Tour Pack Hinges
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 2,378
Likes: 1
From: Boise, Idaho
wasn't too bad to install, and really are a hell of an improvement over the stock ones. look and work great. too bad that HD has to make an extra buck, rather than just installing them as standard on the bikes.
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,282
Likes: 2
From: Broadview Heights, OH
Structurally the stock hinges are bullet proof. They're on hundreds of thousands of bikes with millions of miles collectively, and you don't hear of any hinge failures these days.
Visually though - it's got to be one of the ugliest pieces Harley puts on a their bikes!
When I got my Ultra I couldn't believe it was on a $23,000 motorcycle.
Eventually I got used to it because there weren't any alternatives.
I now have the new ones on my bike and couldn't be happier.
BIIIIIG difference!
And the bike seems quite a bit quicker now too!!!
Visually though - it's got to be one of the ugliest pieces Harley puts on a their bikes!
When I got my Ultra I couldn't believe it was on a $23,000 motorcycle.
Eventually I got used to it because there weren't any alternatives.
I now have the new ones on my bike and couldn't be happier.
BIIIIIG difference!
And the bike seems quite a bit quicker now too!!!
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 8,051
Likes: 50
From: Florence, MT (Bitterroot Valley)
I was pretty much sold on the hinges with the great looks, but now...to find out they make the bike quicker, well I'm headed to dealer for my newest performance mod. LoL
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 929
Likes: 1
From: Blue Springs, MO
The new hinges look dramatically better. I never gave the old ones a second look until I had the opportunity to compare them to the new ones.
Also, the point about being able to undo the old hinges with nothing more than two torx drivers makes the new ones a home run. For about $50 it's one of the cheapest mods you'll make and you get good looks and security too.
Also, the point about being able to undo the old hinges with nothing more than two torx drivers makes the new ones a home run. For about $50 it's one of the cheapest mods you'll make and you get good looks and security too.
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 1,832
Likes: 37
From: Rockland County, NY
The issue regarding '06 has to be fiberglass vs ABS. The chopped pacs are still fiberglass, I believe, which seems to support this theory. Between drilling out the holes and the fact that one set of rivets is replaced by a plate that serves as a sort of clamp, I believe that fiberglass might be a bit brittle.
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Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 120
Likes: 0
From: Maple Valley, WA.
Great! I did not even know I had ugly hinges on my Ultra untill I saw this post. I went and looked at them. Man those things are ugly. Looks like I will have to go buy the kit. This forum costs me more money!!
