Question for all you seasoned pro's out there...

I just brought home my first HD a coupla weeks ago and was tinkering around in the barn with it the other day and developed my latest question: When I take my bags off of my Heritage I noticed that the bolts that hang the bags are rather unsightly when the bags are not on...does HD or someone else make a recommended set of slightly more decorative bolts for then the bags are off? Also, would said bolts still allow for the removable backrest to attach properly?

 

if you have a detachable sissy bar then no problem. take off those unsightly bolts for the bags , and take one down to your local hardware for a set of stainless steel or similar bolts ... if I recall correctly they need to be an inch and 3/4 but you can easily work that one out . if you want to spend more than a few cents then HD will sell you some nice chrome bolts for lots of money..... I did the swap a few months ago when i took off the bags . cost me about $1 , and a little bit of time . very very easy job to do.

 

Get Easy Brackets to replace the ugly mounting bracket and give your new ride a cleaner look too. they let you remove the bags with one key and let everyone see those rear spokes. I got them and have no worries.

 

HDmakes a rear docking harware cover kit PN#48182-05. If you have the detachable backrest and/or luggage rack these covers slip over the exposed hardware andare secured by a strong magnetic pull. I use them when my backrest/luggage rack system is in the garage. I can only cover the farthest rear bolt now that I utilize Boss Bags and their quick detach bags.Boss also has 'bullet' covers for their hardware. You can see in my sig pic kinda what I'm talking about. Hope this helps!

 

thanks for the tips, I followed grzly's lead and spent $0.56 at the depot for some bolts...they look nice when the bags are off and I think the bags will be on more than off anyway so this was a perfect solution for my needs.

 

56 cents - gotta be happy with the result!