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FBI Motorcycle Drop Seat Kit

By Jordan Mastagni, Photography by Jordan Mastagni
Drop Seat Kit
1. The Drop Seat Kit includes a new seat, the new subrame with repositioned battery box, extended battery cables, left and right side covers (painted in this case), turn signal module (TSM) mount, fuse box mount, and additional mounting hardware. For bikes with ABS brakes, an additional module is required and available separately ($199.95).
Drop Seat Kit
1. The Drop Seat Kit includes a new seat, the new subrame with repositioned battery box,

  • Drop Seat Kit FBI Director
    2. FBI Director Gary sits aboard the Glide as agent Chris collected the evidence. He found the Glide's stock seat height measured about 27 inches from the ground up to the stock seat.
    Drop Seat Kit FBI Director
    2. FBI Director Gary sits aboard the Glide as agent Chris collected the evidence. He foun
  • Drop Seat Kit Stock Rear Frame
    3. The main objective was to replace the stock rear frame section with the new subframe. In order to do so, the bags and seat were taken off, the main-fuse was unplugged, and the shock lines were disconnected. Then the fender strut covers, saddlebag support brackets and rear fender were removed.
    Drop Seat Kit Stock Rear Frame
    3. The main objective was to replace the stock rear frame section with the new subframe.
  • Drop Seat Kit ECM
    4. Chris unhooked the ECM from the main harness, lifted the plastic battery cover out of the way, extracted the battery, and unhooked and discarded the stock battery cables. Then the TSM was removed (arrow) and re-installed later into the new position of the provided FBI TSM mount, which relocates it to the left side.
    Drop Seat Kit ECM
    4. Chris unhooked the ECM from the main harness, lifted the plastic battery cover out of
  • Drop Seat Kit Plug Wires
    5. Alan unplugged the plug wires from the ignition coil, and then the coil from the battery box was next to come out.
    Drop Seat Kit Plug Wires
    5. Alan unplugged the plug wires from the ignition coil, and then the coil from the batte
  • Drop Seat Kit Fuse Block
    6. Then the fuse block was taken out of its stock fuse box (arrow). Later it was placed into FBI's new billet fuse box mount. But first, the agents had to get rid of the old frame section in order to mount the FBI fuse box to the new subframe.
    Drop Seat Kit Fuse Block
    6. Then the fuse block was taken out of its stock fuse box (arrow). Later it was placed i
  • Drop Seat Kit Unbolted Frame
    7. Both agents unbolted all of the bolts from the stock rear frame section (they will be reused with the new subframe) and the stock rear frame section was removed.
    Drop Seat Kit Unbolted Frame
    7. Both agents unbolted all of the bolts from the stock rear frame section (they will be
By Jordan Mastagni
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