2005 Ultra Classic tour pack relocator project... Kuryakyn instructions lied to me...

Well, maybe that is a bit strong, but the instructions on installation of the tour pack relocator kit is anything but accurate. They oversell the "simple to do" instructions to hook you on doing it yourself. Then by the time you are into the project, it is in too many pieces to head over to the dealership for a painless, albeit more expensive, installation.

Instructions say "remove seat, remove 3 bolts securing the tour pack, pull out the wires from the tour pack, set aside, remove 2 bolts holding the chrome fender cover, and remove the 2 bolts securing the stock tour pack rack. Install tour pack relocator rack, reverse above-referenced process, and you are through."

Yeah, right...

The removal of the seat and the tour pack itself was simple. In fact, don't remove the wires from the tour pack -- simply lay it forward on a well padded and covered gas tank, and you can leave the wires intact.

But then you start to take off the chrome fender covers --but first you must remove the passenger seat handle (secured under the seat and to the fender) -- AND WATCH OUT so you don't remove both bolts that hold your back rest mount and passenger handles. The plate underneath the fender isn't secured by anything but the bolts you are about to remove. Once that is done, then you can remove the chrome fender covers. But wait -- it is 2 bolts on each side, not 1 that must be removed. Then you can finally get to the bolts that secure the tour pack frame.

Sheesh... The only thing that could have made it worse was to put the instructions on separate pages... You know, on page one it says "Remove bolt A from plate B..." so you do that, then turn the page only to find "But before you remove bolt A from plate B, secure C so as not to lose it in the black hole beneath your bike..."

Anyway, all this to say -- be ready for a bit longer project should you choose to do this yourself... Glad I didn't plan on doing it just before a ride on the same day!!!

 

Sounds like a Tim The Tool Man Taylor from "Home Improvement" episode.

 

I thought it was pretty easy install. The added room a blessing.

 

Your bike had more stuff than stock, newer glides dont have grab rail and none come factory with backrest or mount, but geeze it even sounded easy when you told it, bet it took all of a hour. LOL Best leave anything else to a dealer cause things dont get any easier than that mod.

 

Not to be an a$$ T, but I put the reloactor on my 05 Ultra and thought it was a tit job.

Wait till you start pulling the batwing for this and that - have fun

 

Shop Manual....

The instructions for the reloc kit looked deceptively easy to me, so I brought out the shop manual, made it so much easier. Second the fairing, the manual saved my butt there too.

 

Why do you guys insist on throwing away money? I relocated my tour pack for free and this is how:

1. Remove tour pak.
2. Figure out how far back you want your pack to go.
3. Mark holes making sure to align the new holes with the factory holes. (if you want to go back one inch, mark one inch infront of the factory hole etc).
4. Drill new holes through the bottom of your tourpack (through the metal plate).
5. Re-install tourpack using factory hardwear. (I used fender washers to increase rigidity).
6. Send me your Kuryakyn money. ZOOK

 

What about the small recessed area the rear of the tour box mounts into?? any issues with that?

 

I've wondered the same thing as I was looking at mine this morning....any surprises if you do this?

Karl

 

Yeah, come on Zook, get out of bed and respond here I'm awaiting your answer to see if I can do this. What about the the center screw that is in the bumped out area? If you move that back there will be nothing to mount that screw to without using some sort of large rubber washer underneath