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how to notch a rigid side plate???

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Old Dec 25, 2008 | 09:00 PM
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You could also do like HD did with the quick-detach and slot it from the front.
I notched mine the same way the HD detatchables are notched. The plate is plenty thick, so I doubt the integrity is compromised. The notches are the same on the HD part, so I doubt the structural integrity is compromised, either.
 
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Old Dec 26, 2008 | 11:31 AM
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How do you guys keep from scratching your fender during install/removal? There doesn't appear to be a lot of room for error...
 
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Old Dec 26, 2008 | 01:52 PM
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How do you guys keep from scratching your fender during install/removal? There doesn't appear to be a lot of room for error...
towel over fender works.
 
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Old Dec 26, 2008 | 02:36 PM
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How do you guys keep from scratching your fender during install/removal? There doesn't appear to be a lot of room for error...
Who cares?...Chicks dig scars!
 
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Old Dec 26, 2008 | 02:36 PM
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Not an issue with the docking kit and detachable plates.
 
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Old Dec 26, 2008 | 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by devils haircut
Who cares?...Chicks dig scars!
Except my custom paint job or wallet wouldn't dig em'...
 
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Old Dec 26, 2008 | 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Mascman
Not an issue with the docking kit and detachable plates.
But the detachable plates are an issue with my Easy Brackets posts. Hence the interest in the notching rigid side plates thread...
 
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Old Dec 26, 2008 | 09:55 PM
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How do you guys keep from scratching your fender during install/removal? There doesn't appear to be a lot of room for error...
I use two thin plastic cutting sheets from the kitchen*, kind of like how a shoehorn works.


*Don't tell my wife.
 
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Originally Posted by Mascman
Not an issue with the docking kit and detachable plates.
True, but I'm not a fan of the mounting bungs hanging out there when the backrest is off.
 
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Old Dec 26, 2008 | 11:43 PM
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Not an issue with the docking kit and detachable plates.
Also, the wide glide luggage rack wnt work with that setup, I need to make my own too.
 
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