Tour Pack, Which Materal
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Road Warrior
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Tour Pack, Which Materal
I am looking into buying a tour pack. I know the older models were fiberglass and the newer models are plastic.
Which material is better.
My bike is Vivid Black with the twin silver pin strips
Harley Catalog shows these part numbers.
53963-09BHY 09 Later FLHR/FLHT/FLHXXX
53274-06BHY 06 - 08 FLHT
53332-06BHY 06 - 08 FLHR
I'm thinking the 09 is going to be a plastic and sence it fit an flhx it will have a single antanna mount with I don't want.
I don't know what the differance is between the other 2 part numbers but I think these are fiberglass.
Which material is better.
My bike is Vivid Black with the twin silver pin strips
Harley Catalog shows these part numbers.
53963-09BHY 09 Later FLHR/FLHT/FLHXXX
53274-06BHY 06 - 08 FLHT
53332-06BHY 06 - 08 FLHR
I'm thinking the 09 is going to be a plastic and sence it fit an flhx it will have a single antanna mount with I don't want.
I don't know what the differance is between the other 2 part numbers but I think these are fiberglass.
Last edited by Texas Rapier; Jun 21, 2010 at 10:21 AM.
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None of the part nos. you list will have the antenna mast/holes according to the product description at page 384 of the P&A catalog which refers only to the FLHX tour paks as having the "pre-mounted antenna base."
The '06-'08 models will be plastic, but with different mounting holes in the tour pak bottom than the '09 and newer tour paks to accommodate the different mounting racks/hardware used.
As to why HD lists different part nos. for the FLHR and FLHT for '06-'08 but combines them for '09, I have no idea.
Carl
The '06-'08 models will be plastic, but with different mounting holes in the tour pak bottom than the '09 and newer tour paks to accommodate the different mounting racks/hardware used.
As to why HD lists different part nos. for the FLHR and FLHT for '06-'08 but combines them for '09, I have no idea.
Carl
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The older fiberglass ones have kind of a funky smell to them.
I remember thinking something wet spilled in there, and must have been sitting for a while.
Later on I read its just how the fiberglass ones smell.
I remember thinking something wet spilled in there, and must have been sitting for a while.
Later on I read its just how the fiberglass ones smell.
Road Warrior
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My '03 had fiberglass bags and my '08 Street Glide has ABS bags. The fiberglass was way more stable. My saddlebags flex and shake bad at the mounts. I imagine the same is with the tourpac. I would go with fiberglass.
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