Fairing Ideas????
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I havent really looked real good as I have been installing speakers in the first place when I noticed these brackets, but how much trouble would it be to entirely remove them?? What does the other end attach to?
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RE: Fairing Ideas????
Surely to goodness somebody other than TR and a couple other guys have had this problem and have come up with their own ideas.......?????? Are you guys asleep at the wheel????
Tourer
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From: Jacksonville, Fla
RE: Fairing Ideas????
Are these the horizontal fairing brackets? If so mine have broken a total of 7 seven times! Also broke the verticals but repaired them myself.
HD WILL NOT do a permanent repair on the brackets, I've already tried to get HD engineering to fix the problem.
They're answer to me was: Did you upgrade your exhaust after you baught the bike? I said of course, most all us of have. They said that the extra vibration from after-market exhauts was causing this?
I call Bullsheeet on this one!
So I'm in the proccess of making new brackets that will use your old braket with a new peice that acts as a doubler that will be made of 301 half-hard stainless stell; I need to find someone in the Jacksonville Fl area that can do plasma cutting and I can have this produced at a fairly low cost...rivets and drill bits will be supplied.
I've posted this before but haven't gotten the fanfare of replys to move productionquicker than I already have. I've got one set made for my bike that will act as the test platform, so far so good!
I can supply pictures of the remanufacturedbrackets to anyone that's interested if you PM me and leave your email address.
HD WILL NOT do a permanent repair on the brackets, I've already tried to get HD engineering to fix the problem.
They're answer to me was: Did you upgrade your exhaust after you baught the bike? I said of course, most all us of have. They said that the extra vibration from after-market exhauts was causing this?
I call Bullsheeet on this one!
So I'm in the proccess of making new brackets that will use your old braket with a new peice that acts as a doubler that will be made of 301 half-hard stainless stell; I need to find someone in the Jacksonville Fl area that can do plasma cutting and I can have this produced at a fairly low cost...rivets and drill bits will be supplied.
I've posted this before but haven't gotten the fanfare of replys to move productionquicker than I already have. I've got one set made for my bike that will act as the test platform, so far so good!
I can supply pictures of the remanufacturedbrackets to anyone that's interested if you PM me and leave your email address.
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Jacksonville, Fla
RE: Fairing Ideas????
MWIGGS,
Which supports broke? Horizontal or Vertical? I have a fix for the Vertical.
ACE hardware has aluminum flat stock that's about 1" wide and 1/16" thick.
I used this material and made 90 degree "L" brackets; then place them in postion and held with visegrips and drilled themup to fit, then installed self locking hardware.
These have worked for over a year and half. I have pictures here on line somewhere, if I find them I'll post.
Which supports broke? Horizontal or Vertical? I have a fix for the Vertical.
ACE hardware has aluminum flat stock that's about 1" wide and 1/16" thick.
I used this material and made 90 degree "L" brackets; then place them in postion and held with visegrips and drilled themup to fit, then installed self locking hardware.
These have worked for over a year and half. I have pictures here on line somewhere, if I find them I'll post.
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From: Russellville, Arkansas
RE: Fairing Ideas????
ORIGINAL: fryeca
MWIGGS,
Which supports broke? Horizontal or Vertical? I have a fix for the Vertical.
ACE hardware has aluminum flat stock that's about 1" wide and 1/16" thick.
I used this material and made 90 degree "L" brackets; then place them in postion and held with visegrips and drilled themup to fit, then installed self locking hardware.
These have worked for over a year and half. I have pictures here on line somewhere, if I find them I'll post.
MWIGGS,
Which supports broke? Horizontal or Vertical? I have a fix for the Vertical.
ACE hardware has aluminum flat stock that's about 1" wide and 1/16" thick.
I used this material and made 90 degree "L" brackets; then place them in postion and held with visegrips and drilled themup to fit, then installed self locking hardware.
These have worked for over a year and half. I have pictures here on line somewhere, if I find them I'll post.
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 477
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From: Jacksonville, Fla
RE: Fairing Ideas????
I'll have to wait till I get home, work PC won't let me view my photobucket pics...[:@]
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From: sand mountain Alabama
RE: Fairing Ideas????
Okay I will offer the same as Texasredneck. I am a retired welder/ fabricator. If I can get a set that is either cracked/broke etc... I can make a set. I have made many custom parts for guys/gals that are not available.
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