Should I get the detatchable Tour Pak?
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You would not believe this story...
Man I wish I would have put on my detach before this... I posted this in "General Chat" by mistake...https://www.hdforums.com/forum/gener...d-hostage.html
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I had the detachable on my '05 EGC and liked it alot. I rarely had the TP on the bike but WOW was it nice when needed. Plus it's only a 5 minute install to put the TP on when you need it. I didn't wire the lights or rear speakers very often, just snapped the TP on and rode. I like the looks of the bike without it for everyday riding. I never had any looseness or rattling with it by the way.
My '09 RK has a detachable leather RK tourpak for it also now. It's not been used yet but for a road trip you can be sure it'll be on there!
My '09 RK has a detachable leather RK tourpak for it also now. It's not been used yet but for a road trip you can be sure it'll be on there!
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Absolutely! One guy can monitor the radio, open the drinks, and read the instructions.....while the one with the common sense does the job. Really, not a two person requirement. But if you've got a bud that wants to spend some quality time listening to you cuss a blue streak, then go for it. That's how these Bromance's blossom.
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Man I wish I would have put on my detach before this... I posted this in "General Chat" by mistake...https://www.hdforums.com/forum/gener...d-hostage.html
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One note about the detachable tour pack.
If you do go detachable, then you should get the locking mechanisim.
Harley part # 46063-98
Only one caveat: You will need to either shorten the length of the key or bend it at about a 45 degree angle.
If you don't i get jamed between the tourpack and the mechanism.
If you do go detachable, then you should get the locking mechanisim.
Harley part # 46063-98
Only one caveat: You will need to either shorten the length of the key or bend it at about a 45 degree angle.
If you don't i get jamed between the tourpack and the mechanism.
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I think it depends on how much weight you'll be loading it with, I have a chopped tour pack on my Roadglide with detachable docking have over 22k miles on it with no issues. A friend of mine has a Streetglide and he got the King Tour pack with detachables and has had the black plastics break 3 times last summer, but he also loads his tour pack up and on the trip to WI he also had a bag strapped to the luggage rack on the top of the tour pack. On that same trip I had the Harley back seat tourbag so nothing was on the top of my chopped tour pack. Mostly I just use the chopped tour pack to hold 2 half helmets and gloves,goggles,ect.. I'm thinking if you are looking to get a full size tour pack, add a rack and fill the tour pack and have an added bag on top the plastic bushings they mount on will not last. Also my friends lower fender mounts (metal) cracked and he had to have them replaced.
Last edited by Hammy; Apr 1, 2009 at 05:22 PM. Reason: spelling.. d'oh
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This pretty well sums up my thoughts. I ride my bike as primary transportation daily. I was pretty spoiled on having the storage space of the tour-pak, but I've found that I can fit most anything into a saddlebag. My tour-pak only goes on for road trips now. It is like having two bikes.
