http://harleypipes.com/is-the-harley-fxr-frame-and-the-flh-frame-the-same-and-therefore-can-i-swap-parts-with-them.htm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:27:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://harleypipes.com/is-the-harley-fxr-frame-and-the-flh-frame-the-same-and-therefore-can-i-swap-parts-with-them.htm/comment-page-1#comment-595 crash Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:00:29 +0000 http://harleypipes.com/is-the-harley-fxr-frame-and-the-flh-frame-the-same-and-therefore-can-i-swap-parts-with-them.htm#comment-595 the F L T came first in 1980 it was a 5 speed shovel head. the swing arm is mounted to an extension of the transmission by a shaft that go's through 2 rubber donuts 1 on each side of the frame another donut is the front motor mount. the back bone of the frame is a 6" square welded box . its called the rubber glide. in 1982 they stripped this model down & put a sportster front end on it and called it the F X R . the FLT has an inclosed drive chain that runs in its own oil bath. the FXR dosnt have this its got a chain oiler that runs from the oil pump to the rear of the primary. the frame -swing arm - trans & motor are the same on an FLT & an FXR. the FLH had the old style welded tube frame & no rubber mounts. & the transmission was mounted on a frame plate not to the rear of the transmission. an FLT and a FLH look about the same at first glance both have fairings & big tanks but their nothing alike . the FLT-FXR became the DYNA around 1990 something not sure of the exact year. the F L T came first in 1980 it was a 5 speed shovel head. the swing arm is mounted to an extension of the transmission by a shaft that go’s through 2 rubber donuts 1 on each side of the frame another donut is the front motor mount. the back bone of the frame is a 6" square welded box . its called the rubber glide.
in 1982 they stripped this model down & put a sportster front end on it and called it the F X R . the FLT has an inclosed drive chain that runs in its own oil bath. the FXR dosnt have this its got a chain oiler that runs from the oil pump to the rear of the primary. the frame -swing arm - trans & motor are the same on an FLT & an FXR. the FLH had the old style welded tube frame & no rubber mounts. & the transmission was mounted on a frame plate not to the rear of the transmission. an FLT and a FLH look about the same at first glance both have fairings & big tanks but their nothing alike . the FLT-FXR became the DYNA around 1990 something not sure of the exact year.

]]> http://harleypipes.com/is-the-harley-fxr-frame-and-the-flh-frame-the-same-and-therefore-can-i-swap-parts-with-them.htm/comment-page-1#comment-596 smokey Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:00:29 +0000 http://harleypipes.com/is-the-harley-fxr-frame-and-the-flh-frame-the-same-and-therefore-can-i-swap-parts-with-them.htm#comment-596 contact HARLEY DAVIDSON to get the CORRECT answer contact HARLEY DAVIDSON to get the CORRECT answer

]]> http://harleypipes.com/is-the-harley-fxr-frame-and-the-flh-frame-the-same-and-therefore-can-i-swap-parts-with-them.htm/comment-page-1#comment-597 Ron W Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:00:29 +0000 http://harleypipes.com/is-the-harley-fxr-frame-and-the-flh-frame-the-same-and-therefore-can-i-swap-parts-with-them.htm#comment-597 No, the frames are completely different, some parts may fit, but the FXR is a much lighter frame. No, the frames are completely different, some parts may fit, but the FXR is a much lighter frame.

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