Rock 'N' Roll | 2006 Harley Davidson Road King Classic Fairing Install

2006 Hd Road King Classic Fairing Install Dcc Fairing

01. Color-matched DCC fairing and components ready for install. Dan also picked up a set of Cycle Smiths 13-inch Electra Glide Apes ($247. 10) for the install.

01. Color-matched DCC fairing and components ready for install. Dan also picked up a set

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After spending several years and several thousand miles running in the open wind on his '06 Road King Classic (RKC), a friend of ours (Dan) was feeling envious of his riding partners who had the benefits of a blasting stereo and high-speed wind protection from their factory fairing-based baggers. Fed up with being the tune-less flying squirrel amongst his peers, Dan decided to resolve the matter with a fairing/stereo combo for his RKC.

Dan found what he was looking for with a setup from Dragonfly Cycle Concepts (DCC). Kevin Martin, owner of DCC, has been in the fairing game since '02 when he mocked up his first prototype for a road trip to Sturgis. Since that time, Kevin and the DCC team has continually improved its detachable fairings with better materials, construction processes, and audio equipment. With fitments for all Road King, Heritage Softail, Softail Deluxe, and Fat Boy models and years, Dragonfly can quickly give you the best of both worlds, touring and street, with its quick-detachable fairings-once installed the fairings can quickly and easily be removed/installed in less that two minutes. The DCC fairings are comprised of injection-molded composite inner and outer shells, and come with two 6x9 internally-mounted speakers, stainless steel mounting brackets, a 12-volt plug, a windshield, windshield trim, a stereo, and a fairing lock. DCC offers plenty of options with its fairings such as a black gel-coat finish, factory-matched paint, stereo upgrades, various windshield heights/colors, and an assortment of other options.

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Kevin and his crew hit all the major rallies and do on-the-spot installations, so you could be in and out in a couple of hours with tunes and a whole new look to your bike. However, installation is pretty simple and straightforward so Dan ordered up exactly what he wanted and had it shipped to his house. Dan ordered a DCC fairing with waterproof LCD stereo package (came completely assembled), audio controls for stock H-D switch housings, chrome windshield trim, and 4-inch black windscreen (approximately $2,400 for everything). The 180-watt LCD stereo features an AM/FM tuner, a USB connection with extension cable (for MP3s on a flash drive), and is compatible with SIRIUS satellite and iPods. When everything arrived at his house, Dan had some friends over to sip a few beers and help with the install on a Saturday afternoon. We were there to get in the way and take photos of the install.

2006 Hd Road King Classic Fairing Install Portible Music

Portable Music
You may be wondering why Dan chose to go with a USB flash drive rather than an iPod. While he does have an 80GB iPod, Dan went with a flash drive for a couple reasons. First was the fact that the flash drive doesn't have a spinning hard drive (like iPod Classic and Touch models) which can be susceptible to pauses/interrupted playback from harsh bumps or jolts. The flash drive is relatively cheap/inexpensive to replace if broken or not removed and gets stolen. Actually the price might have been the most significant factor. Dan picked up a 16GB flash drive for a little more than $40. And depending on how he stores/saves his music, he can fit well over 3,000 songs on the unit. When compared to a 4-gig iPod Shuffle ($79) or a 16-gig iPod Nano ($179) (Apple's flash drive based units), he could get a couple flash drives for the same price. The other thing Dan liked about the flash drive was that it was so lightweight, he could hide it up inside the fairing with just some Velcro.

03. Here's Dan's metallic silver RKC before the install, looking back at images 1 and 2 you can see that DCC did an excellent job of color matching the fairing to Dan's bike.
03. Here's Dan's metallic silver RKC before the install, looking back at images 1 and 2 y
04. Looking up inside the DCC fairing you can see everything is tucked away nice and neat. You can see the two quick-disconnect cords, the main harness cord coming off the stereo (blue arrow), and the USB cord (red arrow). On the left-hand side Dan mounted the control module for the hand control audio switches to the mounting bracket (yellow arrow).
04. Looking up inside the DCC fairing you can see everything is tucked away nice and neat
05. Quick work was made of disconnecting the hand control wiring harnesses (behind the headlight), removing the grips, switch housings, and hand controls from the handlebars so that the bars could be removed from the bike and replaced with the new Cycle Smiths bars.
05. Quick work was made of disconnecting the hand control wiring harnesses (behind the he

06. Even though Dan's bike didn't come with a stereo, the lower sections of his switch housings featured knockouts for the installation of audio control switches (Audio and Mode). The switch housings were disassembled so that the switches could be installed with the Audio (volume up/down) on the left and Mode (FM/USB/NAND/AUX) on the right.
06. Even though Dan's bike didn't come with a stereo, the lower sections of his switch ho
07. DCC stated that Dan's 16-inch apes would most likely work with the fairing by pulling the bars back a bit; Dan didn't want the bars to stick up over the top of the fairing so he picked up a set of Cycle Smiths 13-inch Electra Glide Apes.
07. DCC stated that Dan's 16-inch apes would most likely work with the fairing by pulling
08. The Apes are 1 1/4-inch thick (reduced to 1 inch at grips and riser mounts) 37 inches wide, and have a pullback of 8 1/2 inches. The bars have a slight kickback at the bottom half then angle forward. This allows for easy clearance of the inner fairing and the ability to rotate the bars forward a bit for a little more stretch.
08. The Apes are 1 1/4-inch thick (reduced to 1 inch at grips and riser mounts) 37 inches

09. Once the audio switches were installed in the housings, all the hand control wires were snaked inside the new handlebars and routed out the bottom of the bar.
09. Once the audio switches were installed in the housings, all the hand control wires we
10. Next, Dan followed the DCC-provided directions for splicing the new audio controls into the control switch wire harnesses.
10. Next, Dan followed the DCC-provided directions for splicing the new audio controls in
11. Next, the other half of the stereo quick-disconnect main harness was installed. The seat was removed, the battery disconnected, and a roll of electrical tape was used to lift the rear of the tank. The wires were then fed behind the front tank mount and under the tank (making sure not to hang down on the engine) to the battery tray.
11. Next, the other half of the stereo quick-disconnect main harness was installed. The s

12. The wire harness with the in-line fuse was connected following the provided instructions. Basically, red went to the positive, black went to the negative and the purple wire was tapped into to the ignition turn-on wire (arrow).
12. The wire harness with the in-line fuse was connected following the provided instructi
13. At the front of the bike, the turn signal/spot light mounts have two positions, back (red arrow) and front (blue arrow). The lights came mounted in the back position from the factory. In order to provide clearance between spot light housings and fairing, the spotlights and signals had to be mounted in the front position.
13. At the front of the bike, the turn signal/spot light mounts have two positions, back
14. The DCC fairing mounts to the bike just like the stock quick-detach windshield. However, the top grommets that the top of the brackets slide into were removed and replaced with the two zinc-plated washers DCC provided (two on each side).
14. The DCC fairing mounts to the bike just like the stock quick-detach windshield. Howev

15. Getting closer to completion, the fairing was then slid onto the mounts and the top acorn nuts were tightened against the top of the fairing brackets.
15. Getting closer to completion, the fairing was then slid onto the mounts and the top a
16. The last of the electrical connections were then made. The quick-disconnect main harness was connected and tucked up into the fairing. Rather than using an iPod, Dan went the USB flash drive route, so the extension cable was connected to the USB plug coming off the stereo, and the flash drive was plugged into the USB cord. Dan then zip-tied the remaining USB cable up into the fairing, placed some Velcro on the flash drive, and stuck it up inside the fairing as well.
16. The last of the electrical connections were then made. The quick-disconnect main harn
17. The last thing to do was install the black 4-inch windscreen and chrome trim.
17. The last thing to do was install the black 4-inch windscreen and chrome trim.

18. With everything installed all that was left to do was turn on the ignition and fire the system up. The stereo is pretty straightforward to use. If you don't have audio controls at the switch housing you can use the buttons on the face of the stereo to access all the options.
18. With everything installed all that was left to do was turn on the ignition and fire t
19. Here's a look at the DCC installed on the bike. The fit and finish was perfect, and matched the color of the bike like it came straight from H-D.
19. Here's a look at the DCC installed on the bike. The fit and finish was perfect, and m
20. Dan was very impressed with the install and says the miles just click away so much faster now that he has tunes. Even at highway speeds he says he can hear the music blasting with ease and no distortion. He was also very happy with the Cycle Smiths bars. They still give him the look and feel of apes without his hands hanging above the fairing too much. To hear a sample of the system check out hotbikeweb.com
20. Dan was very impressed with the install and says the miles just click away so much fa