Fairing lowers install help

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Dec 17, 2008 | 11:25 PM

#21

Texas Fat Boy

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From: ST. Louis

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Originally Posted by Monstermile

Done deal. Did it my way and got it. Pulled the lowers off and took a big screwdriver and gave the clamp a couple of good cranks and that is all she wrote. Obviously the other side took a matter of minutes to install.

Just "go with the flow man" don't force it. Waaaa hahahahah

I'm glad you got it worked out.

Dec 18, 2008 | 06:56 AM

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Harleypingman

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From: Roswell, GA

Curious; which side gave you trouble?

Dec 18, 2008 | 08:50 AM

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Garemlin

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From: Delaware

I started with the right side. Can't say as far as the clamps were concerned the side would have mattered. But the left side lower does not seem like it wants to fit correctly.

Dec 18, 2008 | 08:53 AM

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Phurion

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From: Melissa, TX

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Originally Posted by 1FLTRI4ME

Channel Locks work good.Also if the holes are somewhat close,you can thread the bolt and it will catch the second hole.

+1

I loosely attached the top bolts so I could move the bottom around and see how the bottom clamp would "sit" on the engine guard and how the lowers would rest on the clamp, then removed the lowers and used a pair of goose-neck pliers to "bend" them into a more friendly position so they'd line up better. Bolts slid right in, no hassle.