG members........:laugh


....Is that an aftermarket fairing??............looks like alota work.........

That is sweet!! Where'd you get the fairing at? Also, do you get much wind buffetting from underneath it?

very nice, love it, good job looks like a lot of work went into it

OK - First one I've seen - Outstanding job ! Ready to go on tour for sure.

The fairing is a modified '92 Glide piece I got from eBay. The trim ring is an aftermarket aluminum gas cap/cover without the center plate.....:smoke

wicked looking bike man But if I had those bags there would be no bottoms left after a month!! Lean with it!!!

Very Nice! That is one Sick looking Sporty Bagger. Again, nice work!

I got extra diamond-plate for the bottom of the bags if that becomes an issue .... :roflblack:roflblack:roflblack

man i like it hope the wife dont see it thats what she wants !!! now all ya need is a tour pac !!!

hey snowman! is your avatar a pic of the "inflight missile repairman"?

Got the tourpak!!! Goes on the back with the quick-detach hardware. Can change from LePera and solo rack, to two-up seat and sissybar, or the pak....:smoke

That looks awsome! I am slowly heading toward the same direction. Got some small bags and tour pak on the way from California. My set up will be smaller and most likely more permanent.
Don't worry, I am not trying to copy you, just follow your lead!
I'll post pics when installed.
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Looks cool, best of both worlds. Looks like a cruiser, rides like a Sporty.

Al,

The bags are bolted on so they don't come off easily. It's all the other stuff that's quick change:banapart

That is REALLY, REALLY cool! I'd like to see you go that one further step and get a bigger headlight. Short of that, though, I an really jazzed about it.

Just added that to my list for next winter....:roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

Looks good man, love the look of a bagger.

Good God man! It's nothing short of brilliant. NICE job :clap :tour

.....Good job mate.........that'll confuse a few HOG members........:laugh


I can here them when you blow by them....."That thing got a 1550 kit?":roflblack
Good job.:smoke

Another thing for next winter's list....1550 kit:doh

Snowman,
To use a modern cliche, "Sweeeeeeeeeet!" Best job I've seen so far adapting the fairing. Great job. Any pics of the TourPak setup? I have the rigid leather HD bags, and I've been considering the batwing and a tour pak, but haven't sat down to figure out the logistics yet. I'm planning to make it all detachable, keeping with the Jekyll and Hyde capability I have so far.
Awesome ride!

EDIT- Nevermind the pics... I found your gallery. Lookin' good!

The fairing is a three bolt deal so it comes off easy (no internal fairing piece) and rides real well (minimal buffeting). I'll shoot a foto of the tourpak tomorrow and post it.

I have a few more shots in my gallery too :wonderlan :wonderlan :wonderlan

:clap Snowman, that is absolutely, fukin' awesome!!!!!

Lefty

Well its all been said already, Fantastic, I like it so much that I've got to build one. Wonder how the fairing would work on pre rubber mount???

SWEET Bike........

Kinda reminds me of the old FXRT

CROW

Very nice :clap :clap :clap could you give us a rundown on the parts you used and any mods you had to do to make them fit ??

Might be riding to Wrigley Field for a game this year from Daytona and that sure looks like the way to go.

Once again that's an awsome job everything looks like it's factory, or at least what the factory should offer as a choice for the Sportster.:clap :clap

I went to your gallery. Out standing!! Hopefully something like that will eventually make it into my combo. I've just started picking up pieces that I'm trying to detachable mount to let me go from one look to the other quickly. Out of curiosity, where did you get the tour pack (it looks more deluxe than pics I've seen of the one from HD).

Finally finished the beast....... :wonderlan :wonderlan :wonderlan

That bike looks AWESOME!!!

REALLY great job....

Snowman, you have set the standard... the bike looks Fantastic and the work is second to none. It will turn a lot of heads, and B.T. folks will look at sportys in a different light. again beautiful job

When I first looked at pic I said to myself no way is that a Sporty. but after a harder look, I said hell yeah, that's a Sporty; that's what the thread says, but I could'nt believe my eyes-great job, Snowman!:D

I could be mistaken, but looking at the pic closer, is that the rear fender on the front?
Pete

Bloody good job!! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v341/gronk62/smileys/thumbani.gifhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v341/gronk62/smileys/thumbani.gif

I was just admiring a photo of your bike in another thread. Great job man, it looks like it took a lot of work to make those bags fit. The bike looks fantastic.

nice!!! Good for them weekend trips!

Love it Snowman! Great job!

Thanks all for the kind words. Went out and shot some fotos of the different pieces. I'll dig up the place I got the tourpak from this evening. If anyone wants details on particular pieces, pm me and I'll be glad to send you what I can...:smoke

i would like info on the bags and tour pack & ferring please !!!

The front fender is a J&P piece. It's an old style glide fender for the narrow front end.....

how did you mount your bags would you post a couple pictures for me please this is what the wifes wants for her sport you can also look in the gallery under ~sno~ thanks !

Totally AWESOME. I would love to see how you did the bags.

Nice work snowman, looks nice all the way around.

great looking bike.

Nice job all the way around dude. That looks awesome.

Very impressive!! I love it!

For those who asked about the bags, they are HD glide bags (2005) I got off eBay. I fabbed mounts similar to that found on this site:

http://www.moccsplace.com/images/hdbag/hdbags.htm

The brackets are mounted in the same location as the detachable sideplates, using the HD hardware so I can swap sissy bar, solo rack, tour pak real easily. :banana:banana:banana

The tour pak I bought from Acifica (ebay store) in black & silver. I painted it HD Vivid Black and mounted it to the HD sporty tourpak detachable bracket. The website for the toupak is:

http://shop.vendio.com/evan2002/

The fairing is also the HD glide piece from an '88 Glide FLHT. It's just the outer shell that I glassed in a metal trim ring to match the size of the stock light. The trim ring on the outside is from an aluminum aftermarket racing filler cover (cap removed). I fabbed two brackets 3/4" x 6" mounted from the top two holes of the handlebar clamps and one bracket mounted under the lower tree, out to the respective spots on the fairing. The three bolts hold it on great and it's been on several hundred mile runs without a hitch:D:D:D

Brake and tail lights are SOMA 6" LEDs from J & P Cycles wired into the stock parts. Hope that answers most of the questions :wonderlan :wonderlan :wonderlan

Snowman, great looking bike!!!!
Looks better on the road than it does in the drive way!
Keep the rubber side down!

Let me echo everyone's accolades for your bike - it looks fantastic. A couple questions. Did that front fender bolt right on, or did it require any welding or drilling or anything? And how to do you like the floorboards? They look great, but how do they compare to the stock footpegs? Do they scrape in turns? Thanks.

Finally finished the beast....... :wonderlan :wonderlan :wonderlan

Very Nice - I especially like the red dragon graphics!! I'll be watching out for you in the area. I work in A^2 and live north of Pinckney and I commute everyday on my 883. I have the HD hard leather bags on mine, as well as some hand deflectors for those cold morning commutes. Want to put the larger fuel tank on and switch to a Mustang Solo seat in the near future. I also want to put the engine guard on mine as well. You certainly have her camoflaged well. If people didn't know better they would swear that was a BT!!!! :D

Tom W
Scooter Shooter and Rounder from Michigan
2005 883 Low in Black - 11500+ miles and I didn't get to ride much in December!!

JDB,

The front fender is a J&P part that bolts in place. I set mine up about 1 1/2" lower that the stock holes by locating it where I wanted it and drilling new holes in the mounts (real easy to do).

The floorboards really rock!!! I had to do some mods to these too so they would feel right. I flipped the left and right clevis mounts over and left out the lowering extension and mounted the boards all the way forward.

I used one of the extensions on the shift peg to raise it up for my boot and I drilled out the brake pedal to bolt on the Fatboy Skullrider brake pedal. Haven't scraped the boards yet, they still do a partial fold just in case..:smoke

Very Nice - I especially like the red dragon graphics!! I'll be watching out for you in the area. I work in A^2 and live north of Pinckney and I commute everyday on my 883. I have the HD hard leather bags on mine, as well as some hand deflectors for those cold morning commutes. Want to put the larger fuel tank on and switch to a Mustang Solo seat in the near future. I also want to put the engine guard on mine as well. You certainly have her camoflaged well. If people didn't know better they would swear that was a BT!!!! :D

Tom W
Scooter Shooter and Rounder from Michigan
2005 883 Low in Black - 11500+ miles and I didn't get to ride much in December!!
Thanks TW,

I'll watch for you when I get out that way. I usually ride to our Toledo office. Heard great things about the Mustang and the Sundowner seats. I have a bum left leg and I set the bike down about the second week I had it. Left the curled clutch lever on for a month to remind me, then I got the highway bars and haven't looked back since:gun

This is absolutely awesome Snowman. The fairing, floorboards, it all ties together beautifully. Nothing looks off balance or out of place. I'm going a different route (not being nearly as mechanically inclined) with bags, windshield, and highway bars, but I just may need to get info from you on the floorboards and try that route instead. Again, it's artwork in motion. greg

I'm looking into doing this myself but i cant seem to find the SOMA 6" LED lights on J&P cycles. Anyone have a link?

Edit-Scratch that, found em

Damn expensive suckers arent they, you spent 200 bucks on lights alone... maybe i'll find a cheaper solution.

Here's the link for the SOMA LEDs at J&P:

http://www.jpcycles.com/productgroup.aspx?GID=004B577E-3C2F-4108-8A47-FA574A540E5E

I'm finding that the amber turnsignals are not as bright in the daylight as the stockers. Might have to add something to them.....:smoke

WOW....that looks great :wonderlan

If you get the time, can you shoot some pics of the fairing mounts? I can see the top mounting to the fairing, but not how it mounts to the bike. Did you also mount something to the triple tree down below?

Very nice work; it's amazing how much your bike looks like an electra-glide! Quit taking pictures and have fun riding the darn thing, haha! Good work :)

I think i found a pretty good solution to my light problem, http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Sequential-LED-turn-signals-LicPlate_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ35571QQitemZ46 37447518QQrdZ1
As long as it'll be bright enough, any thoughts? Oh, and i found some police bags off a 2004 for 200 bucks, and theyre ending really soon. Any idea what it would cost to repaint some saddlebags black?

Edit-Snowman do you think theres enough room in there to fit the relocation kit for the stock turn signals or not? looking at pics it doesnt really look like there is.

Re Edit-Sorry for all the questions snowman, but you got me interested in doing this myself now, did you not do a lower support bar like the link you showed says you need to do? is it not really necessary?

WOW....that looks great :wonderlan

If you get the time, can you shoot some pics of the fairing mounts? I can see the top mounting to the fairing, but not how it mounts to the bike. Did you also mount something to the triple tree down below?
The lower fairing mount is a straight piece of 6" x 1" wide aluminum coming from the lower headlight mount forward to the fairing. The top mounts bolt into the top two bolts on the handlebar clamp (take a look in my gallery):smoke

the bike looks awesome.......makes me want to make one then ride comfortably across the country and take a nice fat vacation:smoke

the bike looks awesome.......makes me want to make one then ride comfortably across the country and take a nice fat vacation:smoke
Going to take it to Asheville, NC from lower Michigan next month!!!! Hope it rides like this:sofa :roflblack:roflblack:roflblack

Looks great ... I may have to check ebay for fairings...

That has to be the coolest touring Sporty I have ever seen. It is even the right color........

very nice!:clap

Very nice. I couldn't tell by your pics - but do you have rear floor boards? Been thinking about these for mine.

Excellent job- took some imagination to come up with that! have a banana!:banana

Outstanding scooter be proud of your accomplishment. Lot of hard work, patience, and fortitude and it all paid off

did you change the bike? i like the new fairing and fender, but liked the dresser look better

I liked the bagger look but my heart is with the pro-street approach...:wonderlan :wonderlan :wonderlan


Gonna' miss the bags on long hauls though...:geek:geek:geek

do ya still have the bags and fairing?

Nice XLH ! :clap

Snowman,
To use a modern cliche, "Sweeeeeeeeeet!" Best job I've seen so far adapting the fairing. Great job. Any pics of the TourPak setup? I have the rigid leather HD bags, and I've been considering the batwing and a tour pak, but haven't sat down to figure out the logistics yet. I'm planning to make it all detachable, keeping with the Jekyll and Hyde capability I have so far.
Awesome ride!

EDIT- Nevermind the pics... I found your gallery. Lookin' good!
Yes very sweet. Looking at the photos is so inspiring. For example the fairing lowers, I'd like to put these on my bike but never knew how it'd look. Thanks to you both I now know and love the look.s