I think you have a lot of good advice here- especially where Mandrew stated doing work that coincides with another mod you are doing. Such as: I'm going to be putting in a new front suspension but at the same time swapping out the OEM forks for Arlen Ness Hot legs, new black cans and new bars. Point is, you only want to have to be taking that stuff apart one time. First purchase should be the service manual, then some Lok-Tite and a couple of nice torque wrenches. If you are not comfortable tearing into your machine- DON'T DO IT. Many of us take pleasure in doing our own installs- it is relaxing (most of the time), saves you a ton of $$$, and you know the torque specs are correct. I have a good buddy in Seattle with a Road King that had his dealer install all LED, and it cost him $1,600 including having the dealer install light bulbs...huh??? Dealer charged him $650 to install his V&H True Duals- they love this kind of guy. I paid $260 for all Custom Dynamic LEDs and an OLEEP LED headlight- purchased on Amazon, and the Dynamic Rings purchased on this site. Before doing heavy work, I check out You Tube and this site because many have already done what you are about to do. Depending on what level of bike you want (performance, looks, comfort, touring, etc.), you should know that this will be an expensive endeavor. For an idea of what things cost (and I always research for the best ‘deal’), I have kept accurate records of my parts cost on all the mods I have done since I purchased my 2015 SGS in December 2015- it's north of $9,300! And you really can’t look at the bike and tell. Uh... this is something my wife/CFO has never and will never see- else I would need somebody's couch to sleep on. Can’t wait to see your new machine.
