Quick Detach Kit for Fairing Lowers
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Quick Detach Kit for Fairing Lowers
Has anyone tried these yet? If so, how do you like them?
http://www.eglidegoodies.com/id168.html
Dino
http://www.eglidegoodies.com/id168.html
Dino
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RE: Quick Detach Kit for Fairing Lowers
Dino,
They were the second thing I put on my bike right after I got it. I bought my bike in the middle of May and at the begining of June I was headed down to Atlanta. Being able to have the lowers on for the long hoghway ride was great. Being able to take them OFF in the heat of Atlanta was even better. Takes no time at all to remove them. Takes less than five minutes to take both off. Get them, you'll love them.
Neil
They were the second thing I put on my bike right after I got it. I bought my bike in the middle of May and at the begining of June I was headed down to Atlanta. Being able to have the lowers on for the long hoghway ride was great. Being able to take them OFF in the heat of Atlanta was even better. Takes no time at all to remove them. Takes less than five minutes to take both off. Get them, you'll love them.
Neil
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From: Cape Cod, Ma.
RE: Quick Detach Kit for Fairing Lowers
Dino and Wldhogn,
I have an 02 Ultra. I got my set directly from Rivco Products, the maker. When I bought them they only had the one style. I assume that they came out with the 05 and later style because the design of the lowers changed then. For the earlier styles the kit comes with thumb screws to replace the screws that hold the cover on the front of the lower at the crash bar. This allows easy access to the upper mount. The newer lowers have a different style upper cover that seems to snap on, so no screws are needed.
Dino, you may want to consider installing vents if yo want to be able to keep the lowers on for cooler weather. Once things got warmer here this summer the lowers stayed in the shed. They didn't go back on until things started cooling off this fall.
Wldhogn, I don't see why the kit wouldn't work for the RG. The lowers mount the same way, they are just shaped differently for the RG. I think the quick release kit should be something HD made from the factory. Some of the best money I spent on the bike so far IMHO. Good luck and if I can be of any help let me know.
Neil
I have an 02 Ultra. I got my set directly from Rivco Products, the maker. When I bought them they only had the one style. I assume that they came out with the 05 and later style because the design of the lowers changed then. For the earlier styles the kit comes with thumb screws to replace the screws that hold the cover on the front of the lower at the crash bar. This allows easy access to the upper mount. The newer lowers have a different style upper cover that seems to snap on, so no screws are needed.
Dino, you may want to consider installing vents if yo want to be able to keep the lowers on for cooler weather. Once things got warmer here this summer the lowers stayed in the shed. They didn't go back on until things started cooling off this fall.
Wldhogn, I don't see why the kit wouldn't work for the RG. The lowers mount the same way, they are just shaped differently for the RG. I think the quick release kit should be something HD made from the factory. Some of the best money I spent on the bike so far IMHO. Good luck and if I can be of any help let me know.
Neil
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RE: Quick Detach Kit for Fairing Lowers
Thanks for your reply Neil .. and Dino for suggesting the Quick Release setup. I contacted eglidegoodies by email and asked if they would fit an '03 Road Glide. Thier reply was that they hadn't tried them on anything but an Ultra however, they thought, like you Neil that they would work as long as they attached to the crash bar the same way they did with the Ultra.
I bought a set of lowers for a previous RG I had and loved them for fall and winter riding but they were tough in the hot summers in So. Cal. With the Quick Release hardware I think I may go for another set.
Thanks again
Wldhogn
I bought a set of lowers for a previous RG I had and loved them for fall and winter riding but they were tough in the hot summers in So. Cal. With the Quick Release hardware I think I may go for another set.
Thanks again
Wldhogn
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RE: Quick Detach Kit for Fairing Lowers
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Price doesn't appear to be out of line, and you can't beat the convenience. Let us know how they work out.
Price doesn't appear to be out of line, and you can't beat the convenience. Let us know how they work out.
