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Old Nov 19, 2020 | 07:06 PM
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I just bought a 2014 Softail Slim with 14K miles on her. I just got the 21 inch windshield for it. I know the short bolt goes in the top hole and the long bolt goes in the bottom hole on the fork. Both bolts tighten down okay, but the washers and bushings remain loose on the bolts. What am I doing wrong?

This is the windshield I got from the dealer. I think someone put the wrong mounting parts in the box cause I'm missing parts. Back to the dealer tomorrow I guess.
https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/e...ces/p/57688-10
 

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Old Nov 20, 2020 | 04:03 PM
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They gave me the wrong windshield, don't always trust your dealer folks. LOL!!!
 
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Old Nov 22, 2020 | 07:41 AM
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Bought a leftover 19 Slim this year and I love the bike. Took my fairing off my 2001 fatboy. Bassani 2 into 1, torque cam, HD tuner, and blacked out the the engine and trans. Wish the bike had more power past half throttle. Put 6500mi on it this year before road salt came

 
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Old Nov 30, 2020 | 07:41 PM
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Thought I will throw here that i got rack for sale for m8 slim



 
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Old Dec 1, 2020 | 07:25 AM
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Is this a solo rack? Struggling to find a two up rack with a solid mount sissy bar.
 
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Old Dec 1, 2020 | 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by mehlbs73
Is this a solo rack? Struggling to find a two up rack with a solid mount sissy bar.
Yea it is. This mount right behind your seat and to side struts and it is solid like a rock after installation. HD discontinued this item so it is no longer available which is a shame. One I got for sale is OEM real deal. Took me 6 months to find it. Ping me on priv if interested.
 
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Old Dec 1, 2020 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by mehlbs73
Is this a solo rack? Struggling to find a two up rack with a solid mount sissy bar.
Have you seen the "Traveler" sissy bar for softails? They sit back far enough to allow for a 2 up seat, and then have the rack behind the sissy bar.
 
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Old Dec 2, 2020 | 09:30 AM
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Default forge llc 24" sissy bar with luggage rack

I installed the forge llc 24" sissy bar with luggage rack on my '19 Slim.

I posted a video of it.Link to the sissy bar
https://www.theforgellc.com/softail/2018-softail-flde-hc-s-sl-and-fxbb-hard-mount/




 

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Originally Posted by mehlbs73
Is this a solo rack? Struggling to find a two up rack with a solid mount sissy bar.
FYI - My last post was meant to be a reply to this

I installed the forge llc 24" sissy bar with luggage rack on my '19 Slim.
I posted a video of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4Jt...ature=youtu.be
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Forge LLC 24" sissy bar and luggage rack
 
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