Hey all,
Just recently purchased my first Harley, so I'm super stoked. Been riding and cutting up my Suzuki Intruder for years, so I have some idea of making my way around a bike.
Picked up a damn near bone-stock '81 FXS Lowrider with the 80". It has a few add-ons like soft bags, passenger floorboards, luggage rack, that kind of thing. Not looking to chop the crap out of it right away but there are some changes I want to make. First up are shotgun pipes and grips (it has stock foam grips). I want to put on some coke bottles because I love the vintage look.
So here is my question. Looking at the stealership through Harley parts books, the vast majority of the grips available state they will fit years 1984-and up. Why would they not work for an older big twin? Is there a big difference in the throttle before '84 making these grips not work? Or any 1" universal grips for that matter?
I also see that on the HD website that the parts search only goes back to '84. I assume this is just HD not actively shopping parts for what they consider vintage bikes?
Keep in mind I'm not some HD loyalist who has to have HD parts only with Willie G skulls everywhere, and a bar-and-shield on every lump of shiny I bolt to my bike. I just want to make minor changes with minimum hassle, so I can spend more time riding.
Thanks for any and all advice!
Just recently purchased my first Harley, so I'm super stoked. Been riding and cutting up my Suzuki Intruder for years, so I have some idea of making my way around a bike.
Picked up a damn near bone-stock '81 FXS Lowrider with the 80". It has a few add-ons like soft bags, passenger floorboards, luggage rack, that kind of thing. Not looking to chop the crap out of it right away but there are some changes I want to make. First up are shotgun pipes and grips (it has stock foam grips). I want to put on some coke bottles because I love the vintage look.
So here is my question. Looking at the stealership through Harley parts books, the vast majority of the grips available state they will fit years 1984-and up. Why would they not work for an older big twin? Is there a big difference in the throttle before '84 making these grips not work? Or any 1" universal grips for that matter?
I also see that on the HD website that the parts search only goes back to '84. I assume this is just HD not actively shopping parts for what they consider vintage bikes?
Keep in mind I'm not some HD loyalist who has to have HD parts only with Willie G skulls everywhere, and a bar-and-shield on every lump of shiny I bolt to my bike. I just want to make minor changes with minimum hassle, so I can spend more time riding.
Thanks for any and all advice!
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