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2010 Harley CVO Softail Convertible with Qtec-Engineering Kits (front and rear)
Hello all, in this thread I'm documenting the build on a Qtec Q4. If there's a better place to put this, admin please move it there. The Qtec-Engineering kits are primarily the domain of American Bike and Trike in Gilbert Arizona. They are a dealer and distributor. They sell multiple brands, but for the purpose of this discussion, they will convert your Harley Softail to a Qtec trike or quad or they distribute kits to other shops.
I talked nice to them and got them to sell me the components as a kit for a DIY installation. As the Title says, I'm starting with a 2010 Harley CVO Softail Convertible. If you are considering a similar build and you don't have a doner bike already, try to find a low milage Softail; I didn't but chose my base bike because I liked the color scheme. That may cost me in the end, but it makes me happy.
Here are a couple pictures of the starting point:
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Going through the doner bike
Spent some time cleaning and inspecting the doner bike and decided to fix a couple things. The rear fender had a significant dent and chips and the oil tank had some paint chips and fading. Even though the rear fender won't be used with the rear end kit, I sent it out for repair anyways in case I want to remove the rear kit at some point.
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Rebuilding Wiring Harnesses
[QUOTE=terebit;876106](6) I was happy to see that the kits include preinstalled wiring harnesses for lighting.[/QUOTE]
The connector on the rear harness was not right for my bike, so I'm having to cut that harness and splice in connectors from the base bike. Also, the front harness didn't have wires for the turn signals to function as running lights (1157 style bulbs), so more added wires.
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Modifying Handlebar and Lower Riser/Clamp
The lower clamp gets modified to provide a gap for internal handlebar wiring. The handlebar also needs some cutting and grinding to allow the handlebar harnesses to exit to the rear, rather than straight down.
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I'll add final photos once mounted on the bike.
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Workmanship Issues with the rear kit
Still waiting for my frames to come back from powder coat, so right now I'm not in the full-on build mode yet. However I have an appointment next weekend to take the fiberglass cowlings and fenders to the paint shop and I've been laying out a paint scheme that matches the original bike. While making some rough templates, I noticed that the rear hole for the passenger seat hold-down screw is not centered on the cowling. This was installed by the dealer and is an issue because the paint scheme will be symmetrical down the centerline. The off-center screw placement will stand out like a sore thumb. I'll need to fill the hole and re-drill it in the proper position.
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Another issue I've found is stripped threads in the rear wheel hubs/spindles where the calipers bolt in place. Is obvious that the calipers were mounted at one time but were removed to fit the assembly into the shipping crate. The bolts provided won't thread into the boogered up holes. I will try chasing the treads with a tap and hopefully they will hold when reassembled and torqued.
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