Lowering 2007 Road King

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Mike it yourself

Mike it yourself

Күн бұрын

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@bagotoetags801
@bagotoetags801 3 ай бұрын
Good job especially the heat gun idea.👍
@Mikeityourself
@Mikeityourself 3 ай бұрын
Thank you and thanks for watching
@richmolnae1453
@richmolnae1453 2 ай бұрын
ya wonderful
@joehinkle3603
@joehinkle3603 Жыл бұрын
I like this method with maintaining the original amount of shock travel.
@lasvegasnewsagency
@lasvegasnewsagency Жыл бұрын
Great Video.... I lowered my 2008 Ultra Glide.. same procedure... but found myself bottoming out often... So, I raised the air shock pressure... just a little... any comments?..
@Mikeityourself
@Mikeityourself Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the support. With the increase of air pressure, was the ride still comfortable or was it pretty stiff? Are you going more after the look or reach? If its the reach, I'd suggest a seat swap, something a little more low pro but keep in mind, they tend to be stiffer seats and 400+ bucks a pop. I've heard dropping your forks can also make a huge difference; say you drop the front 2 inches and the rear about 1 (would need to look at the stance) but it could be a combo to get what would work best. I think that's the route I'm going to go with a Burly Slammer Kit, includes front and rear. Hope it works out for you, thanks again for watching and see you in the wind!
@lasvegasnewsagency
@lasvegasnewsagency Жыл бұрын
@@Mikeityourself Yes... it's for reach... and I did some work on the seat, essentially trimmed the foam and even added a gel pack in the center... all of which worked out well... but I'm still not low enough for comfort... definitely can't flat foot... As you suggest, I will look into the front fork trimming, I didn't know I could get up to 2 inches off... Thanks for your help! - Keep up the Great Work, you're an awesome host brother.
@Mikeityourself
@Mikeityourself Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I look forward to hearing back from you.
@diamondspirit
@diamondspirit 11 ай бұрын
Great video. Thank you!
@Mikeityourself
@Mikeityourself 11 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching
@frnktdmn1937
@frnktdmn1937 Жыл бұрын
I used those on my '06 RK and the tire wiped out the wire harness that is running under the fender.
@Mikeityourself
@Mikeityourself Жыл бұрын
That sucks; I feel like I got pretty lucky with it not tearing through that channel on my fender. Thanks for watching.
@kennethcabrera8804
@kennethcabrera8804 6 ай бұрын
The same thing happened to me you could use it on the first hole and it will damage the OEM shocks eventually it's on an angle
@TheBlueBikeDoyle
@TheBlueBikeDoyle Жыл бұрын
Nice work . Nice fancy stick lol
@Mikeityourself
@Mikeityourself Жыл бұрын
That wooden stick lasted a whole 3 minutes before I knew I needed something better. Thankfully they make those jack handles in two pieces.
@hapahound
@hapahound Жыл бұрын
How do you like how it rides now after the lowering kit was installed?
@Mikeityourself
@Mikeityourself Жыл бұрын
Hi Hap, It rode great at the 2 inch mark but what i didnt know was that was cutting it close. I decided to go down to 3 inches, went on a ride and found it kept rubbing the fender. I got lucky it didnt get any of the wires. When i took a better look, the 2 inch mark was good for me as a solo but if I would have gone 2-up, I would have been rubbing again. So decided to ditch them and planning for an air ride. The goal was to help with the height due to my mustang seat but the ebay special i picked up seems to have resolved that issue. Thanks for the support.
@albertalvarez1274
@albertalvarez1274 Жыл бұрын
Looks good bro!!! What’s next?
@Mikeityourself
@Mikeityourself Жыл бұрын
Thanks. Just going to do some smaller cosmetic stuff, bigger items will be coming soon. I want to do a 21" front wheel, get back to white walls, Need some better bars maybe 14" meat hooks. The path to a Cholo build is long bro. Thanks for your support and watching.
@benjaminrico4277
@benjaminrico4277 Жыл бұрын
That great what about the front ?
@Mikeityourself
@Mikeityourself Жыл бұрын
I'm on the fence with either going air up front or doing a burly 1 to 2 inch drop. I need to do more research. Thanks for watching.
@joehinkle3603
@joehinkle3603 Жыл бұрын
Cool idea looks factory
@adamrushford7751
@adamrushford7751 Жыл бұрын
Did your rear wheel ever bottom out on the fender with dropping 2"?
@Mikeityourself
@Mikeityourself Жыл бұрын
Not while riding 1 up. If going solo, you're probably good. I'm a big boy at 250 so that should help gauge things. If you do plan to go two up, I'd stay no more than 1 inch drop or look at a lower but stiffer suspension like the burly slammers. Good luck and thanks for watching.
@joehinkle3603
@joehinkle3603 Жыл бұрын
Looks perfect
@Mikeityourself
@Mikeityourself Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@heraldlee8112
@heraldlee8112 Жыл бұрын
Thanx for sharing
@Mikeityourself
@Mikeityourself Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@marks146
@marks146 Жыл бұрын
Could you do a 1000 mile follow up. I'm on the verge of putting these on my RK and would be interested in hearing your thought after living with them for a while. By the way, where did you get the ones you used?
@Mikeityourself
@Mikeityourself Жыл бұрын
Here is the link to the ones I bought. www.amazon.com/dp/B0756XJGG4?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details Im probably not going to make the 1k review mark only because Ive got a few plans in the near future that would be removing these for a full suspension change. But I can do another review before I do remove them, anticipate it would be in July timeframe.
@marks146
@marks146 Жыл бұрын
@@Mikeityourself Thanks for the link. I'm just going to give them a try. For 17 bucks if I decide to take them off, no big deal.
@ykb946
@ykb946 11 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@Mikeityourself
@Mikeityourself 11 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching
@guglielmodicarlo4139
@guglielmodicarlo4139 8 ай бұрын
hey let me ask you, do you have to put lock tight on there??? I think you should mention it at least a few more times
@Mikeityourself
@Mikeityourself 8 ай бұрын
Just enough times for the advanced wrenchers to catch on .
@irishguyjg_2ndchancerecovery
@irishguyjg_2ndchancerecovery Жыл бұрын
Cute . Careful adjusting things like this, you could goof up your angling. Good idea with the flag, u can put it up when the cameras going, then take it down when the in laws show up lol. These you're first two bikes? What did you start on?
@Mikeityourself
@Mikeityourself Жыл бұрын
Wish I could fly my flag outside but Ive got HOA non-sense to deal with. I started riding back as a kid, Yamaha Trail bike, if I remember it was a 70cc bike. Progressed over the years, rode a few honda's (Rebel, Shadow's, Nighthawks), Did a custom build on a 95 KZ1000P, Yamaha FJR1300, Fat boy (EVO), and now im rolling on my Road Glide (M8) and Road King (Twin Cam 96). Wish I could have kept every bike but I need to hit the lottery first, that and get a good size property to build one big a$$ garage on. Thanks for watching and supporting my channel, Ride safe.
@altherrell9770
@altherrell9770 9 ай бұрын
What’s your height. 5 7
@Mikeityourself
@Mikeityourself 9 ай бұрын
You nailed it right on the money.
@209er2
@209er2 Жыл бұрын
Your ruin the lean angle when you do this. The road king sits up higher because you can lean it more and make sharper turns 🤦‍♂️
@Mikeityourself
@Mikeityourself Жыл бұрын
You are 100% correct, any modification will change the lean angle of the motorcycle. I eventually lowered this down to 3" and rode through some pretty decent curves without issue. Rode my ride and worked out for me. If the plan is to wipe out any sign of a chicken strip, lowering your bike would not be the thing to do. Appreciate the feedback and see ya in the wind.
@richmolnae1453
@richmolnae1453 2 ай бұрын
whats with the aggrading noises go get checked out ,,,,,,smoke 10packs a day
@Mikeityourself
@Mikeityourself 2 ай бұрын
@@richmolnae1453 wth, lol
@Bstman-k1x
@Bstman-k1x 11 ай бұрын
you sure fonlike to talk😅
@Mikeityourself
@Mikeityourself 11 ай бұрын
Lots to share, lol
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