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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 11:07 AM
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I noticed I had a broken one Saturday. Went to the dealer on Sunday and was a little surprised he had one in stock. He told me "Yeah, I usually stock 2-3 of those" which leads me to believe this may be a not so unusual problem. Just one more thing to keep an eye on.




 
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 12:14 PM
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it happened to two guys i ride with more than once.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 12:54 PM
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I usually see it happen to people that remove their rear bumper and don't use the proper replacement support bracket from the FLTR's or FLHX's.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 01:05 PM
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On my RK, this was on the left side. There's rarely anything in the bag on that side more than a baseball cap, sunscreen, one pair of gloves and a pair of clear glasses. Oh, and a mini-mag flashlight. Not exactly heavy stuff. But I'm sure when the bracket was made ( bent ) it stressed it at that point and if it's going to break, that will be the most likely place.
 
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