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Harley Buildup

This Harley was purchased in Sturgis almost 20 years ago now by my mom. Many years ago now I rode this over 5k miles to Sturgis as well:
 
Harley in Badlands
 
Now that the bike is sitting in my garage, it's time to work on it some. First was just give it good cleaning, and see what I needed:
 
Harley Cleaning
 
I knew I definitely wanted to add bluetooth capability to the bike (it had the OEM tape deck only). However upon taking apart the front fairing I found out why it vibrated so much. Both front fairing brackets, and speaker supports were broken. So those were ordered, and replaced:
 
Harley Fairing Support Brackets
 
I replaced the OEM radio with a Rockford Fosgate unit, and the OEM speakers with some Kenwoods. I probably would have kept the OEM speakers grilles had they been in better shape.
 
Harley Rockford Fosgate Radio
 
All the lights got replaced with LED versions. This also meant I had to install a load balancer for the turn signals. I also installed a brake light flasher.
 
Harley LED Lights
 
Replaced the seats. Yeah I know the passenger backrest is missing a piece. Trying to get Mustang to send me that still.
 
Harley Mustang Seat
 
I replaced the windshield. It looked really good. It lasted one test ride. The wind noise it dumps right by your ears was very annoying. I put the OEM windshield right back on.
 
Harley Klock Werks Windshield
 
In prepartion for the new wheels (which will have 13" rotors) I picked up some radial mount calipers. To make them not stand out so much on the Harley, it means stripping the original coating:
 
Harley Radial Mount Calipers
 
As well as some polishing:
 
Harley Caliper Polishing
 
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