Tax return Mods 2011
 

So, I bought a new to me '08 HD Ultra last year and was so geeked that I didn't do anything to it at all. This year I got a pretty sizable return from Uncle Sam borrowing my money all year long.
So I drew up a plan and a price list for my personal financeer (aka my wife), and purchased the necesarry components.
Here is a broad view
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List of Items: Black billet shift linkage, Smoked LED front and rear turn signals, Smoked Fender tip light covers, Engine heat guards, StreetGlide mirrors, Windshield 2 pocket pouch, Windshield/Fairing LED accent trim, and Not pictured LED rear brake light module. And then on the left side is the Hogtunes gear that I bought the Big Ultra kit; 40.4 amp, improved front and rear speaker direct replacement, FL-7W 7" woofers for fairing lower gloveboxes, and HF-1 Tweeter Pod.

Started with the stereo equipment first. Rears first.
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Front Speakers
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First one mounted(right side) and the scary area that has to have the amp cramed in. Notice the nice power block ran from the battery for the HID lamps that Gas and I did last summer. Makes power run for the amp take a lot less wiring.
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Next is the install of the Lower Woofer speakers. This brought about a whole new problem. Hogtunes wants you to just zip-tie the wire to the highway bar and it looks ok, but Gas and I don't do "ok". So we went the more difficult time consuming method of routing the wire through the highway bar into the glove boxes. Gas drilled two holes in the top of the pipe and then one from inside glove boxes into the highway bar and we fished the wire through so its out of sight. Seal with a drop of silicone and BLAM.
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Speaker installed.
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l3...ect2011016.jpgGrilled installed lookin good
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Amp in place and wiring ran
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Next is the LED Front signals. Here is what I had
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Heres the LED
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With signal lit
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Front end http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l3...ect2011025.jpg
Installed the Streetglide mirrors
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Now the fairing looks nice and clean, no mirrors hangin out in the wind breaking up the nice clean lines.
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Installing the LED Windshield/Fairing trim piece
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Installed
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Shift linkage installed
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shit, I'm trying to find time just to change my oil :lol:

Damn 20 pic limit
 

Engine heat shields
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Next is the rear end lights. Here is what it looks like stock
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The install process for the rear indicators was the most aggrevating of all the mods. The bolts for them are facing in toward the main brake light and are behind the bar. The bottom bolt can be accessed with a wobble socket allen key by jamming in down the hole with the wiring but the top one has to be turned out with a standard hex key turning about 1/8-1/4 turn at a time. Probably took the longest of any single mod add. Didn't help that we were so tired after all day of workin on the damn thing
Here are the finished looks:
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lights off
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Brakes applied
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Lights out pic of the front end
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So, there you have it. Thats prolly the extent of the work that I will do to that bike for a good long time. Other than the little odds and end replacement upgrades for the things that break from wear and tear. :rockwoot:
Oh and as Gas likes to say Custom isn't bolt on, and none of this stuff just bolted on.

PS all pics taken by Gas Man thanks for the garage use and the documenting.

Looks good as fuck. Smart mods. Like the clean up with the wire on the hi way bar. SMART.

Thanks, Marko.

How do those woofers sound?

BAD ASS. They dont thump like a sub, but they really push the sound up to ya at highway speed really well. Now, when peeps roll with me they will be able to hear what I am listening to.

For sure.

that's annoying as shit too, I will blow by some of you fools on the gap listening to Britney Spears or Justin Beiber, but you will roll into the store blasting Iron Maiden or Metallica. Bunch of douchers, you guys are. :lol:

:lol:

Cave was listening to Beiber last time he was here.

yeah it ain't no joke. LOL. They actually do listen to crap music and then switch it over to something "badass" when they get to where everyone is hanging out. I can't count the number of times I have run into this.

It goes from "Girls just wanna have fun" to Anthrax with the push of a button.

No Beiber or Spears on my play lists. I may have an occasional Eminem or some old school rap like Naughty by Nature. Tons of rock and roll and a bunch of other mismatch shit from old classic rock.

Was Beiber even out back then? I don't even remember when that little pansy even hit the charts.

That Caveman guy is an amatuer at posting pics... but it will do. LOL Some of the pic titles were a bit off, and he didn't put up a few pics, but I'm sure you guys don't care.

He also didn't add that, the job was 12 hours of working on that bike. I had a Dr appt in the middle and was gone for 2hours so combined that is 22 man hours. The stereo mods were a big big chunk.

The zip tie wiring wasn't going to fly on those lower subs. You only see the wire at this point on one side (right). The left side is hidden behind the clutch cable. It's what I prefer to say... they have it instructed for the dumbasses. I can't leave it at that, I'm way too nuerotic about things.

So basically, cave is trying to make his the twin to gas' :lol:

not quite. his stereo is no match for mine. :dvrofl:

I have done a few things the same however you are kind of limited on the some as they are certain items that are both functional and somewhat good looking. I have always been a function over form kind of guy but if the functional item also looks cool, well then, Duh, Winning.:rockwoot:

Nice mods - really cleans it up!

:lol: So THAT is what I was doing wrong...

Nice work & the signals look good.

Just an 'IMO' commentary though: I kinda :lol: at stereo systems on bikes (open-air loudspeakers, that is). I mean, if the point is to be able to listen to music while you're riding, don't quality earbuds do a MUCH better job of delivering decent sound-quality while cutting wind/road-noise? I'm sure they (open speakers) sound decent at low-speeds and behind a full fairing, but there still has to be a ton more noise than with isolating earphones. On the other hand, if the purpose is to let everyone else around you hear what you're listening to, well.... :lol:

I will never wear ear buds and listen to music...but I could get down with a stereo like the Harley has.

Well, in most states including Michigan, wearing earphones while riding a bike is illegal as you are probably going to be unable to hear sirens around you. However, I guess I could have my stereo turned up so loud that I wouldn't be able to hear sirens near me as well. But, at least I am not breaking the law.

And lately I have only been really jammin it loud enough for everyone around me to hear just to spite the neighbors because I think its funny. I fully intend to keep the extra loud jammin exclusively on the highway where I want to drown out the wind noise with some noise of my own.:rockwoot:

If you had earbuds cranked-up loudly, I agree it could drown-out a siren - but I bet an onboard stereo blaring loudly on top of wind-noise would be just as likely to if not more so.

Don't know that to be a fact, but I do know that with regular earplugs (and a full-face vs. half-helmet) you'll generally hear outside sounds *better* since plugs filter out so much of the wind-noise. I bet it's the same deal w/ buds (as long as it's not cranked way up).

It would fun to roll around rocking ABBA or something totally ridiculous & unlikely just to see all the expressions though! :lol:

edit: In fairness, my perspective is pretty skewed towards quick riding out in the country on a sportbike, not cruising behind a full-fairing where I'm sure onboard tunes work better & make more sense. One of these days.... :) As far as earbuds being breaking the law - :lol: that would be the least of my law-enforcement worries if/when I eventually hit the trooper jackpot at a more.... spirited point in my typical rides.

I thought you could have at least one earbud in all states.

I wouldn't worry about the law on earbuds. It really is nothing.