Batwing bikes, check those brackets!!!
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Batwing bikes, check those brackets!!!
I have a 06 Electra Glide with 3500 miles. Recently I noticed a vibration on the left handlebar and left side of the fairing. If I were to take my hand off the left handlebar when crusing it would vibrate like crazy. So I took the front fairing off to check to see if something shook loose. There it was in plain sight. There is a bracket on each side of the forks inside the fairing. The bracket bolts to the radio box and top inner fairing. The left bracket, at the top, where the bracket takes a 90 deg bend to bolt to the fairing, it was snaped off.
Called my dealer, he ordered a new bracket and will put it on when it comes in. Covered under warrenty, so all is cool.
Moral of the story: If you have a wierd vibration on your batwing bike, take the outer fairing (7 screws) off and check those brackets.
Ride safe,
Doug
Called my dealer, he ordered a new bracket and will put it on when it comes in. Covered under warrenty, so all is cool.
Moral of the story: If you have a wierd vibration on your batwing bike, take the outer fairing (7 screws) off and check those brackets.
Ride safe,
Doug
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RE: Batwing bikes, check those brackets!!!
Been there. I discovered all 4 of mine broken. I welded them and put an extra weld in the gap of the bend of the vertical brackets. I rubber mounted them when I reinstalled them. The big question: what caused them to break? Where is Shovelhead Bob and his expertise?
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RE: Batwing bikes, check those brackets!!!
I do have a theory. I had the bike dynoed about 2 weeks ago (when I first noticed the vibes). When the dyno operator dynoed my bike he did not stradle it. He stood next to it and "twisted the grip". In the low RPMs it was vibrating quite a bit until the rpms came up. I think thats when it cracked.
Not sure, just speculation.
Doug
Not sure, just speculation.
Doug
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RE: Batwing bikes, check those brackets!!!
This post comes at a good time!
I was riding to work yesterday morning and heard something SNAP under the fairing! I thought maybe something fell off of a tree and hit me?
Later that day cruising home in slow traffic I noticed that the fairing was doing some strange movements, a lot of bouncing around?
I think I'll pull the fairing and see if something is a miss.
I was riding to work yesterday morning and heard something SNAP under the fairing! I thought maybe something fell off of a tree and hit me?
Later that day cruising home in slow traffic I noticed that the fairing was doing some strange movements, a lot of bouncing around?
I think I'll pull the fairing and see if something is a miss.
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RE: Batwing bikes, check those brackets!!!
The 3 windscreen screws, then one under each speaker, and 2 underneath. 27 torqus if I recall correctly. Just be sure to cover your passing lamps with rags or you could scratch the fairing when you take it off. Oh ya, the headlight connector must be disconnected after you take out all 7 screws just reach in there and pull it off.
Its easy, good luck.
Doug
Its easy, good luck.
Doug
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RE: Batwing bikes, check those brackets!!!
Try and take the two screws from the bottom of the fairing first. Make the last ones the windshield. That way you can support the weight when opulling the last screw. I always use the center windshield screw as my first and last point.
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