Busted batwing support brackets
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Wassup if they are broken the windshield will shake back & forth about 3 inches while the bike idles, seems ok when under way. Thanks for your suggestions everyone. I will just fab up new ends with gussets and bolt onto the remains. no sense letting dealership get my blood pressure up.
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All of my brackets were broken, so I fixed them so it will never happen again,
The vertical brackets (black ones) were broken at the 90* bend ,so I broke out the TIG, and stuck the 2 pieces back together, and then I added a gusset to the top of the bracket on the top of the 90*.
The side brackets were broken just before the bracket that goes to the outside of the speakers, so I welded them back together with stainless rod to make them a little less brittle, then I welded a 1/8th inch rod across the welded joint about 3 inches back on the bigger part of the bracket, like a torque rod, so now even if it does snap the rod will hold it for a while.
The vertical brackets (black ones) were broken at the 90* bend ,so I broke out the TIG, and stuck the 2 pieces back together, and then I added a gusset to the top of the bracket on the top of the 90*.
The side brackets were broken just before the bracket that goes to the outside of the speakers, so I welded them back together with stainless rod to make them a little less brittle, then I welded a 1/8th inch rod across the welded joint about 3 inches back on the bigger part of the bracket, like a torque rod, so now even if it does snap the rod will hold it for a while.
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