Broken Tour Pak Latch
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Tourer
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From: The Peach State!
Broken Tour Pak Latch
Closed my tour pak yesterday and noticed the rear latch was broken. Have one ordered from the dealer, hope to get it before Thunder Beach next week. Be a bummer on a 800 mile weekend with a bad latch. I guess the vibration finally got it. Do these break often?
Road Master
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From: North Central Arkansas
I broke one also. I've heard of a few of us who have. Check ebay. There's a guy selling them way cheaper than thru a dealer.
Also, do a search on this site for more info.
In the future, learn to close them more gently and try not to forget to latch them before riding off. Don't laugh, it's easy to do if you're riding two up!
Also, do a search on this site for more info.
In the future, learn to close them more gently and try not to forget to latch them before riding off. Don't laugh, it's easy to do if you're riding two up!
Road Captain
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From: Wpg, Mb, Canada
I broke both of mine within a few days of each other last year. When I put the new ones on I made sure to push them up as far as I could before tightening the screws so they close just a little easier.
Road Warrior
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From: Oklahoma
Had one break at about 30k and the other one was noticeably looser than the new one so I replaced it too. Very cheap item to replace so I'm going to treat them like a wear item.
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Tourer
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From: The Peach State!
Thanks for the offer. Since I had him order it i'll get it from the dealer. You remind us all how great the guys are on this forum.
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Greenfield, WI
one of mine broke last season, bike had about 20,000 miles on it then and never really over-packed the TP. Guess they don't last forever, of the 5 dealers in town only one had them in stock. Another said they just sold out and they sell quite a few.