I picked up my trike Friday night, and despite some chilly weather this weekend, managed to log a couple of hundred miles on it. I went with a DFT Smoothie trike conversion on my 2007 Street Glide. The work was done by Lancaster (PA) Harley-Davidson, under the oversight of Ray Texter, a great guy to work with.
The DFT has an independent rear suspension, with 4 adjustable coilover springs and adjustable swaybar. The muscular body offers 9.7 cubic feet of storage space – considerably more than most of the others. I opted for their exhaust kit, which is essentially Rush 1.75 slip-ons. For reverse, Ray recommended the Champion reverse kit, and I followed his recommendation. The standard wheel choice is a 16x7 American Racing Casino (5-spoke) wheel; I chose their 7-spoke Haze wheel in 18x7.5, with Cooper Zeon 2XS tires.
It took exactly four weeks for the kit to come in, and only 12 days for Lancaster H-D to do the work, including painting. Needless to say, this was a very well managed and efficiently coordinated project. The quality of work was excellent, and I would recommend Lancaster Harley-Davidson to anyone looking for a trike. If you’re thinking of doing a DFT conversion yourself, Brandon (the mechanic) took 26 hours for the labor, which included the exhaust, reverse kit, and trike conversion.
Here are some pics. There are more in my Garage picture gallery.
The DFT has an independent rear suspension, with 4 adjustable coilover springs and adjustable swaybar. The muscular body offers 9.7 cubic feet of storage space – considerably more than most of the others. I opted for their exhaust kit, which is essentially Rush 1.75 slip-ons. For reverse, Ray recommended the Champion reverse kit, and I followed his recommendation. The standard wheel choice is a 16x7 American Racing Casino (5-spoke) wheel; I chose their 7-spoke Haze wheel in 18x7.5, with Cooper Zeon 2XS tires.
It took exactly four weeks for the kit to come in, and only 12 days for Lancaster H-D to do the work, including painting. Needless to say, this was a very well managed and efficiently coordinated project. The quality of work was excellent, and I would recommend Lancaster Harley-Davidson to anyone looking for a trike. If you’re thinking of doing a DFT conversion yourself, Brandon (the mechanic) took 26 hours for the labor, which included the exhaust, reverse kit, and trike conversion.
Here are some pics. There are more in my Garage picture gallery.
