Busted batwing support brackets
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Cruiser
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Busted batwing support brackets
My 07 EG just ate the fairing supports at the top end. Was on a trip & local dealer says he sold his last pair yesterday. I patched em up for the remainder of the trip. They held up till just before I got home. Anyone repaired theirs and have any tips. Its on warranty but I don't need the downtime or the 120 mile trip to the dealer. And I don't want the same brackets installed to break again in another 20K.
Road Master
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Louisville, KY
...screw trying to put new ones on, you'll just be replacing them again! PIA in my opinion. the horizontal ones can't be fixed but are easy to replace. but they are made the same crappy metal as the broke one was though
,,,,,cheap as hell!
Road Warrior
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From: Columbus,Indiana/ Arecibo,Puerto Rico
If you have access to a welder and some basic hand tools, here goes. Weld the broken parts back together. Then, take a strip of of metal the same thickness as the bracket, 1 in wide and long enough to make a J shape. welding it around the radius end of the the bracket, thereby forming a pocket for the capscrew and reinforcing the end of the bracket. The smaller brace, I added an L shaped strip to the under side of the broken part to reinforce it. It took longer to remove it than it did to repair it. Dan
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Road Warrior
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Mayfield Ohio
Wow Mine broke this weekend. Will be replaced today when the new rear tire goes on. Sounds like someone at Harley needs to redesign the thin bracket.
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Road Captain
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: long island ny
The horizontal ones can be fixed and are stronger afterwards. All of my brackets have broken and been fixed, and haven't broken again, if you buy new ones they WILL break again
Ron
Ron
Last edited by ron1026; Aug 22, 2008 at 08:11 PM.
