In the never-ending quest to customize as well as black-out our 2012 Road Glide Custom, we were looking to ditch the dreaded engine guard and add some better looking turn signals up front. We really liked what Eddie Trotta machined up for a few of his Thunder Cycle Design bikes and decided to give him a ring and get some small and sleek $199 LED signals to replace our big chrome OEM units. After getting them in the mail we realized that the lower portion of the shark-nosed fairing relied on that giant piece of chrome tubing also known as the crash bar to support it, so this simple upgrade wasn’t going to be so easy. Knowing that some smart parts manufacturer had to make a simple solution for this, we hopped on the internet and in seconds found that our friends at Hell’s Foundry make just the part we were looking for. These trick pieces of powdercoated sheetmetal go by the name of the Invisible Fairing Support Kit. These $99 wonders securely attach to the front gas tank mount and the inner fairing and use existing mounts. Follow along as we show you some smooth moves in getting the clutter and chrome off the front of your Road Glide. 01 The rear view shows the bulky engine guard, a.k.a. the crash bar, on the front of the bike with the OEM fairing support clamped to the top of it.01 The rear view shows the bulky engine guard, a.k.a. the crash bar, on the front of the b 02 The front view of the engine guard shows the bulky chrome turn signal, which attaches to the outside of the lower fairing.02 The front view of the engine guard shows the bulky chrome turn signal, which attaches t 03 This inside shot of the lower fairing displays how the lower fairing is attached to the engine guard making it impossible to remove without using some sort of bracket.03 This inside shot of the lower fairing displays how the lower fairing is attached to the 04 Luckily for us we had a set of Hell’s Foundry’s Invisible Fairing Supports, so we busted out the �-inch wrench and started the deconstruction.04 Luckily for us we had a set of Hell’s Foundry’s Invisible Fairing Supports, so we buste 05 All it took was the removal of two nuts to pull off the stock signals from the fairing. We then clipped the wires to fully remove them from the bike.05 All it took was the removal of two nuts to pull off the stock signals from the fairing. 06 The Hells Foundry supports (top) replace the chrome fairing support clamps and allow the deletion of the engine guard.06 The Hells Foundry supports (top) replace the chrome fairing support clamps and allow th 07 The Thunder Cycle Designs replacement signals (below) are much smaller than the stock signals, but have LED technology so they are much brighter.07 The Thunder Cycle Designs replacement signals (below) are much smaller than the stock s 08 It only takes three bolts to then pull off the engine guard; two at the bottom by the floorboard mounts and one on the front of the frame below the neck.08 It only takes three bolts to then pull off the engine guard; two at the bottom by the f 09 I think we are going to call a yacht club and sell this thing to them as a boat anchor. 10 To install the Hell’s Foundry supports we first attach it to the front gas tank mounting bolt.10 To install the Hell’s Foundry supports we first attach it to the front gas tank mountin 11 It was then attached to the inner fairing where the old support attached. The bracket securely supports the gap between the frame and fairing.11 It was then attached to the inner fairing where the old support attached. The bracket s 12 The new LED turn signals were then attached to the outer fairing using the same location as the stock signals. New stainless bolts were used to secure the signals to the faring support.12 The new LED turn signals were then attached to the outer fairing using the same locatio 13 The Thunder Cycle Design signals are very stealthy when not in use, but have no fear, they offer plenty of light when needed.13 The Thunder Cycle Design signals are very stealthy when not in use, but have no fear, t 14 And there you have it, a much sleeker and cleaner frontend for any Road Glide. Source Hell’s Foundry hellsfoundry.com Thunder Cycle Design thundercycle.com By Jeff G. Holt Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!
