Noodles107
250+ Posts
Ordered a present for the Free cause I’m outta stuff to add to the Free … I’m thinking this is gonna look very cool 
What Did You Do To Your Freewheeler Today?
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Wiped the bugs off after a nice ride for pizza and beer although the pizza sucked ! Never had a bad pizza at this place but today was the day. The ride gave me time to test the rear shift arm extension and finding neutral . I honestly think along with making neutral easier to find it actually shifts thru all the gears better. One drawback is all the slop that HD allows between the shift arms and the pivot shafts. I dont think that helps anything with gear changes Just silly .
Noodles107
250+ Posts
American Floor Mats garage parking … very cool
RKplus10
300+ Posts
I’ve never had a real problem finding neutral on my Freewheeler, but there has been a lot of discussion lately about extending the rear shift lever. Well, I’m a sucker for gadgets and gizmos, so I had to try this “neutral assist”.
I went for a ride and made numerous complete stops in both first and second gears. At each stop, I easily slipped it into neutral.
I went for a ride and made numerous complete stops in both first and second gears. At each stop, I easily slipped it into neutral.
95° and sunny. Took 5 days and headed to TN to see my brothers new place.
Horne's Restaurant in Port Royal VA. A must stop on the way down.
Backyard at the brothers in TN. Only level piece of ground back there. Thought the "Tip Over" light was going to come on.
Some rest stop off I81 in VA. Getting toasty out now. Hit 96° at this point.
Only shade we could find at my daughters house in VA on the way home.
Was 99°F when I got back to NJ. Came to a complete stop in a ten minute construction back up on Rt 40. That was fun. Got to say the Freewheeler never complained about anything in all that heat.
Horne's Restaurant in Port Royal VA. A must stop on the way down.
Backyard at the brothers in TN. Only level piece of ground back there. Thought the "Tip Over" light was going to come on.
Some rest stop off I81 in VA. Getting toasty out now. Hit 96° at this point.
Only shade we could find at my daughters house in VA on the way home.
Was 99°F when I got back to NJ. Came to a complete stop in a ten minute construction back up on Rt 40. That was fun. Got to say the Freewheeler never complained about anything in all that heat.
Been raining since I got back from Tennessee but got a break in the clouds at lunch time and took a run up the highway to my favorite lunch spot. Spent most of the time coming back dodging traffic out of Philly headed for the shore points southbound. Fun run home, but the Free doesn't want to go back into the garage. Unfortunately I've got some work to do.
Added a Sundowner Seat (for two wheeler rather than the one specifically meant for the Freewheeler) as it’s considerably wider at the back end…wife joke!
Also added right side DK Customs 1” footboard extensions…dealer is going to install left side because not even heat and a impact driver would get left side driver mount bolt out…lol.
Also… Harley sissy bar and backrest
Also DK Customs 1.5” tank lift with deuce option for rear of tank
AND …captain Itchy crotch-cooler in black leather…
Also added right side DK Customs 1” footboard extensions…dealer is going to install left side because not even heat and a impact driver would get left side driver mount bolt out…lol.
Also… Harley sissy bar and backrest
Also DK Customs 1.5” tank lift with deuce option for rear of tank
AND …captain Itchy crotch-cooler in black leather…
Almost forgot DK Customs wind deflectors down front!
I went with performance upgrades for my 2017 Freewheeler.
Arlen Ness high flow air intake
Woods WM8-222x cam
S&S adjustable pushrods and covers
S&S performance tappets
Non-cat head pipe
Cobra 909 slip-ons
Power Commander 6 tuner.
Need to get some miles on her then we'll head to the dyno.
Arlen Ness high flow air intake
Woods WM8-222x cam
S&S adjustable pushrods and covers
S&S performance tappets
Non-cat head pipe
Cobra 909 slip-ons
Power Commander 6 tuner.
Need to get some miles on her then we'll head to the dyno.
My Freewheeler has a hard time going back into the garage. I have to use a lot of willpower to twist the throttle and force it in.
That really looks sharp set up like that. I couldn't ride my '21 Free without my Memphis Shades batwing fairing and windshield and I never had a windshield on any bike I've ever owned in 50+ years, but there's something about the position or the front end of the Free's that made it a must for me. I didn't have it for a month before I bought the fairing.
Noodles107
250+ Posts
That’s a great look Big I … I love the black chrome rest and rack. The Trike looks very throwback very vintage classic look that I like to think I was able to keep with my 17 Free.
Great look stay safe
Man, it took me about 10 minutes at 65-70mph to figure out a windshield was in my future …lol…on order!!!
LD-Ordie
10+ Posts
I added a tail light bracket with a license plate on the right side so I could add a LED US flag. Just in time for the 4th of July! A great upgrade!
Done a few day ago. I'm very happy with the sound (not zombie baffles) and the style of TAB Performance.
LOL. I remember doing that when I changed mine. Everybody said, just undo the bolts and take the trunk off. Yeah, well, after taking off every bolt in the manual the best I could get was an extra inch of leeway which let me get my hands on those two back hangers.
I have a collection from my 05 RG. I found out the hard way about trial and error before I started running my shorter than stock but killer functioning recurve I used to only put on in the fall through spring. It's now in place permanently year round, and has been around a BIG chunk of the U.S.of A.
. So- for the trike, it came with the baby height windshield (16" ??). I got a Clearview recurve about 1 1/2 inch taller. Ran from central Ohio to N.M. last year and it is the BOMB !! FWIW, just shy of 6' 3" and I've never had a windshield I don't look over. The recurves ROCK !!
I'm no longer a broke punk kid newbie biker that has to learn how to DIY just to stay in da wind. I've got a guy, a GENIUS, who's labor rate is less than 1/2 what dealers charge. He gets all my work that I either don't have time for, or would be a pain in the azz for me to learn how to DIY. I'm the kind of guy that moves sllooow on new stuff so I don't screw it upworser.
2 days after getting my 86 Softie, I had to cross 2 steel grate bridges in the rain- intense !! I'd grabbed it from the dealer, seated the rings, and hit the road that night. Spent the weekend getting familiar with the differences between it and my 83 FX. That skinny front tire had me crapping myself on those bridges lol.
Ages ago I had a '59 Panhead in a rigid frame with a 21" skinny front wheel mounted to a stock HD springer frontend. Things got real interesting on those grate bridges and there used to be a bunch of them around here.
Added a little protection and leather….lol
Frank’s Leather rear fender chaps and the front fender bra.
I have strong doubts after looking at these and the fit/finish, that they will abrade my paint but love the idea of the heavy duty protection they will provide….. and I’m adding paint protection film under them this week just to make sure! <wink>
Frank’s Leather rear fender chaps and the front fender bra.
I have strong doubts after looking at these and the fit/finish, that they will abrade my paint but love the idea of the heavy duty protection they will provide….. and I’m adding paint protection film under them this week just to make sure! <wink>
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