Need help with tour pack vibration
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From: ST. Louis
Who's Bobby?
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From: Da Bronx
Bobby's a member here on this forum; he makes billet docking points for touring detachables which have been known to reduce/eliminate the vibration felt by most passengers. The original HD docking hardware is made of plastic bushings which are prone to breaking and allow detachables to vibrate, causing rider discomfort and fatigue.
Linky below.
http://my.att.net/p/s/community.dll?...geid=310456&ck
Linky below.
http://my.att.net/p/s/community.dll?...geid=310456&ck
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From: Portland, OR metro area
My fiberglass detachable tourpack used to vibrate alot because of the plastic on the bikes docking points. I switched them out for a pair of the billet docking points from Bobby on here and the vibration went away! Linky below.
http://my.att.net/p/s/community.dll?...geid=310456&ck
http://my.att.net/p/s/community.dll?...geid=310456&ck
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From: Floridia
Uh, he's the one who made post #7 in this thread. gilbos440rt is his username.
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From: Da Bronx
***UPDATE***
I managed to get a hold of him; apparently I got his email wrong. There's a 0 not an o in 440... Good to go!!
Last edited by funnythebunny; Nov 30, 2011 at 08:48 PM.
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The best material that I've encountered is Delrin - it's an industrial synthetic that is used to replace bronze bushings. I had a '07 FLTR with the detachable TP and it went through two sets of HD and one set of Bobby's in 20K miles. I bought a foot of Delrin and machined a set to match the brackets and never had another rattle. I've since done a couple of sets for others on the forum.
There is substantial variance in the brackets, so production bushings are not real tight to begin with. Bobby's are better than HDs, but they still wear (steel vs aluminum - steel always wins!). Delrin does not wear. It also dampens vibration.
There is substantial variance in the brackets, so production bushings are not real tight to begin with. Bobby's are better than HDs, but they still wear (steel vs aluminum - steel always wins!). Delrin does not wear. It also dampens vibration.
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The best material that I've encountered is Delrin - it's an industrial synthetic that is used to replace bronze bushings. I had a '07 FLTR with the detachable TP and it went through two sets of HD and one set of Bobby's in 20K miles. I bought a foot of Delrin and machined a set to match the brackets and never had another rattle. I've since done a couple of sets for others on the forum.
There is substantial variance in the brackets, so production bushings are not real tight to begin with. Bobby's are better than HDs, but they still wear (steel vs aluminum - steel always wins!). Delrin does not wear. It also dampens vibration.
There is substantial variance in the brackets, so production bushings are not real tight to begin with. Bobby's are better than HDs, but they still wear (steel vs aluminum - steel always wins!). Delrin does not wear. It also dampens vibration.
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