My rear floorboards keep falling off!
Road Captain
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Oxford, Mississippi
RE: My rear floorboards keep falling off!
My right one broke, twice. \\; Dealer removed broked bolt and replaced it the second time, and put me on a new floorboard cover too. \\; Free!
Road Master
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Ada, Michigan
RE: My rear floorboards keep falling off!
I lost my right one last week on a trip out west, \\; Heard the noise and went back and picked it up. \\; half of the bolt was still in the screw hole. \\; It just snapped off. \\; This year going out west...my left one fell off on the hwy around Chicago. \\; didn't hear that one. \\; Rapid City Harley replaced it under warranty without replacing the insert and RKC cover. \\; both bolts were snapped off. \\; I attribute this to Cheap Chinese cast bolts... \\; both had blue locktite on the threads when pulled out.
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Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Central Oklahoma
RE: My rear floorboards keep falling off!
Same thing happened to me on my '07 RKC with Kury adjustable passenger pegs. \\; I noticed that my left side passenger floorboard was loose. \\; I wiggled it a little bit and it just fell off in my hand. \\; The bolt was sheared off at the frame.
Road Captain
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Deming, New Mexico
RE: My rear floorboards keep falling off!
I've had the same problem, lost the right pass floorboard. No passenger at the time and the bolt just sheared off at the frame! Had the Kury pegs on mine too. I haven't put the Kury pegs back on.
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Joined: Jun 2006
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From: Centreville MD
RE: My rear floorboards keep falling off!
Happened to me on the way down to Myrtle this year. \\; No passenger and the right board comes off. \\; Ruined it as I was doing 75 down I95 at the time. \\; I assumed the bolt came out until i went to replace it and realized the bolt sheared even with the frame. \\; I cannot beleive how many of us this has happened to.
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 145
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From: Plano, Texas
RE: My rear floorboards keep falling off!
This happened to me about a year ago. \\; After further investigation it was discovered that the rear engine mount was broken, causing the extra vibration. \\; There rear mount was replaced along with upgrading the bolts from Grade 8 to Grade 10 bolts.... \\; Haven't had the issue since.