Making a fxrt....
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Tourer
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Lol! I'll look at that aftermarket stuff. Thanks. I didn't see the top bag on there site? Did u get it from them also? I also will swap for a evo fxrt. Black of course! Lol
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Tourer
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No the bags I found on a forum and the tour pak on ebay. They sell bags but no tour pak.
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The factory FXRT/FXRP fairings are very cheaply made and almost every one of them that you'll find used will be cracked somewhere.
The best way to go is to get an aftermarket one from Deviant or from one of the other companies that are making them now, they are made from fiberglas instead of plastic (the original ones were plastic) and are much sturdier.
The aftermarket fairings can be had way cheaper than the old originals too.
Let's recap:
Pay way too much money for a 25 year old fairing that was really flimsy in the first place.
Pay a lot less money for a very well built aftermarket fairing that'll hold up under some serious use/abuse!
By the way....I have done a few conversions from FXR to FXRT and it's a fairly easy job.
All of the mounting holes are on the FXR frames and the wiring is pretty easy to change from inside the headlight to behind the fairing.
Seems like a no-brainer to me.
The best way to go is to get an aftermarket one from Deviant or from one of the other companies that are making them now, they are made from fiberglas instead of plastic (the original ones were plastic) and are much sturdier.
The aftermarket fairings can be had way cheaper than the old originals too.
Let's recap:
Pay way too much money for a 25 year old fairing that was really flimsy in the first place.
Pay a lot less money for a very well built aftermarket fairing that'll hold up under some serious use/abuse!
By the way....I have done a few conversions from FXR to FXRT and it's a fairly easy job.
All of the mounting holes are on the FXR frames and the wiring is pretty easy to change from inside the headlight to behind the fairing.
Seems like a no-brainer to me.
Last edited by Greezey Rider; Feb 6, 2015 at 09:49 AM.
Cruiser
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I've got an 85 FXRT and can relate to the plastic parts cracking. My original fairing cracked where the windscreen attaches and turned the bike into a FXR till I found a replacement. Got one at a swap meet that was radio equipped, but that owner hacked it up trying to add speakers and did not last very long. Found a fairing, clam shell bags and tour pack from a shovel model, black but scratched, sitting on a sidewalk in a town that was having a community yard sale, $35.00. Almost crashed my sidecar trying to stop and turn to the curb to claim those as mine. Guy threw in a set of handlebars just to clear the sidewalk. I'm thinking of selling all of it, PM if interested.
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The factory FXRT/FXRP fairings are very cheaply made and almost every one of them that you'll find used will be cracked somewhere.
The best way to go is to get an aftermarket one from Deviant or from one of the other companies that are making them now, they are made from fiberglas instead of plastic (the original ones were plastic) and are much sturdier.
The aftermarket fairings can be had way cheaper than the old originals too
The best way to go is to get an aftermarket one from Deviant or from one of the other companies that are making them now, they are made from fiberglas instead of plastic (the original ones were plastic) and are much sturdier.
The aftermarket fairings can be had way cheaper than the old originals too
Good point. I seen a Dyna park next to an FXR with the aftermarket fiberglass upper & lower FXRT fairings this weekend. He thought his kick stand was down, and dropped his Dyna into the FXR's lower fairing. I seen it happen and thought sure it had to be busted, or at least cracked. But it wasn't. It was just gouged badly but would be a simple fix & repaint. The mounting was very firm and sturdy as well.
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