Hey guys. I've been trying to search for a how-to on removing the fork covers on the Roadie but I'm not having much luck. If anyone could point me in the right direction it would be much appreciated.

Pull the top triple clamp off the steering stem and the top covers off the fork tubes to expose the top of the lower covers.
You'll see the lower cover bolts on the top face of the covers.
There is no shortcut.
Good luck!

BubbaKahuna wrote:
Pull the top triple clamp off the steering stem and the top covers off the fork tubes to expose the top of the lower covers.
You'll see the lower cover bolts on the top face of the covers.
There is no shortcut.
Good luck!

+1 You are tearing it down so far that you may as well replace the steering head bearings while you are so close

Not sure I would go that far but it is a great time to check and grease them and change that neglected fork oil.

+1, What Bubba said.

Without those tins the bike looks much thinner and they serve no purpose. One of the first changes I made to mine 12 years ago.
These guys sell fork boots for our bike....they look sweet. Well they do on mine!

https://sscustomcycle.com/

takehikes wrote:
Without those tins the bike looks much thinner and they serve no purpose. One of the first changes I made to mine 12 years ago.
These guys sell fork boots for our bike....they look sweet. Well they do on mine!

https://sscustomcycle.com/ +1. I got them for mine. Very nice quality.

If you're really pressed for time, a good pair of tin snips may facilitate a quicker removal. I hate to contradict my RSC brother, but in my book, there is always a short cut. I prefer the look of fork boots also, but installing them means a lot of work which I am not willing to attempt or pay someone else to do.

1984 I was working at a Ready-Mix plant. A friend of mine and I both had choppers at the time. A guy fresh out of the Army got hired on one day and he had a new Sportster that was bone stock. After work, he came over and was admiring our bikes. He indicated his wanting to chop his bike as well. He asked if I had any tools 'cause his chain was loose (his chain was shot but that's another story), so he followed us out to my place. Right away it was evident he wasn't real mechanically inclined. So I helped him with the chain, explained to him it was stretched and had a tight spot, and that he really needed a new one. Afterwards, he was asking what he could do to make his bike look more like ours. I said the first thing you could do is get rid of those damn turn signals, that alone would make it look better. The front ones were easy enough, clamp on the handlebar types, but the rears were a different story. So, he commenced to trying to remove them, and was quickly getting frustrated. He asked if there was any easier way to remove them, and, I jokingly replied, well, I got this 8 pound sledgehammer here. Next thing we know he picks up the hammer and starts wailing away at the rear turn signals. Eventually he did succeed, then stood back and admired his work. He agreed the bike did look much better now, and was eager to do some more "modifications".

Like the RSC creed states, "It can be done".

Having some difficulty tracking down the right size of this steering stem nut to pull off the top tree. I'm certain I don't have the right size socket.

kn1feparty wrote:
Having some difficulty tracking down the right size of this steering stem nut to pull off the top tree. I'm certain I don't have the right size socket.

I think it's a 35mm