Cracked fairing brackets.
Road Warrior
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RE: Cracked fairing brackets.
I to have experience the broken braket from the speaker to the center vertical bracket and now I'm experiencing another failure on the other side and I was wondering if this was caused by the Hog Tune speakers or the different fluid and springs in the front forks or both where this is applicable in my case...
With the 5wt fluid it would cushion the fairings more so over the heavier fluid at ideland then to add the additional weight of the magnets in the fairing, something would seem to fail if all this wasn't designed into the metal fatiuge...
just an obsevation
With the 5wt fluid it would cushion the fairings more so over the heavier fluid at ideland then to add the additional weight of the magnets in the fairing, something would seem to fail if all this wasn't designed into the metal fatiuge...
just an obsevation
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Jacksonville, Fla
RE: Cracked fairing brackets.
TexasBowhunter,
I never looked at it from that angle...forks cushioning the vibration could very well be a part of the problem.
Like I've said before, it seems that my front tire rocks fore and aft quite a bit when I'm stopped and idiling.
I never looked at it from that angle...forks cushioning the vibration could very well be a part of the problem.
Like I've said before, it seems that my front tire rocks fore and aft quite a bit when I'm stopped and idiling.
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RE: Cracked fairing brackets.
ORIGINAL: Harleypingman
If you want to check for a break in the vertical bracket, grasp the handlebar grip with one hand and push the fairing away from the grip with moderate pressure using your other hand. There should be virtually no movement of the fairing; if there is, the fairing bracket on that side is broken. Repeat for the other side of the bike. It's simple test and you don't remove the outer fairing to do it.
If you want to check for a break in the vertical bracket, grasp the handlebar grip with one hand and push the fairing away from the grip with moderate pressure using your other hand. There should be virtually no movement of the fairing; if there is, the fairing bracket on that side is broken. Repeat for the other side of the bike. It's simple test and you don't remove the outer fairing to do it.
Got home a few minutes ago, and did find a loose trim ring, but not excessively so. By pushing on the ends of the fairing while holding the bars, it wiggles back n forth about 1/4 to 3/8 per side. Also found that the two right side gauges are loose.
Guess it't time to pull the outer fairing off, and see what I find.
**UPDATE**
Pulled the fairing (easy job, actually). Found that BOTH brackets on BOTH sides are cracked!!! The vertical mounts are broken right at the top, just behind the 90 degree angle where the screw goes in, and the horizontal brackets are broken at the very ends, right there where the screw goes in. NICE!!!!
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Jacksonville, Fla
RE: Cracked fairing brackets.
CSI dude,
It seems once the bracket breakage madness starts it never ends...I've contacted the headshed out of HD engineering headquarters, just waiting on the fix now...
It seems once the bracket breakage madness starts it never ends...I've contacted the headshed out of HD engineering headquarters, just waiting on the fix now...
Novice
Joined: Aug 2007
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RE: Cracked fairing brackets.
Yep. my 01 FLHTC has broken right horizontal bracket too. Seems like no design change since conception of new batwing. I agree... NICE... damn chincse bracket.. wheres my fishhead? this do it for cheap mentality will be the death of us all..
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