Harley Davidson Cross Bones: Just got home & already making changes! S&S Cycles intake, Mustang Seat
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- I picked up a 2008 @harleydavidson Springer Cross Bones during the Daytona Bike Week Motorcycle Rally. Before I even left Daytona I had already ordered a Mustang Fastback seat and @SSCycleInc classic tear drop air cleaner from @DennisKirk (bit.ly/3oy3U5n). They were waiting when I got home, sot today I tore into little upgrades and changes and making it a bit more mine...
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I still remember in 07 walking into the Harley shop and seeing one of those Crossbones and it was the first springer I'd ever seen. I thought it was the most beautiful and amazing thing I ever saw on a bike. Still haven't owned a springer, but I love the looks of it.
I love the fat front tire on the Crossbones. Gives it different character and stance from the skinny tire springers. Not better necessarily, but different. And there are so few out there.
what about the handling with the fat front
I remember when that bike came out. I wanted it so bad but couldn't afford it. Had a '97 RK at the time. Still have her. She now has the "tractor" seat that I liked so much on that bike. She's gotten me through the worst life had to offer. I have an M8 Street Glide that I use for commuting. That old RK though. Only ride that makes me feel like a king. My old shovel is for when I want to time travel. All bikes are approximately 20 years apart. For those who say Harleys are old tech. 20 years makes a huge difference in ride. They may look the same, but they're different in so many ways. I skipped the whole twin cam era, but did have the opportunity to ride a 2003 CVO RK. I have to say that was the smoothest best riding bike I've ever ridden. Shovel, Evo to M8. Damn what a difference.
Yes, the Black 21 X 3.5 wheel w/ chrome spokes and a skinny tire would look Great on that scooter!
I just installed the S&S teardrop stinger on my 21 Street Glide. I've used S&S intakes since the late 70's.
Years ago I nearly bought a Crossbones instead of my second Heritage. It was that 60's sky blue, had a swing arm bag, and all the leather was distressed brown. I still think about that bike and hope whoever ended up buying her appreciates what he has.
Gallop performance still makes the pipes your looking for
You're right about the seat action. It was a single seater.
In my opinion the Harley Heritage Springer was the best looking motorcycle ever made.
My first harley was a 1998 HD heritage springer 95th anniversary i loved that bike
Yes Springer shinny front wheel for sure
Had the opportunity to ride the crossbones 1 time, I liked it, good to see some videos on one, you don't hear much about them.
Enjoying the videos, thanks
Agreed, go with 21" x 3.5 for sure.
I like the look of the skinny wheel but favor the fat tire. You make it yours and it will be perfect. I really like that bike!!
The S&S intake is spot on for your Springer! It really changed the attitude of the Bike.
The pot/pan cover is more old school…
Love those tear drops also. Have one on my ‘99 Springer. I’m interested in that light swap! I think we see eye to eye on that front tire. Though on that ultra, a fat tire would be lit!
If you have a 2nd set of wheels it can be a little easier and convenient to do tire changes at home. If I can work out a way to do the balancing, I will probably pick up some tire iron bars to install tires at home as well.
Cool bike. Ive always wanted a springer. I like the 19" rims not a fan of the 21s. Best of luck with it. I love the old school style of it. Be safe..
You do you boo, Harley-Davidson is about making it you because everybody has different taste!
I have a 2006 Springer classic an I'm like you I always loved the Springer ever since I was a kid
6:25 one of my goals rebuilding my bike is so I wont be ashamed parking near bikes as nice as these, I have a long, long, long way to go
Magnaflow makes a great set of short shot style pipes for a much better price than V&H and they provide great performance, not obnoxious at idle but they bark under power. Have a set on my wide glide, love them.
I just bought a crossbones 2 months ago and it’s completely decked out already…put about 2k into it. Keeping the original air cleaner cover looks more old school just put a brass button in the center. Also swapped seat for a distressed brown spring solo seat. Might do a rear fender chop. All the accents are brass. Stage 2 already when I bought it. 259E cams. V&H big radius. All black no chrome. The stock bars aren’t bad I just pushed them forward a bit. Might go to Carlini bars with the forward swoop.
Congrats on 14 years.
like the front tire. crossbones is a cool bike. I want one.....
"Monkafied" not a word - it's a way of life...
What I liked about the Cross Bones back in the day was the fat front tire. Separated it from the rest of the springers.
Either way cool looking bike.
I have a 2009 crossbones in pewter denim. I bought it new and still have it today. I changed the seat, added bags and a few things, blacked out a few chrome bits, but mostly I just ride it
Your right, just changing the air filter improved the looks 👍👍
I feel u on finding parts I got a 94 springer its been fun lol
What a find! It's lookin' good.
I immediately ordered from you guys a new seat, etc! HA!
Sweet ride..Always liked the springer look, Bar hopper no doubt.
No doubt!
Welcome to the bonehead family. I have a 2008 in the denim blue but have a spare set of tins that I am getting painted in the red and black colors. Light ass bike and I call it my "mini bike" compared to my Ultra Classic that I ride in the cold Colorado winters.
rear seat was optinal. I got the whole setup. sissy bar etc...I personally like the tractor seat, have installed the factory option old school seat. had mine 10 years now and it's not going anywhere...
I'm with you on S&S teardrops. Still the best looking air box
Absolutely
Me 2,love springer front end
Cross Bones was my favorite Harley, just could not afford it at the time. You are correct, no passenger pillion was stock on the Cross Bones
The big radius 2 into 1 on the soft tails from about that year looks pretty slick
great channel, great content but we need to see more of this awesome bike on your channel. Love springers.
Yes smaller front tire, go for it. Looks good Dude..
Cool bike I spent many hour polishing the old raw aluminum On my dad's motorcycles
Same here!
Just found your videos on here. Small world cause I'm from semo. I dig the videos. Keep up the great great content. Stay safe out there
I remember when the cross bones came out and thinking I did not like the fat front tire or the tractor seat. Just never looked right to me. I do like the springer front end.
seat and air filter look great !!!! You have to do the skinny wheel !!! They look so much better with a skinny wheel .
It’s yours do what you want man as they say roll with it
Having ridden the skinny front tire here in Florida you'll find it follows the grooves in the road. Also it's quite entertaining when riding across the metal area on a draw bridge. However the skinny tire does look good
Nice things ....
Nice things...
Nice things......
Thank you 😊
I don't mind the Roland Sands air cleaner but I agree the S&S would look better. I think a skinny front wheel as well. Sweet bike
Monkey love the channel! Anything bought for another project that ends up in the treasure trove becomes free after 2 months
HA!
It dont need to be said, but this is your bike.
Dont concern yourself with others opinions regarding keeping it original.
If the changes you wish to make bring a smile on your face then you should do it.
It's not like you can't return it to original later.
Ps: The bike wasnt kept in a museum in OEM condition when you purchased it.
Loved following your journey from buying the bike to now. Keep the updates coming.
Nice seat looks way better
the 21 inch front wheel is a must no doubt
My friend's got a 2011 she has a skinny front tire on it. I think you'll like the skinny front tire
The little changes make big differences. It looks great man.
It's tough to beat the looks of a 21 on the front. Am running four over tubes/wide glide front end with a 21 inch Avon Roadmaster tires. Twin disc brakes on my 78 shovel. My vote is for the 21 inch, though am aa bit prejudice.
21's look sick on an old shovel. I have one on the shelf just waiting to be fitted to my '76 FLH. I'm going for the full dress look with a 21 on the front. Love the sound of an old shovel cranking over. That starter has a very distinctive tone.
@@timothybrown1189 One of the granddaughters got to hear the shovel run. Her father has a 2017 Ultra. Hearing and seeing the old bike put the biggest smile on her face. That put a smile on mine. Good luck with the build. My only regret is not replacing the 4 speed with a 5. HD had a really good deal back around 1985. The tranny was blown when I bought it. A few months after rebuilding it HD had a offer of trade in your 4 speed any in any condition for a 5 for the same amount of money the parts cost to repair the 4 speed. Keep the shiny side up, rubber side down.
Looking better! It'll get their soon!
Deuce doesn’t need the rubber bushing, that’s for the springer with led for vibration dampening.
Whatever you do to Bone will be fine. You got good taste.
It came stock with the single sprung seat. The backseat and sissy bar pad are still available from the motor company.
Yes, you're nuts! lol, I like the wide balloon tires on a Springer. It's a nicer ride for a heavy front end and the rubber is cheaper as well as easier to come by.
I realy like a fat front tire. That is a realy cool bike no matter what front tire you run. The SS air cleaner is perfect.
Nothing wrong with hand me downs, lol bike looks good. Congrats on the find and purchase.
I fell in love with the Crossbones in 08. I got my 09 four years later in2012 and still have it and love it
Love the fat tire front.
13:10 - Dang TJ that sky is looking rough!!!! Great video though...weather be damned!
18:20 - YES, thinner versus fatter front tire would look better IMHO.
Agreed. That will be a future project... I need to slow my parts spending for a while :)
I like the big tires on the front, they have a nick name which i will not mention here, as far as chrome covers go, I took all of the ones off of my bike because they collect water and dirt which turns in to rust. the cross bones are a fun bike to ride.
Like the seat.
Looks much better than the day you bought it.
Also new to your channel for a few months now. Love watching you and your wife with excellent content. I agree, skinny 21 would look awesome on the springer.👍🏻
If I'd have changed out that seat I might have kept mine. As it is my son still owns and loves it completely unchanged.
That is a good looking seat.
Now I'm waiting for you to get a real old bike with a kicker.
You all are in my prayers
Hoka Hey
S&S aircleaner is the best looking one out there
Looks great buddy it’s coming along very nice and I had that same seat on my softail slim and I had to ditch it as well lol. Love the old school stuff
Looking great! Can’t wait to see your vid on the headlight for the Springer install. I want to replace the headlight on my 08 springer as well. Thanks for bringing us along with you on these upgrades! MLLHR
so glad you're doing a Crossbones build. There are so few videos about the crossbones on YT. BTW, I fucking love the tractor seat. It's comfortable enough, and it really adds to the retro unique look of the bike. I also have have the factory pillion seat and back rest. I bought mine used with Sampsons Sidewinder pipes, they sounded great and looked great but they prevented me from getting bags on the bike, which I need since I want to do some traveling with the bike. So I got some Sampson true dual pipes with the fishtail ends. I'm kinda 50/50 on the fishtails, but I like the sound and love the look of the duals. I'm very interested in seeing what that skinny wheel and tire look like. I might be interested in doing that on mine if I dig the look. For the air cleaner. I bought the Alen Ness 65* velocity stack air cleaner. Definitely fits the look of the bike, imo.
I think I got the same mirrors I put on my RK, they seem pretty good, although think my issue was my cover was too small and messed up my right mirror since i have the bars locked with it covered. I like that air cleaner, mine appears to be the stock cover, I may go to one those in the future.
S&S as god intended...
Just awesome! Love your banter bro. You're hilarious 😂
I found you channel some how. It's freaking awesome. I really enjoy watching this stuff, being a new rider I'll take tips where ever I can get them.
Right on! Welcome!
Came across your channel while looking at videos from Daytona so I am slowly watching all your uploads and enjoying every minute 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Ethan is a cool dude. We're neighbors at the Hogrock rally in Southern Illinois
I really like him. Good guy.
@@ProfessionalMonkey absolutely!
I'm not 100% sure. But I believe the mini vs the original. The mini is smaller and has cutt-outs for more air. And the original has no cutt-outs and larger. So the mini would take up less leg room for your knee. Nice collection 💪
The mini is a whole other thing. You can get a tear srop for the stealth that is full sized but still different than the old school one I put on this.
@@ProfessionalMonkey I believe the stealth is the mini? I have it saved on eBay. A lot of places are out of stock as expected. I prefer the vented black version with K&N red filter looks better on black bike already blacked out. I like the accentials. Lol
@@slayer04031974 the mini is the cover the stealth is the air cleaner. On the stealth you can put the regular rear drop or the mini either one.
@@ProfessionalMonkey Yes. That is what I mean.. Just the cover is different. I'm just less of chrome guy. Lol And the cutt-outs are cool
Awesome bike. I’m jealous. Had a 2000 fx springer and an 03 heritage springer.
Try mid usa for your axle caps or springer parts.
Vance and hines has set of pipes called mid shots which they stop just before swingarm bolt.
I have a feeling you’re going to go deeper into this project that anticipated. As for a 21 front, it would definitely give it a much better appeal, my 97 fxsts is a 21 front but if I’m not mistaken, especially in the 90’s all springers were a stock 21”front. Watch Billy Lanes video on swapping out his 21 to a 23, on his 96 bad boy. I asked him about it and he said it’s much better than the stock 21 size.
That new seat is a much nicer touch! It’ll be cool to watch all the things you’re gonna get into on this.
I’ll never let my 97 Softail springer go. Everyone wants it but everyone can eat ass. Springs for life!
Nice things
It came with a rear p pad originally. The drag specialties solo sprung looks better than stock tractor. If you your looking to get rid of that seat let me know though I need a back up. Also looking for that tank bib….
I put some old willie g skull ones on I had on a shelf. Recycle!
@@ProfessionalMonkey if you have an email. I’ll send you pictures of what I’ve done to mine.
@@jasonkav damonk@professional-monkey.com
Bad ass man looks sweet home you guys enjoy it
Where is my bike? Didn't you say you would hook me up?? Wait.. Was that you?? Damm JD..I got a head ache.
Still want my bike.
I love those pipes.
You are out of your mind but aren’t we all. We all do things to our bikes that we like
S&S air cleaner looks great. I've always ran those. I'm weird but I like the fat front tire.
Dude, that 96 twin cam is a great motor to build on...you could make that thing chop like a dragster man.....fuckin great bike
Love the changes, esp the S&S intake tear drop. I too have always like the Springers but have never owned one. Good luck with it!
Definitely have room for one more bike .....
Cross bones is one of my favorite looking motorcycles.
Old school round mirrors!
Looking good with the items you replaced & added. Like the 2-up Mustang seat & factory sissy bar. Yep, get the fat front tire/rim replaced with a skinny; will look much better on a springer. Tom M., Hawthorne Ca. '21-RGS & '22-FXLRS
I kinda like the stock wheel that's on it but to each his own
Wow what a difference. Looks great! And you're right, "the chromes are pipe" lmao
Love the vids, getting ready for next winter 😆 (I live in Florida also) to change out my air filter for the tear drop and installing big exhaust with other goodies on my 01 Roadking.
I like what you've done with it. I agree that the front wheel would look better with a skinny tire.