fxrt sport glide load capacity
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Nice choice of ride.
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I'm gonna buy one if it can deal with 500# or better ! The fxr is supposed to have "the best frame ever made by HD" I would think that a good pair of stiffly sprung shocks in place of the most likely junk 20+ year old air shocks would make easy work of my bulk, my wife, and some camping gear. As we are now, we can only throw a few essentials in a tank bag as our S3T will only reluctantly tolerate about 400# .
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My book shows FXRT 86-90 at shipped weight of 640 and a GVW of 1085. The GVW seems to be governed by the tire's weight limit. I know the newer tires are rated for more weight than they were back then.
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We have a couple that has one around here, he is at least 300 and she goes a good 250+ and they ride all over the place. Haven't seen them broken down by the side of the road yet. I've seen them at Laconia which is a decent ride from here plus up and down the mountains. I don't know if they changed the suspension, but I would guess they probably did. Hope this helps.
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well, if you are worried about how much the saddlebags can hold, the Clam Shell type on the FXRT are rated at 50lb (I think) each. But one thing I found out (the hard way) is to make sure the plastic "Hinge" used on the bottom is good. I had my bag packed and riding along the highway. The hinge broke and all of my clothing was out along the highway. I checked the other side and found that they both were in pretty bad shape. I have had friends replace the hinge with piano hinge. I is stronger, but it does not look as good. I just found some OEM hinges and replaced them.
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I know there was no FXRT made in 93, but from my 1993 FXR Owner's Manual:
Model Dry Weight GVWR GAWR-Front GAWR-Rear
FXLR 575 1085 390 695
FXRS-SP 585 1085 390 695
FXRS-CON 615 1085 390 695
FXR 575 1085 390 695
GVWR=Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (Max allowable loaded vehicle weight)
GAWR=Gross Axle Weight Rating
Model Dry Weight GVWR GAWR-Front GAWR-Rear
FXLR 575 1085 390 695
FXRS-SP 585 1085 390 695
FXRS-CON 615 1085 390 695
FXR 575 1085 390 695
GVWR=Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (Max allowable loaded vehicle weight)
GAWR=Gross Axle Weight Rating
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Thanks Guys ! Hopefully I will find one for sale at a dealer so we can thoroughly test ride the thing. The 445# cap. according to mountainkowboys book is a little less than ideal (I'm 6'3" 270#) but as miacycles points out that's probably conservative and with a few upgrades could be beefed up a bit. Ultra89,the s3t buell bags shake themselves into junk ,mine are but a conversation piece. sounds like the genuine HD bags are a little more durable if hinges are the biggest worry. I hope to find a bike with the trunk as well (just to encourage overloading) I will most likely change the stock exhaust and air cleaner,swap the enclosed chain for a belt if feasible and ditch the radio . That will buy me about 20-30 pounds i bet.
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