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From: Greater St Louis, MO
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I prefer the HD ones. RJs are very popular, but I just prefer the look of the HD ones to the leather look of the RJs, for MY bike. (Street Glide) On the right bike, like a RoadKing Classic or an Ultra, (more old school or traditional look) I would probably like the look of the RJ's just fine.
I also like the fact that the HD ones are held on completely with screws. Im not a fan of double sided tape to attach these things, like the Kury units use at the front. (not sure about RJ's)
I will say this, on the PRE-09 frame, the HD ones are a BITCH to put on. There is one allen screw that you damn near have to sacrifice an allen wrench by grinding it down to 1/4" long in order to get it into where you need to be. And your dinking with those silly little clip nuts in a couple places, which are really fun to get onto the frame positioned correctly in the tight space your working in. Took me over an hour to get them on my 07.
On the 09-later frame, one screw is still a bit tricky, but its nowhere near as bad as prior years. Only about a 10 minute job on my 09.
I also like the fact that the HD ones are held on completely with screws. Im not a fan of double sided tape to attach these things, like the Kury units use at the front. (not sure about RJ's)
I will say this, on the PRE-09 frame, the HD ones are a BITCH to put on. There is one allen screw that you damn near have to sacrifice an allen wrench by grinding it down to 1/4" long in order to get it into where you need to be. And your dinking with those silly little clip nuts in a couple places, which are really fun to get onto the frame positioned correctly in the tight space your working in. Took me over an hour to get them on my 07.
On the 09-later frame, one screw is still a bit tricky, but its nowhere near as bad as prior years. Only about a 10 minute job on my 09.
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