Aftermarket Saddlebag Support Brackets
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aftermarket saddlebag support brackets
I bought mine today on ebay from Eastern Performance. Great company ordered them a couple of hours ago & they have been shipped already! 
FLHRS putting around 12k a year bought it new 1/2008 from Sweetwater HD in the South Bay "DAGO". Both sides R cracked should last me until I get my new ones in a couple of days. Figure if I get them welded will crack again...So bought so I won't have this f...ng problem anymore & just ride!
DNA 18 front 16 rear, Rinehart true duals, Vance & Hines Fuel manager, Carlini Chino Apes, lowered 1 " in front w/Progressive, 1.75 in back with oem rear shocks by Phoenix Customs, K & N, NGK plugs, Danny Gray 2 up seat, drag special black cables, street glide look in rear, floorboards & highway pegs by Kuryakan @ CYCLE VISIONS,hok black cobalt blue cholo lol Lowrider flames! Billet Boys handgrips & saddlebag latches.
FLHRS putting around 12k a year bought it new 1/2008 from Sweetwater HD in the South Bay "DAGO". Both sides R cracked should last me until I get my new ones in a couple of days. Figure if I get them welded will crack again...So bought so I won't have this f...ng problem anymore & just ride!DNA 18 front 16 rear, Rinehart true duals, Vance & Hines Fuel manager, Carlini Chino Apes, lowered 1 " in front w/Progressive, 1.75 in back with oem rear shocks by Phoenix Customs, K & N, NGK plugs, Danny Gray 2 up seat, drag special black cables, street glide look in rear, floorboards & highway pegs by Kuryakan @ CYCLE VISIONS,hok black cobalt blue cholo lol Lowrider flames! Billet Boys handgrips & saddlebag latches.
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This worked for me .... as long as you're not into the show bike deal. Mine is a daily driver. http://www
Well, I think I can't post my photos from another forum. Sorry for the mistake on my part. I'll try to get my photos on here some how.
I used a piece of 2" angle iron, cut it just right, drilled a couple of holes, painted it silver and walla.
Well, I think I can't post my photos from another forum. Sorry for the mistake on my part. I'll try to get my photos on here some how.
I used a piece of 2" angle iron, cut it just right, drilled a couple of holes, painted it silver and walla.
There were some threads going around a few years back discussing the theory that the MoCo designed the brackets to fail so that in high vibration situations the much cheaper and easier to replace bracket would crack vs. the threaded section of the inner fairing where they tie in together.
I did a home repair job with an L-Bracket from the hardware store to shore up where the upper bracket ties into the inner fairing. 5 months later that section of the inner fairing holding the brass female thread insert broke off.
Was told it could be plastic welded back together but I ended buying a take off at a swapmeet and had it painted.
After I installed the new inner fairing using the updated aftermarket support brackets I had the front motor mount replaced by http://www.glide-pro.com/ .
It really took a lot of the shake out of the front end and fairing. Hopefully the motor mount will help the brackets to last a lot longer if not for good.
Something to think about. Maybe the brackets aren't made out of a heavier/stronger material for a reason.
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Keep an eye on the inner fairing now.
There were some threads going around a few years back discussing the theory that the MoCo designed the brackets to fail so that in high vibration situations the much cheaper and easier to replace bracket would crack vs. the threaded section of the inner fairing where they tie in together.
I did a home repair job with an L-Bracket from the hardware store to shore up where the upper bracket ties into the inner fairing. 5 months later that section of the inner fairing holding the brass female thread insert broke off.
Was told it could be plastic welded back together but I ended buying a take off at a swapmeet and had it painted.
After I installed the new inner fairing using the updated aftermarket support brackets I had the front motor mount replaced by http://www.glide-pro.com/ .
It really took a lot of the shake out of the front end and fairing. Hopefully the motor mount will help the brackets to last a lot longer if not for good.
Something to think about. Maybe the brackets aren't made out of a heavier/stronger material for a reason.
There were some threads going around a few years back discussing the theory that the MoCo designed the brackets to fail so that in high vibration situations the much cheaper and easier to replace bracket would crack vs. the threaded section of the inner fairing where they tie in together.
I did a home repair job with an L-Bracket from the hardware store to shore up where the upper bracket ties into the inner fairing. 5 months later that section of the inner fairing holding the brass female thread insert broke off.
Was told it could be plastic welded back together but I ended buying a take off at a swapmeet and had it painted.
After I installed the new inner fairing using the updated aftermarket support brackets I had the front motor mount replaced by http://www.glide-pro.com/ .
It really took a lot of the shake out of the front end and fairing. Hopefully the motor mount will help the brackets to last a lot longer if not for good.
Something to think about. Maybe the brackets aren't made out of a heavier/stronger material for a reason.
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