Damage to FLHX in Zero speed drop?

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Oct 19, 2008 | 01:42 PM

#31

msocko3

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Originally Posted by Leftcoaster

If all you guys are going to do is guess, why reply? This guy has asked a legitimate question and he should get a legitimate answer.
I have dropped my Eglide Classic ('95 model) at zero speed and never scratched either crash bar on either side. The bike will rest on the floorboards and not touch anything else. Haven't managed to drop my Streeter yet but with a buddies help I laid it over on both sides (in the garage) and the result was the same - no damage. This does'nt mean that your bike won't go over farther under different circumstances - just that if it does go over, say like at a stop where you lose your footing, you'll probably luck out with no damage.

A legitimate answer, simple enough. Depending on the surface and how much of a load you may suffer little damage to scraping of the bags or worse requiring repaint. I know for a fact that a Ultra loaded for a trip will will lay all the way over on to the engine guard and the bag guards. Last year I got to witness it when I was on a trip and one of the parties dropped his, it was a sick feeling seeing the poor bike laying like a dead turtle on its side. We picked it up and found no scuffs. It was a gravel lot and his footing slipped so he eased the bike onto the ground and it went all the way over due to the weight, it didn't rest on the foot board the foot board folded up like it is supposed to. I'm pretty sure if the bag guards wouldn't have been on there it would have suffered some nice deep scratches on the bags.

Oct 19, 2008 | 02:17 PM

#32

Potato_Potato

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I had a parking lot brain fart and my SG tipped over. The bottom of the saddlebag was slightly damaged. The asphalt had a lot of exposed aggregate that made impressions in the bottom of the bag. It does not show, however. I think that if it was smooth asphalt there would of been less damage. I am thinking about bag guards but hate to change the look.