1998 Harley Davidson Road King

What was your intended objective when you started the build?

Build a bike that could be a stripped down pavement pounder or a fool dressed touring bike and go between the twoin a matter of minutes

What motivated you to start your project?

Wanted a bike that would be whatever I wanted when I wanted

What was the most unique and creative thing you did to the bike?

Quick disconnect audiothat can work with or without fairing head unit and chopped center stand to drop down on air ride

What are you most proud of?

Overall functionality

2 Comments

Michael monks says:

February 22, 2021 at 6:09 am

That is the sickest road King I have seen that is exactly my style good job on that the way the stance is everything very very good job

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Boomer Crownover says:

May 26, 2021 at 2:17 pm

Did you have to change the way fairing mounted to accommodate for straight apes or did the apes and fairing fit with no modification?

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Specifics

Make, Model & Year: 1998 Harley Davidson Road King

Fondly known as: Shaniqua

Motorcycle cost: 5500

Money spent: 3000

Engine: Stock 80″ evo with cam, breather, jets and exhaust

Intake: Carb and big sucker

Exhaust: Rush Big Louie with thunder headers and true duals

Transmission: Stock 5 speed

Frame: Stock Harley

Suspension: Dirty Air rear, stock front

Wheels, tires and brakes: DNA mammoth spoke 21″ front w/Avon Cobra, Michelin Commander II rear tire

Finish – Paint: Stock vivid black

Accessories: Reckless fairing. hill county customs 16″ apes and cables. Pioneer 6×9’s in fairing and saddle bags, Pioneer had unit, soundstream amp. 4″ extended bags, custom covered seat and backrest.