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I found a tour pack off of a 2012 Firemans Edition Ultra Classic that a guy had taken off and then had a run in with a deer while it was off. The bike was totaled so I bought the tour pack. I've been known to paint occasionally and already had some clearcoat so I bought a pint of Vivid Black base coat and made it black. I found some plastic hole plugs that fit the holes where the speakers were and have since done the same for the antenna holes. That pint of base was $95 plus I bought a new seal for the lid and a harness to connect the lights so I'm probably close to $500 in everything now.
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This is the plate you want. Last fall, when I got my first Amazon case (XFMT?), 99% of the plates I saw on Amazon (or that you get from Hogworkx or AdvantBlack) were simple flat plates that only covered the four main mount bolts. This larger version is exactly like the one I got with my HD King Pak and it was immediately obvious that the extra area, with little bolts to mount the lower outside side cover trim pieces, stiffens the entire assembly. For all I know, had I gotten this one, the issues I had with the XFMT's poor fit might have gone away. I note with interest that it now seems that the simple plate is vanishing in favor of the wide plate (which is a good thing).
This is not what I was thinking of for my "making a reinforcement plate".
Its not a bad Idea but,
#1 Won't fit my Hogworkx King pack, Its not flat on the bottom inside (hills and valleys in there you might say) and #2 would not work to stop the stress fracture I have in mine and I am sure many other have suffered.
That plate will work to reinforce the bottom of the pack for Anything "inside the pack" (as an example use as a ridiculous example a 50lbs lead weight) it would then be sitting on the plate and that plate is sitting on the mounting racks "small area" on the bottom outside the pack.
and the plastic would not be feeling the stress of that weight BUT
"This stress fracture" was, I am sure, cause by carrying long term (two week trips, my wife and I) with a Nelson - Rigg: NR-300 Turing trunk bag with anywhere from 10 to 15 lbs of long term traveling sundries and such on top of the touring pack on its rack.
The reinforcement I will be making is for the "outside bottom" so the whole King pack bottom is supported NOT just the 10 1/2" x 10 1/2" section that sits on mounting rack leaving nothing but plastic hanging out in the air.
"This reinforcement" (plate for lack of a better word) will spread it out across that entire bottom of the pack.
It will be made of 3/16" thick 5052 aluminum plate both bolted to and Welded to the the "DK Custom Tour-Pak Relocator" mounting hardware currently on the bottom of the pack and of curse it will be power coated gloss black so it looks stock assuming you are willing to bind over and look up at how the pack is mounted! which not many will do besides me that is!
Something I was thinking regarding those cheaper tour packs. Has anyone thought about spraying the inside of the tour pack with bed liner spray? I wonder if multiple heavy coats would make the thinner plastic little more thicker and sturdier.
In short NO, it will NOT truly bond to the plastic any more them paint would, NOT what its for, it protects the surface not reinforce its structure, at least that's my take!
I run a chopped tour pak because I ride solo exclusively and honestly, because of that, I dont want that big honkin lazy boy backrest behind me. Its begging one of the large women in my life to beg me for a ride, which I aint granting. My itty bitty wife doesnt ride, and I dont want the rest of them getting any big ideas.
Ive got one from HD coming in for my Road Glide today. Its two tone to match the bike which the aftermarket folks dont produce.
My last one, which also had graphics on top to match the bike which is only available from HD.
In short NO, it will NOT truly bond to the plastic any more them paint would, NOT what its for, it protects the surface not reinforce its structure, at least that's my take!
Yeah I guess you are right. I was thinking it would add that additional layer of material on it, even if it's 2mm of material.
They sprayed a soda can (empty) and asked people to squeeze it, didn't happen.
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