Taking off some chrome
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Road Captain
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From: Fenton, MO
Taking off some chrome
I have a 2009 EG Classic and am thinking about cleaning up the looks to model more after the SG. I already have the detachable Tour Pak and a solo seat. The 2 things that I am thinking about are taking off the chrome, rubber and reflector bumper thing that hangs from the front fender and the horizontal bars that wrap around the saddle bags.
1.) The front bumper is bolted to the forks using the same bolts that hold the front fender on. It looks like there are some spacers used between the fender and the bolt heads. If I take the bumper off, can I just put the fender bolts and spacers back or do I need new, shorter bolts? Would you bother to purchase the SG front reflectors and stick them onto the fork legs?
2.) If I take the horizontal bars that wrap around the saddle bags off but leave the crash bar in place, there will be holes in the crash bar that I would like to cover up. Do any of you have a trick for that? The first thing that comes to my mind is to buy more of the button that the mounting screws use but I would still need some kind of nuts to do that
Any ideas would be appreciated.
1.) The front bumper is bolted to the forks using the same bolts that hold the front fender on. It looks like there are some spacers used between the fender and the bolt heads. If I take the bumper off, can I just put the fender bolts and spacers back or do I need new, shorter bolts? Would you bother to purchase the SG front reflectors and stick them onto the fork legs?
2.) If I take the horizontal bars that wrap around the saddle bags off but leave the crash bar in place, there will be holes in the crash bar that I would like to cover up. Do any of you have a trick for that? The first thing that comes to my mind is to buy more of the button that the mounting screws use but I would still need some kind of nuts to do that
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
I have a 2009 EG Classic and am thinking about cleaning up the looks to model more after the SG. I already have the detachable Tour Pak and a solo seat. The 2 things that I am thinking about are taking off the chrome, rubber and reflector bumper thing that hangs from the front fender and the horizontal bars that wrap around the saddle bags.
1.) The front bumper is bolted to the forks using the same bolts that hold the front fender on. It looks like there are some spacers used between the fender and the bolt heads. If I take the bumper off, can I just put the fender bolts and spacers back or do I need new, shorter bolts? Would you bother to purchase the SG front reflectors and stick them onto the fork legs?
2.) If I take the horizontal bars that wrap around the saddle bags off but leave the crash bar in place, there will be holes in the crash bar that I would like to cover up. Do any of you have a trick for that? The first thing that comes to my mind is to buy more of the button that the mounting screws use but I would still need some kind of nuts to do that
Any ideas would be appreciated.
1.) The front bumper is bolted to the forks using the same bolts that hold the front fender on. It looks like there are some spacers used between the fender and the bolt heads. If I take the bumper off, can I just put the fender bolts and spacers back or do I need new, shorter bolts? Would you bother to purchase the SG front reflectors and stick them onto the fork legs?
2.) If I take the horizontal bars that wrap around the saddle bags off but leave the crash bar in place, there will be holes in the crash bar that I would like to cover up. Do any of you have a trick for that? The first thing that comes to my mind is to buy more of the button that the mounting screws use but I would still need some kind of nuts to do that
Any ideas would be appreciated.
and the bars around the saddle bags have holes in them. you either have to deal with the holes or buy a set from a street glide.
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Road Captain
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Thanks for the reply. Did you reuse the spacers between the bumper and the fender?
I don't want the holes in the front crash bar exposed so I will not tack the wrap around bars off til I come up with a way to hide or plug the holes.
Jim
I don't want the holes in the front crash bar exposed so I will not tack the wrap around bars off til I come up with a way to hide or plug the holes.
Jim
Tourer
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
Hey no problem...yes i reused everything. The only thing i left off was the bumper. Looks so much better without the bumper IMHO
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