SKOGDOG
One of the old ones.
Many of you know I have both a 2008 K9 and a 2010 Bulldog Bagger. Blacktopper and I tour a lot and are always looking for ways to make a 600 mile day more comfortable. He got to looking at the beautiful chrome passenger floorboards on my Bulldog bagger and opined that he’d like to install a set of those on his 2016 330 K9.
So we called Derek and Donna (Shovelheadkicker-620-257-2009) , and lucky us—-he stocks Bulldog Bagger floorboards!
After discussing with Derek what might be involved, we figured this would certainly be possible, but due to the placement of the little retaining pins in the clevis to footpeg, the floorboard would not be anywhere near an angle for a foot to sit flat on it—either / or \. We figured that would be an easy fix, and went ahead with the project. The floorboards finally arrived, and I had to also order clevises (clevi?) because my footpegs were custom aftermarket. We put the smaller rear floorboards on Blacktopper’s bike and the longer ones from the front on mine.
Here is a pic of the longer front floorboards installed.
And here are the smaller rear floorboards.
The installation is actually quite simple. See the schematic below:
These instructions apply to both sides.
1. Remove bolt (18) and the footpeg.
2. Loosen large Allen Head Bolt (9). Unscrew it only until you can remove the clevis. Leave the rest of it in place.
3. Note the two pins (10) in the schematic. Those pins determine the angle of the floorboard (or footpeg) position.
Recommendation: Place a towel under the work area. Or don’t—-then see what happens. Guarantee one of those pins will do a Mexican jumping bean imitation when they hit concrete...One time I had to cut a piece of a stout coat hangar to ‘make do’ after losing one. And of course found it 20 minutes after assembly.
Another recommendation: If the little pins give you any trouble, use a tiny spot of gasket sealer.
4. Note that the pin on the outside goes in the end of (5) and is held in place by the clevis (3).
5. Attach the floorboard into the clevis—the same bolt (18) should work-it did for both our bikes, and I am confident will work for most later models BDM’s.
6. Adjust it to an angle you think will be comfortable—I recommend a slight rearward incline, as that is a natural riding position. If you are unsure, drop by a HD dealer and sit on a bagger or a Fat Boy to see how you like those floorboards and replicate that.
Once you have determined your preferred angle, simply mark the clevis and use a drill press to bore a hole for the pin (10).
7. Install and tighten the big Allen bolt to 40 ft lbs with blue.
8. This longer front floorboards have skid plates attached to the bottoms-none for the smaller rear floorboards since on the Bagger they mount higher for a passenger. And the long ones are about identical in terms of rider foot placement because all the original foot mounts are used. The smaller rear floorboards have a little longer clevis, so they sit out a little wider, maybe an inch (see second photo above).
I am pleased with this addition to my K9. Usually where adding something, it’s an issue of customization for appearance. In this case, I think they will really be an improvement in comfort too. Since we are headed to the Texas Hill Country this next week , we’ll find out soon enough.
P.S.
Roger didn’t wanna mess with the pins, so he simply removes the clevis, took the pin and placed it in his toolbox, loctited and torqued the hell out of that big Allen bolt. He’s convinced it will hold just fine. Stay tuned for how that works out. BUT—it was a ten minute job to convert his bike to the Bulldog Bagger floorboards.
So we called Derek and Donna (Shovelheadkicker-620-257-2009) , and lucky us—-he stocks Bulldog Bagger floorboards!
After discussing with Derek what might be involved, we figured this would certainly be possible, but due to the placement of the little retaining pins in the clevis to footpeg, the floorboard would not be anywhere near an angle for a foot to sit flat on it—either / or \. We figured that would be an easy fix, and went ahead with the project. The floorboards finally arrived, and I had to also order clevises (clevi?) because my footpegs were custom aftermarket. We put the smaller rear floorboards on Blacktopper’s bike and the longer ones from the front on mine.
Here is a pic of the longer front floorboards installed.
And here are the smaller rear floorboards.
The installation is actually quite simple. See the schematic below:
These instructions apply to both sides.
1. Remove bolt (18) and the footpeg.
2. Loosen large Allen Head Bolt (9). Unscrew it only until you can remove the clevis. Leave the rest of it in place.
3. Note the two pins (10) in the schematic. Those pins determine the angle of the floorboard (or footpeg) position.
Recommendation: Place a towel under the work area. Or don’t—-then see what happens. Guarantee one of those pins will do a Mexican jumping bean imitation when they hit concrete...One time I had to cut a piece of a stout coat hangar to ‘make do’ after losing one. And of course found it 20 minutes after assembly.
Another recommendation: If the little pins give you any trouble, use a tiny spot of gasket sealer.
4. Note that the pin on the outside goes in the end of (5) and is held in place by the clevis (3).
5. Attach the floorboard into the clevis—the same bolt (18) should work-it did for both our bikes, and I am confident will work for most later models BDM’s.
6. Adjust it to an angle you think will be comfortable—I recommend a slight rearward incline, as that is a natural riding position. If you are unsure, drop by a HD dealer and sit on a bagger or a Fat Boy to see how you like those floorboards and replicate that.
Once you have determined your preferred angle, simply mark the clevis and use a drill press to bore a hole for the pin (10).
7. Install and tighten the big Allen bolt to 40 ft lbs with blue.
8. This longer front floorboards have skid plates attached to the bottoms-none for the smaller rear floorboards since on the Bagger they mount higher for a passenger. And the long ones are about identical in terms of rider foot placement because all the original foot mounts are used. The smaller rear floorboards have a little longer clevis, so they sit out a little wider, maybe an inch (see second photo above).
I am pleased with this addition to my K9. Usually where adding something, it’s an issue of customization for appearance. In this case, I think they will really be an improvement in comfort too. Since we are headed to the Texas Hill Country this next week , we’ll find out soon enough.
P.S.
Roger didn’t wanna mess with the pins, so he simply removes the clevis, took the pin and placed it in his toolbox, loctited and torqued the hell out of that big Allen bolt. He’s convinced it will hold just fine. Stay tuned for how that works out. BUT—it was a ten minute job to convert his bike to the Bulldog Bagger floorboards.
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I don't take the dog anymore on long trips. I give up on trying to be like Roger and Rick.
