Jardine Sissy Bar - Fat Bob
Road Master
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From: Ca.
I didn't like the one and only Sissy Bar Harley had to offer for the FatBob it was to tall for my taste or likes.............
The one you see mounted on my bike is a Mini Rail Sissy Bar......
Harley part # 52738-94A Harley lists it for 04 and later XL's and 06 and later Dyna's with detachable side plates
When I was looking at my limited options for the Fatbob I found that the 52738-94A was 8 7/8 to 8 15/16'' wide on the out side of the bar, I had valready bought the side plates and docking hardware that Harley listed for our bike. So I mounted up the plates and took some measurements, I don't recall exaclty what that measurment was with just the plates sitting there freely but I found that I could easly flex the plates in on each side a little 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch with out touching the fender..........
The Sissybar that Harley lists for the Fat Bob is about 9 5/8'' + or - wide so doing the math the Mini Bar should fit!!!!!!!! So I picked up a Mini Rail Sissy Bar and figured I would give it a go and see how things work out what you see is the result.........
Before I mounted the sissy bar to the side plates I decided I would try to expanded it a little by clamping 1 leg in a vise and used a long piece of pipe for leverage and spread it out ever so slightly about a 1/8 to 1/4'' didn't want to distort the chrome, them I mounted to the side plates and test fit it on the bike. Worked great the first time......
The complete assembly is still a little narrow than what it would have been if I had used the correct width sissy bar but not enought to matter to me. All I do is just flex it (the side plates) a little as I mount it on the bike....
In fact I think that it being a little snug is a good thing less likely to rattle or vibrate.......
When I install it on the docking mounts the front 2 fit in like a glove and the locking ones in the back is where I spread it open to fit on there respective mounts again it only needs spread a little.............
Hope this helps.
Sam
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Joined: Jan 2008
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Ok guys here's what I did.................
I didn't like the one and only Sissy Bar Harley had to offer for the FatBob it was to tall for my taste or likes.............
The one you see mounted on my bike is a Mini Rail Sissy Bar......
Harley part # 52738-94A Harley lists it for 04 and later XL's and 06 and later Dyna's with detachable side plates
When I was looking at my limited options for the Fatbob I found that the 52738-94A was 8 7/8 to 8 15/16'' wide on the out side of the bar, I had valready bought the side plates and docking hardware that Harley listed for our bike. So I mounted up the plates and took some measurements, I don't recall exaclty what that measurment was with just the plates sitting there freely but I found that I could easly flex the plates in on each side a little 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch with out touching the fender..........
The Sissybar that Harley lists for the Fat Bob is about 9 5/8'' + or - wide so doing the math the Mini Bar should fit!!!!!!!! So I picked up a Mini Rail Sissy Bar and figured I would give it a go and see how things work out what you see is the result.........
Before I mounted the sissy bar to the side plates I decided I would try to expanded it a little by clamping 1 leg in a vise and used a long piece of pipe for leverage and spread it out ever so slightly about a 1/8 to 1/4'' didn't want to distort the chrome, them I mounted to the side plates and test fit it on the bike. Worked great the first time......
The complete assembly is still a little narrow than what it would have been if I had used the correct width sissy bar but not enought to matter to me. All I do is just flex it (the side plates) a little as I mount it on the bike....
In fact I think that it being a little snug is a good thing less likely to rattle or vibrate.......
When I install it on the docking mounts the front 2 fit in like a glove and the locking ones in the back is where I spread it open to fit on there respective mounts again it only needs spread a little.............
Hope this helps.
Sam
I didn't like the one and only Sissy Bar Harley had to offer for the FatBob it was to tall for my taste or likes.............
The one you see mounted on my bike is a Mini Rail Sissy Bar......
Harley part # 52738-94A Harley lists it for 04 and later XL's and 06 and later Dyna's with detachable side plates
When I was looking at my limited options for the Fatbob I found that the 52738-94A was 8 7/8 to 8 15/16'' wide on the out side of the bar, I had valready bought the side plates and docking hardware that Harley listed for our bike. So I mounted up the plates and took some measurements, I don't recall exaclty what that measurment was with just the plates sitting there freely but I found that I could easly flex the plates in on each side a little 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch with out touching the fender..........
The Sissybar that Harley lists for the Fat Bob is about 9 5/8'' + or - wide so doing the math the Mini Bar should fit!!!!!!!! So I picked up a Mini Rail Sissy Bar and figured I would give it a go and see how things work out what you see is the result.........
Before I mounted the sissy bar to the side plates I decided I would try to expanded it a little by clamping 1 leg in a vise and used a long piece of pipe for leverage and spread it out ever so slightly about a 1/8 to 1/4'' didn't want to distort the chrome, them I mounted to the side plates and test fit it on the bike. Worked great the first time......
The complete assembly is still a little narrow than what it would have been if I had used the correct width sissy bar but not enought to matter to me. All I do is just flex it (the side plates) a little as I mount it on the bike....
In fact I think that it being a little snug is a good thing less likely to rattle or vibrate.......
When I install it on the docking mounts the front 2 fit in like a glove and the locking ones in the back is where I spread it open to fit on there respective mounts again it only needs spread a little.............
Hope this helps.
Sam
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Awesome Pics - thanks for sharing, from a Marine Grunt! Nothin better than seein those "Angels from above" show up in An Nasiryah and Saddam City (now Sadr City) when things got hairy!!!
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From: South MS
That sissy bar looks awesome. Any part numbers?
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From: Brooklyn, NY
HSB, second request for part #'s and bottom dollar figure. Im interested, but truth be told, im not feeling the idea of dropping 3-400 dollars on a bracket and leather pad.
Any info would be great.
Any info would be great.
Road Master
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 1,187
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From: Ca.
Second Request??
The sissy bar part # is listed in the posting above, just use the detachable side plates and docking hardware that are listed with the MOCO for the Fatbob........
Sam
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Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Brooklyn, NY
snake, amazing how life seems to come full circle.
I was aboard CV-66 from 88-92, and had the privilage of working with VF-101 Diamondbacks.. but were F-14's not F-4's
LoL
Full circle indeed.
I was aboard CV-66 from 88-92, and had the privilage of working with VF-101 Diamondbacks.. but were F-14's not F-4's
LoL
Full circle indeed.
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