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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 07:16 AM
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My bag fell off my Street Glide at a traffic light in Trenton I put guards on my 16 Ultra the first day I owned it!
 
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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 08:22 AM
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I went to the screw in type fasteners (vs the 1/4 turn) after I had one half fall off.
I got home from a ride and it started to fall off as I went to pull in the garage.
No real damage, I got lucky.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 11:06 AM
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I went with the Bagger Bolts solution; haven't had a problem and I've been known to carry a LOT of stuff in my bags!
 
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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 01:08 PM
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^ I like the bolt solution. I was a bit worried when I really loaded mine down one day.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 01:20 PM
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What is the defect? Those same fasteners have been used to hold cowlings on airplanes since the 30s. I used to be an aircraft mechanic and I have never heard of one failing. Typically the material to which they are attached fails before they do. Except for the recall (wrong size fastener), I have to think these bags falling off are operator errors.

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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 04:22 PM
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I know this is a 6 year old thread but,if my wife could not see the bag missing there would be a different problem.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by beary
What is the defect? Those same fasteners have been used to hold cowlings on airplanes since the 30s. I used to be an aircraft mechanic and I have never heard of one failing. Typically the material to which they are attached fails before they do. Except for the recall (wrong size fastener), I have to think these bags falling off are operator errors.

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yea and race cars doing 300 mph,but if you look back in 2014 Harley had two recalls on them.A lot of peaple ate a bunch of crow.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by bundy43
yea and race cars doing 300 mph,but if you look back in 2014 Harley had two recalls oen them.A lot of peaple ate a bunch of crow.
The recall was replacing the wrong size fasteners with the right size.

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The recall replaced the stud receptacle (spring clip). I had an original one fail after 1 year. It apparently lost spring tension that locks the pin in place. The receptacle was a new part designed to fit the new rear frame of the 2014 bike.
 
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The recall replaced the stud receptacle (spring clip). I had an original one fail after 1 year. It apparently lost spring tension that locks the pin in place. The receptacle was a new part designed to fit the new rear frame of the 2014 bike.
I misunderstood then, my apologies.

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