PROJECT: 1984 FXRT WITH A S&S SUPER SIDEWINDER 107ci, 6 GALLON TANK, LEATHER BAGS AND TOUR PAK
BEFORE:
www.wildwestcycle.com/br_fxrtphotogallery.html
AFTER: WIP pics are coming. I have so many. i need to take a few new ones too.
The rebuild of Pilgim's old Big Red (Now My Big Red)is ongoing.
1) Remove and replace rear pivot axle in swing arm. It was SHATERD inside and jammed. We had to CUT the old swing arm off to remove it. BIG job. We replaced everything with a combination of 2 aftermarket kits. The Sta Bo kit and the spherical bearings from the CCE kit. Looks like it will work great. NEW STOCK TYPE SWING ARM. Nuttin fancy.
2) Complete rewire under fairing. Conversion of manual oil gauge to electronic sending unit.
3) Repaint entire bike House of Kolor Candy Apple Red with real gold leaf accents. Frame will stay black. MAYBE powder coated in the future... MAybe....If i really want to do this job properly I will strip the frame and have it 100% powder coated. Paint on a frame sucks. Powder coat is the way to go.
4) New rear sleek turn signal tree.
5) New AIR seals for air forks
6) All new hand control switch housings and switches. Black housings and chrome switches for a change. looks nice.
7) New seat. Actually my old custom made Saddleman gel seat, Explorer model from my old 1983 FXRT. Perfect condition
8) New longer 13 inch shocks. The old shocks were so short it changed the entire rake of the front end. Proper 13 inch shocks brings the effective rake back to the true 30-31 degrees. New shocks are very very hi end WP. Adjustable for rebound, compression and pre load. Remote reservoir, nitrogen charged.
9) Replaced front wheel with another stock front wheel. The old one was quite a bit out wobble/bent, AND had a high spot too. Getting the new used wheel powder coated in solid gloss black as I write this. New Avon Venom front tire 100x 19
10) New windshield. The old one is not too bad but I had a new one on hand. Fabricate new windshield gasket.
11) Hooked up original electric S&S compression releases. There was adequate wire where they had been cut previously. 107 inch side winder. They now engage automatically when starter is pressed.
12) Extensive work and reinforcement was necessary to WIDEN the new FORWARD mounted foot controls 3 inch extended too. We had to go real wide on the controls because the gas tank had been widened by a LOT to make it 6 gallons. I liked the tank so we worked around the ergonomics. The sheer greater new width forces my legs way out now. However, the issue has been addressed. Result is super comfortable seating arrangement for me who is 6' 4": tall. Pilgrim had it set up for someone very much less tall. The FXRT actually lends itself best to taller riders. One of the very very few bikes that Harley ever made that did this. This is one of the very few bikes i do NOT feel cramped on. No one less than 6 feet tall could probably ride THIS SET UP properly. The pegs are WAY forward now which feels fantastic, finally!
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13) Installed new handle bars. They are wider and have a little more pull back. Perfect for my ergos. From some Harley bagger
14) new Foam Grips. My favorite.
15) Arlen Ness new side covers. My painter has graced them with House of Kolor Candy Apple Red. Awesome! The rest of the bike was extremely variable as far as shade. A lot of it was too orange. My painter does candy like no on else. This is gonna hurt too (financially). But, what are you gonna do? I reckon do it up right!
16) We had to trim the LOWERS for the FXRT fairing since the ergos are different with the forward mount foot controls. We took as little off as was necessary. I love the lowers... Extremely rare.
17) 100% refit of all leather saddlebags and leather tour pak. They were in terrible shape. They refurbished to BRAND NEW condition after I had two experts work on them. Re dyed and conditioned. They look fantastic. Good for another 250k miles!
18) New rear wheel. We got rid of enclosed chain and went to Tsubaki o ring chain and a wider 150 series rear Avon Venom. NICE rubber! Sexy tread pattern and very grippy. Wheelies are > burnouts!
19) New INNER primary. This was a custom piece off my 83 FXRT. The flanges for the enclosed chain were cut off and the height carefully decked to match the outer primary. Expertly chromed. It looks incredible
20) New OUTER primary. The old one was just too rough. I had the brand new one chromed. The look with the fully chromed inner primary is something! New derby cover too.
21) new front motor mount, a Heavy duty Velva Touch V Thunder poly mount. The old mount was completely collapsed and destroyed! The front of the motor dropped over an inch. Not any more.
22) New V thunder adjustable stabilizers
23) New R&R Billet top motor mount and coil bracket for the new Dyna coils. i had these pieces RED ANODIZED. look great!
24) We eliminated the compensating sprocket and put an old but never used Fisher dampener in its place
25) I had an old but never used fully polished Spyke starter that i decided to install. The old starter was OK, but I decided to rebuild it since it had a hard life history of turning over the 107 when the compression releases were never hooked up
26) Align and shim front rotors. This brake system looks like it will stop very well. Oversized by Pilgrim. We decided to retain the skinny 35mm forks for now since we got the air system to seal again. As long as there is a fork brace it is not as bad as some people think. It does LOOK undersized. But for now it stays.
27) Complete refurbished 5 speed transmission: Polished cases, Andrews back cut gears assembled by Zippers. Bisagno Brothers double row trap door. I had this in storage since 1998. Never used since it was built.
28) Monstrous custom HUGE brick of a motor plate between motor and tranny. Again, I had this for years just waiting...
29) Arlen Ness transmission top cover. very sleek
30) Conversion to 1988 and up clutch cable housing. This clears the Carlini fine.
31) Special rare Carlini Torque arm for 4 inch bore motors in FXR chassis.
32) a LOT OF REROUTING and of various systems as per my mechanic.
There have been MANY other things done. I cant remember every detail. We are waiting on the paint and gold leaf job right now.
33) KEEPING all the extra gauges that Pilgrim added. Each and everyone of them is quite nice to have. I like to see what the mill is doing
After this is all assembled and run for a few weeks, the bike will come back to the shop to install these parts waiting for it.
1) Special Stage 6 kit from R&R cycle. Hyperpak..
2) New CNC diamond cut billet heads set up for 6800RPM (for the 107 ci) These will make you weak in the knees just looking at them!
3) Special R&R cam for the S&S super Sidewinder 107
4) New piston rings
5) Billet push rod covers red anodised
6) New Daytona Twin Tec ignition
7) Jims semi solid lifters. they turn in to a solid after a certain RPM
8) PSI clear Anodised carb. Big bucks!
9) Force winder style side intake with K&N filter. This intake is HUGE. Not tiny like most you see.
10) RB Racing LSR 2:1 pipes. Chromed with ceramic inner coating to protect against bluing
11) RB Racing air fuel meter and sensor
Bagger Wheelies anyone?
PHOTO KEY:
1) Overview of R&R Cycles Hyper Pak CUSTOM STAGE 6
2) Daytona Twin Tec ignition
3) Close up of Hyper pak. Some billet peices have been color anodized. Some are for my Pro Street
4) Look at the size of this intake!
5) PSI CARB Clear Anodized. Inlet
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