I did not have to shim anything. I just found a door edge guard at the auto parts store and trimmed it down to fit in the hole that slides over the pin on the bike. I had to heat them up a little with a heat gun to get them to bend. So now the metal pin rides on the door jam guard instead of straight on the metal so I do not hear a rattle at all. The fit is a little tight, but better than sounding like a trash truck going down the road. I am suprised easy brackets just do not add them to the peice themselves, it is not all that expensive.

I can take a pic if you want, but it will have to be next week, I am out of town at the moment.

 

I have had the easy brackets for the last two years and when the hard bags are full they don't make much rattling noise but if they are a bit empty they rattle a fair bit.
I like em because they lock on and you can key them off in an instant, really handy for wheel changes, shock adjustment&nbsp\\;etc

 

Thanks fellas.&nbsp\\;Now you guys got me thinking. I&nbsp\\;like those barebacks. Anybody else have any thoughts on these brackets ?
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Marcusg

 

Hi,it maybe depends on wich bags you have.Maybe easybrackets and ghostbrackets works better with saddlebags with soft backs
Barebacks can not be locked but it maybe possible to attach a fine wire with nyloncover and a small lock to secure them a little bit.
And also use same wire to lock the helmet to the bike,just wondering.But i also like the barebacks and will most likely buy those.
My bags are these:OEM 90564-06B
And i don´t like what overhead wrote about the easy brackets :sounding like a trash truck going down the road.[:@][:@]

 

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These are what I am using. They are great, easy and do not rattle. Only problem, they do not lock. This did not bother me at all. I would highly recomemend them.

 

I've got barebacks on my 05 wide glide with HD hard back bags # 79078-02.&nbsp\\; They don't lock but they come on and off in seconds and never rattle.&nbsp\\; I looked quite a bit and found these.&nbsp\\;&nbsp\\;They are great.&nbsp\\;

 

I just got the Barebacks even though they don't lock.&nbsp\\; After reading through the posts and searching on info, the Ghost and Easy brackets reportedly rattled if the bags were empty.&nbsp\\; I like the cleaner look of the Barebacks too.
Just my $.02

 

Do the Barebacks work with the detachable sissybar on a FatBob? These look like a great choice but didn't see anyone mention this? Thanks

 

Yes,there are two models to the FB,look here :

http://www.cyclevisions.com/bag-mounting/barebacks

 

I prefer the Easy Brackets over the Ghost brackets. I have had both, but ended up hard mounting my bags because I left them on 95% of the time anyway. If you want to find out cheap, I have a set of Easy Brackets for sale in the Classified section (Post name: Dyna Accessories)for $100. I only used them one trip and they worked fine. They do rattle a little when you leave them empty so I used a washer as a spacer on the front mounts only and that made a hugh difference.
Mike