Quick release tourpak on 95 RK?
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Quick release tourpak on 95 RK?
Guys can anyone tell me if such a thing existed? i have a tourpak for my 95 road king as well as the mount etc thats needed (came fitted on the bike and have since removed it) trouble is to swap from having it on to not takes an age as the mount connects to the rear suspension top mounts, so I have to get the bike in the air, remove the bags, suspension tops etc etc et. what i want is to be able to chuck it on quickly when i want, less than a 20 min job for example.
Have thought about modding the mount to make it slot in to the rear mounts instead but am worried about doing so as it would seem the rack etc is pretty much irreplaceable (discontinued part) if i could find either someone else who had done it or a kit of some sort it would be nice! otherwise im rarely gonna use it which seems a waste
thanks all
Have thought about modding the mount to make it slot in to the rear mounts instead but am worried about doing so as it would seem the rack etc is pretty much irreplaceable (discontinued part) if i could find either someone else who had done it or a kit of some sort it would be nice! otherwise im rarely gonna use it which seems a waste
thanks all
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I'm not sure about the later models, but my FLHS has the flat platform behind the seat, on which my tourpak fits. It bolts on to it with four bolts and I have a quick-release electrical plug. Takes little time and cost pennies to sort out, but then I am quite happy with the bare platform when the tourpak is off.
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Yep, thats what mine is like, now i run a single seat though the mount looks orrible, so i spent a month last year finding the original rear subframe part (again discontinued part and no stocks at any dealer worldwide!) found one in a breakers in the states and got it back here, looks so much better. So i use that for nipping about and less than a couple of hundred mile journeys/weekends away etc with the single le pera seat. Idea is when i go off on decet trips to shove the rack, touring seat and tour pak back on so i can take all my comforts with me!
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I did this option to my '95. I dremeled out the mounts on the front that bolt into the suspension mounts so I wouldnt have to remove the bolts completely.
I was able to just slide the whole mount on quickly and then just put in the rear bolts. I then used washers that I had dremeled out to act as spacers for the shock mounts when the flat tour pack mount wasnt on the bike.
I hated that flat piece. I also removed the license plate mount from it for a cleaner look and then re-located my plate to the bottom of the fender below the brake light. Used a chrome plate frame and my knee to get the circumference right and then drilled the holes in the fender. It's been this way for 2 years now. I could put the entire mount and tour pack on in under 5 minutes this way and it cost me exactly zero.
I was able to just slide the whole mount on quickly and then just put in the rear bolts. I then used washers that I had dremeled out to act as spacers for the shock mounts when the flat tour pack mount wasnt on the bike.
I hated that flat piece. I also removed the license plate mount from it for a cleaner look and then re-located my plate to the bottom of the fender below the brake light. Used a chrome plate frame and my knee to get the circumference right and then drilled the holes in the fender. It's been this way for 2 years now. I could put the entire mount and tour pack on in under 5 minutes this way and it cost me exactly zero.
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I paid a ton of money for a NOS detachable tour pak rack and hardware for my 1995 Road King on EBAY. When it arrived I found out the docking kit is the exact same as the 97 and later models. Here are links to show you what mine looks like and the docking hardware to use.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Harle...Q5fAccessories
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HARLE...Q5fAccessories
Goes on and off in less than 30 secs
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Harle...Q5fAccessories
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HARLE...Q5fAccessories
Goes on and off in less than 30 secs
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I did this option to my '95. I dremeled out the mounts on the front that bolt into the suspension mounts so I wouldnt have to remove the bolts completely.
I was able to just slide the whole mount on quickly and then just put in the rear bolts. I then used washers that I had dremeled out to act as spacers for the shock mounts when the flat tour pack mount wasnt on the bike.
I hated that flat piece. I also removed the license plate mount from it for a cleaner look and then re-located my plate to the bottom of the fender below the brake light. Used a chrome plate frame and my knee to get the circumference right and then drilled the holes in the fender. It's been this way for 2 years now. I could put the entire mount and tour pack on in under 5 minutes this way and it cost me exactly zero.
I was able to just slide the whole mount on quickly and then just put in the rear bolts. I then used washers that I had dremeled out to act as spacers for the shock mounts when the flat tour pack mount wasnt on the bike.
I hated that flat piece. I also removed the license plate mount from it for a cleaner look and then re-located my plate to the bottom of the fender below the brake light. Used a chrome plate frame and my knee to get the circumference right and then drilled the holes in the fender. It's been this way for 2 years now. I could put the entire mount and tour pack on in under 5 minutes this way and it cost me exactly zero.
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From: SE London/Kent Borders UK
I paid a ton of money for a NOS detachable tour pak rack and hardware for my 1995 Road King on EBAY. When it arrived I found out the docking kit is the exact same as the 97 and later models. Here are links to show you what mine looks like and the docking hardware to use.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Harle...Q5fAccessories
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HARLE...Q5fAccessories
Goes on and off in less than 30 secs
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Harle...Q5fAccessories
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HARLE...Q5fAccessories
Goes on and off in less than 30 secs
Gonna try and mod what i have first and if that dont work ill be going this way, thanks..
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Shim out the top front mounting bolt on each side (the one that mounts the detachable hardware bracket to the frame, and also shim out the mounting bolt on each side at the top rear of each detachable bracket, where the TP rack mounts to.
Do not shim out the lower bolt that mounts the lower part of each detachable hardware bracket to the lower frame.