Question about windshield mounting on a Fatboy...
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Question about windshield mounting on a Fatboy...
I jsut put the windshield on for the first time ever since owning the bike. The top mounts are what I have a question about. There is the main bracket and then the spring clips. Are the spring clip supposed to be on the outside of the bracket or the inside. My clips are on the inside but seem they might should be on the outside. Thanks. Pictures would be helpful.
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RE: Question about windshield mounting on a Fatboy...
It's really easy to (mistake) and try to put those upper brackets on the wrong side. The springs go on the inside.
At first glance, you could get fooled. If the windshield doesn't drop right in and catch, swap the upper brackets.
This holds for all types I've seen. I was danged near ready to drill new holes in the windshield support and move the springs once until it dawned on me.
Good luck with it. They fit just right.
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RE: Question about windshield mounting on a Fatboy...
ORIGINAL: barhpr
drilled new holes huh....
sounds like how I did it.. stainless is hard on bits too
drilled new holes huh....
sounds like how I did it.. stainless is hard on bits too
Shhhhh.
PS When they arereversed, everything fits except that the springs won't catch.
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RE: Question about windshield mounting on a Fatboy...
Do I need the spring clips at all? With the way it is I am using the spring clips to attach the shield to the bike, not the bracket.
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RE: Question about windshield mounting on a Fatboy...
The bracket's chrome lip is what catches the spring - you know, the L-shaped piece.
You're right, the wind actually is what holds the windshield firmly on at speed. The shield obviously hooks kinda backward at the bottom so the bottom can't go forward. The tops slide in so that the can't go backward, and ya got it.
It's just those pesky upper brackets. If they are swapped wrong, side to side, that bent chrome metal doesn't come far enoughout to catch the spring.
I dunno about the spring but I'd fix it. I saw a windshield come off with some really hard braking once. Wrecked it for sure.
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RE: Question about windshield mounting on a Fatboy...
I'll see how others are tomorrow...
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RE: Question about windshield mounting on a Fatboy...
The L shaped piece has the bend pointing in. First put a chrome washer on the bolt, then the rubber grooved grommet, then the L shaped piece with bend pointing inward, thentheround chrome spacer. If the L shaped parts are on the correct side, the springwill click over the edge of the L shapedpart and hook.
hth.
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