Opening the batwing
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Not to hijack the thread or anything, But, has anyone installed the Alloy Art inner Fairing Braces??
My '04 batwing fairing shakes like a *****, and I suspect that broken inner braces are the culprit
I've heard mixed reviews on installing the Alloy Arts, like poor directions, and having to totally remove the fairing to install, someone said they had to relocate a clutch cable, not sure why, but I cannot locate any install videos on YouTube.
They don't look all that complex, but I may be missing something.
My '04 batwing fairing shakes like a *****, and I suspect that broken inner braces are the culprit
I've heard mixed reviews on installing the Alloy Arts, like poor directions, and having to totally remove the fairing to install, someone said they had to relocate a clutch cable, not sure why, but I cannot locate any install videos on YouTube.
They don't look all that complex, but I may be missing something.
Not to hijack the thread or anything, But, has anyone installed the Alloy Art inner Fairing Braces??
My '04 batwing fairing shakes like a *****, and I suspect that broken inner braces are the culprit
I've heard mixed reviews on installing the Alloy Arts, like poor directions, and having to totally remove the fairing to install, someone said they had to relocate a clutch cable, not sure why, but I cannot locate any install videos on YouTube.
They don't look all that complex, but I may be missing something.
My '04 batwing fairing shakes like a *****, and I suspect that broken inner braces are the culprit
I've heard mixed reviews on installing the Alloy Arts, like poor directions, and having to totally remove the fairing to install, someone said they had to relocate a clutch cable, not sure why, but I cannot locate any install videos on YouTube.
They don't look all that complex, but I may be missing something.
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Not to hijack the thread or anything, But, has anyone installed the Alloy Art inner Fairing Braces??
My '04 batwing fairing shakes like a *****, and I suspect that broken inner braces are the culprit
I've heard mixed reviews on installing the Alloy Arts, like poor directions, and having to totally remove the fairing to install, someone said they had to relocate a clutch cable, not sure why, but I cannot locate any install videos on YouTube.
They don't look all that complex, but I may be missing something.
My '04 batwing fairing shakes like a *****, and I suspect that broken inner braces are the culprit
I've heard mixed reviews on installing the Alloy Arts, like poor directions, and having to totally remove the fairing to install, someone said they had to relocate a clutch cable, not sure why, but I cannot locate any install videos on YouTube.
They don't look all that complex, but I may be missing something.
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The brackets from Alloy Art have a good reputation, but if you can make a pretty basic repair on your own, it'll save you some beer/gas money.
I recently found that one of mine was cracked, so I used some scrap material to bend/make a splint and riveted it back together. It should be fine until I have to take it off the next time, where I'll inspect and replace if needed.
I recently found that one of mine was cracked, so I used some scrap material to bend/make a splint and riveted it back together. It should be fine until I have to take it off the next time, where I'll inspect and replace if needed.
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From: IOWA
From the research I've done it sounds like its quite common on the 1996-2013 Batwing Fairings.
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