H-D nacelle on a 1500 Nomad. Anyone here ever do it?

[Deweychop]

I just found a write up "how to" on putting a nacelle like HD Road Kings have on a '01 Vulcan Classic. I'm hoping the width is the same from an '01 1500 Classic to an '02 1500 Nomad on the forks. It's a project I'd like to take on. Has anyone here done it? Does anyone have better pics than the small resolution pics I've found? Any help would be appreciated.

[Monkeyman]

I'll give you some advice that was given to me a couple of years ago. If you want a Harley, buy a Harley. It took $10k+ before I heeded that advice (although I didn't end up with a Harley).

[Jared]

Originally Posted by Monkeyman

I'll give you some advice that was given to me a couple of years ago. If you want a Harley, buy a Harley. It took $10k+ before I heeded that advice (although I didn't end up with a Harley).

Big difference between adding a different head light and what your were trying to do to your Nomad.

Jo Bear, added a Doss teardrop headlight nacelle to his 1500 Nomad along with a 2006 Harley Fatboy front-end. It turned out great.

[Jared]

BTW, if you haven't seen Jo Bear's Nomad, here it is. He did pretty spectacular and innovative work!

[Deweychop]

FANTASTIC WORK on Jo Bears Nomad. Thanks Jared

[Deweychop]

Originally Posted by Monkeyman

I'll give you some advice that was given to me a couple of years ago. If you want a Harley, buy a Harley. It took $10k+ before I heeded that advice (although I didn't end up with a Harley).

Not making a Harley, I'm trying to make my Nomad different and my own. There's a saying "Stock Sucks" that I know not everyone agrees with but it's a motto I seem to follow. I love to build things and have never been afraid to tear something apart and switch it up a bit. I'm a 20+ year machinest so I like creating my own parts or modifying stuff to make it work.

I already have a Harley based chopper that I built. I love to build them up probably more than I love riding them.

Thanks for the free advice though.

[id-man]

I don't care for Harley more than any other brand but they have a few design cues that have always spoken to me - that nacelle being one of them. Their front and rear fenders being the other two...the rest I can take or leave.

[danimal2]

Originally Posted by id-man

I don't care for Harley more than any other brand but they have a few design cues that have always spoken to me - that nacelle being one of them. Their front and rear fenders being the other two...the rest I can take or leave.

I completely second that............verbatum.

[Deweychop]

Originally Posted by id-man

I don't care for Harley more than any other brand but they have a few design cues that have always spoken to me - that nacelle being one of them. Their front and rear fenders being the other two...the rest I can take or leave.

There are a few more things that I like about HD's, but I totally get what you're saying. Along those lines, this wheel that's on the new Switchback (?) is the best looking stock wheel ever put on a cruiser motorcycle in my opinion. I'm trying to hunt one down, but they are going for more money than I'd like to spend on stock take off parts.

[id-man]

That wheel is sayin' "Hot Rod" all over it.

[Monkeyman]

Originally Posted by Jared

Big difference between adding a different head light and what your were trying to do to your Nomad.

Not really. Just a different scale.

[skullbagger]

this is actually my handywork several years ago I did my brothers bike it an o1 classic, the forks is the same for the nomad what I had to do is purchase a light bar that carries the blinkers for a nomad to make it work. thw nacelle is held to the forks with 1 1/2 copper standoff pipe clamps with stainles steel threaded rod cut to length with chrome acorn nutson the outside its a easy project, their is some cutting of the nacelle to make it fit right.( this is funny how you found this)
skullbagger

[Deweychop]

Originally Posted by skullbagger

this is actually my handywork several years ago I did my brothers bike it an o1 classic, the forks is the same for the nomad what I had to do is purchase a light bar that carries the blinkers for a nomad to make it work. thw nacelle is held to the forks with 1 1/2 copper standoff pipe clamps with stainles steel threaded rod cut to length with chrome acorn nutson the outside its a easy project, their is some cutting of the nacelle to make it fit right.( this is funny how you found this)
skullbagger

PERFECT!!!!! I'm gonna pick your brain a little skullbagger. Was the nacelle you used for a softail like a Fatboy or is it for a cruiser like the Road Kings? I ask because I would love to use a stretched fiberglass nacelle but all the ones I've found are for Road Kings. Thanks for the info, man.

[id-man]

You pick his brain Deweychop and the rest of us will evesdrop....so are there closer pics of this thing (ask him that Dew, ask him)

[Deweychop]

So are there closer pics of this thing?

id-man...... you're welcome