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Removing sissy bar plates on 00 Sporty......

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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 02:27 PM
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Im sure many have removed their sissy bar side mounting plates.

What all is involved, can this be done easily? I may occasionally want to reinstall for passenger use once in a while.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 03:19 PM
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If I'm understanding your question correctly, there are nuts on the insides of the fender that the bolts run in to. Put a wrench on the nut, socket and bit into the sissy bar bolt, and remove.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 03:20 PM
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he's right^^^ just a couple bolts on each side.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 05:09 PM
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That's what I was thinking from giving it a quick look.........

However, I came across a couple posts talking about putting the bike on a jack, unboltling the shocks and messing with the turn signals......just didn't seem like all that was needed, maybe they were referring to a newer bike???
 
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Just a couple of bolts. They do have a quick detach option also if you want to be able to quickly remove, install, etc
 
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