Broken "Tube Support, Bottom"

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Mar 26, 2012 | 08:18 AM

jamesw

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Broken "Tube Support, Bottom"

Don't know how common this is, but I while I was rebuilding my forks over the weekend I noticed this:

I knew that it sounded like my tourpack was a bit bouncy, and I thought it was worn bushings; guess not! The "Tube Support, Bottom 53422-97" had completely broken, and the whole rear of the fender/bags/tourpack were not supported correctly.

I didn't see it 'till I had the bike on the lift (because of the viewing angle I think), but it really surprised me.

Mar 26, 2012 | 08:47 AM

husky

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I was at Sturgis last year with my Cousin and we noticed his was broke. We bought a new one at the Harley shop and replaced it at the motel parking lot. His trunk was seriously overloaded.

Mar 26, 2012 | 08:48 AM

dougbk

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I had one side break on a trip and the fender got into the tire and started rubbing the sidewall. Luckily I found a take off at the dealer so all I lost was an afternoon and had to replace the tire that only had about 4,000 miles on it