The Gear

2016 FLHR

I bought my Road King in December of 2015. On the day I created this page, I had over 6500 miles on her. Not a lot of miles for a year, but if you factor in the 3ish months I took off during the early summer for a back surgery, I didn't do too bad. I plan to have around 10,000 miles on the bike before I start my journey, and only stop for the 15,000 miles service while on my journey. 

I have done minor modifications to the bike over the year, and plan to do a few more before the start of the journey. I will list them here as they happen, so check back occasionally for updates. 

Lighting: I have swapped out the stock heritage style turn signals both front and rear. I took the rear signals from an '08 Street Glide. The front signals are from a kit from Harley. This kit also removes the large passing lamps. I plan on getting custom dynamics LEDs and TriplePlay system to be better seen on the road. Eventually I will also replace the stock headlight and taillight with an LED as well. 

Seating: I found a '15 Street Glide seat on Craigslist and it mounted right up with no modifications. I also removed the leather strap, as it always seem to get in the way. I plan on making leather hand holds to go in the old bracket. 

Intake: I installed a Screaming Eagle Stage 1 intake after the 1000 mile break-in period to increase air flow for performance and to help with the heat. 

Exhaust: I installed Vance & Hines Oversized 450 Slip-ons after the 1000 mile break-in period. They have a deep rumble, that isn't too loud, and also not quiet. the tinny rasp that are in a lot of pipes are present in mine. I plan on installing cat-less headers eventually. This will also reduce engine temps and increase performance.

Fuel: I installed the Vance & Hines FP3 after the 1000 mile break-in and tuned it with the pipes and intake install. 

Electrical: I installed the Harley branded 12 volt outlet on the handlebars. I use it to power my phone, and whatever else I need to charge with a USB. While I like my charger close to my phone, it would also be nice to have one in the saddlebags.