Removable Tour Pak
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RE: Removable Tour Pak
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The side rails on the trunk arms need to be pushed apart when re-dockin. I hate having to try and get the grommet back in the hole for the antenna and poer line every time and having to tie rap the cable each time I connect the antenna to the other( alternate ) antenna bracket. Any suggestions wouls be apprciated.
The side rails on the trunk arms need to be pushed apart when re-dockin. I hate having to try and get the grommet back in the hole for the antenna and poer line every time and having to tie rap the cable each time I connect the antenna to the other( alternate ) antenna bracket. Any suggestions wouls be apprciated.
It sounds to me like they didn't get the spacing set correctly on the front mounting points for the tour pak rack. When I installed mine I had to put a thin washer between the docking point and the bike frame on both sides to get the spacing right. Too thick of a washer, and the points were too wide to easily slip it on. Without the washers, the spacing was too narrow. As for the electrical connections, I don't even bother hooking them up. If I go on a long trip somewhere, then I'll connect them. If you put an antenna inside your fairing, then you won't have to worry about rerouting the wire all the time.
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RE: Removable Tour Pak
I'm thinking that the problem with Dakota digital antenna may be improper install or the wrong unit, I know there is more than one. I'm planning on buying one next week. Any insite here from the guys that are happy with their Dakota digital Antenna (i.e. model # and install info).
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It took about 2 hours to change the whole thing over. Take off your saddlebags. Once you remove the inner liner of the tour pak, you unplug the lights and antennas. Take out the two rubber grommets , and pull the wires through. Pull the passenger headset plug out of the holder and disconnect the spring. Gently pull the speaker wires out of the holes in the bottoms of the speaker pods and disconnect the plugs. You can now coil up the two sets of wires and stow them under the seat and the left side cover. Remove the bolts holding the tour pak frame in place and take the tour pak off.
Install the detachable mounting hardware and adjust as necessary to the mounting rack before you put the tour pak on the rack. I had to put a washer between the front mounting points and the frame to get the proper spacing. Install the saddlebag spacers and adjust the saddlebag mounting brackets for proper alignment. Install the tour pak on the detachable rack while it's still on the bike, and that's it. Disconnecting the wiring in the tour pak only takes about ten minutes, and is the only thing extra to be done with the Ultra as opposed to the other models. For short trips, I don't even bother hooking them back up. If I want to take a longer trip, then I'll take the extra 15 minutes to reconnect all the wires.
You will need a new license plate bracket (I used the laydown license plate bracket),and you'll have to do something with your radio antenna. I only listen to CD's or my XM, so I haven't even bothered with mine. A lot of the guys are using the Dakota Digital antenna mounted under the fairing. With that, you'd never have to worry about your radio antenna again. The CB will not work with the tour pak and CB antenna removed. On a difficulty scale of 1 to 10, I'd rate it about a 3, with the most difficult part being the quick detach mounting hardware. I hope this helps/
Install the detachable mounting hardware and adjust as necessary to the mounting rack before you put the tour pak on the rack. I had to put a washer between the front mounting points and the frame to get the proper spacing. Install the saddlebag spacers and adjust the saddlebag mounting brackets for proper alignment. Install the tour pak on the detachable rack while it's still on the bike, and that's it. Disconnecting the wiring in the tour pak only takes about ten minutes, and is the only thing extra to be done with the Ultra as opposed to the other models. For short trips, I don't even bother hooking them back up. If I want to take a longer trip, then I'll take the extra 15 minutes to reconnect all the wires.
You will need a new license plate bracket (I used the laydown license plate bracket),and you'll have to do something with your radio antenna. I only listen to CD's or my XM, so I haven't even bothered with mine. A lot of the guys are using the Dakota Digital antenna mounted under the fairing. With that, you'd never have to worry about your radio antenna again. The CB will not work with the tour pak and CB antenna removed. On a difficulty scale of 1 to 10, I'd rate it about a 3, with the most difficult part being the quick detach mounting hardware. I hope this helps/
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