My Quick n' Dirty Fairing Bracket Repair
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My Quick 'n Dirty Fairing Bracket Repair
Last weekend I pulled my outer fairing off to replace a burnt out bulb in my fuel gauge. While I had it off I decided to do a little nosing around and discovered a broken bracket. Then I checked the other bracket and found it broken too. Sure why not? Double the pleasure, double the fun. Anyway I went into work the next morning and fabbed a pair of quick 'n dirty brackets. I hard soldered 2 reinforcing pieces top and bottom across the 90* bend of the mounting tab for extra rigidity. Then I drilled a 3/8" hole in each tab and inserted a 1/4" ID x 3/8" OD rubber grommet to act as a dampener when the bracket is bolted to the inner fairing. Painted it black and riveted it to the OEM bracket.
For those who can't or don't want to go thru the trouble of doing a homemade fix there is an after market KIT available.
For those who can't or don't want to go thru the trouble of doing a homemade fix there is an after market KIT available.
Last edited by soos; Feb 27, 2011 at 07:28 PM.
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I opted for the rivets because they do stand up to vibration very well. If in the off chance they do let go, they are easily drilled out and I will already have holes that I can expand for bolts and eliminate the need for drilling additional holes in the OEM brackets.
I opted for the rivets because they do stand up to vibration very well. If in the off chance they do let go, they are easily drilled out and I will already have holes that I can expand for bolts and eliminate the need for drilling additional holes in the OEM brackets.
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One problem I have had with the Bagger Parts bracket is that it does not fit if your stock bracket is not broke. The hole for the standard bracket bolt is in the wrong place and will not line up with the stock bracket. I have no idea why they made it this way, makes no sense at all and would have been just as easy to have put the hole in the right place in the first place.