Saddlebag Fell OFF!!!
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You could make some of these and never have that problem again! A bolt type of your coosing with a nylok nut and you're done. Certainly a more attractive alternative to the spring steel clip that will wallow around. I made these at work. PM me if you want the shop drawing to make your own.
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Brukus fasteners are marketed as an anti-theft device. They may be better at thwarting thieves, but they (or any other bolt fastener) are no more secure in holding the bags on the bike than the dzus fasteners. Harley uses dzus fasteners precisely because they can't vibrate out, unlike threaded fasteners, which can. For the same reason, they are used on airplane cowlings and race car bodies. If used properly, they will never come out.
Last edited by TKDKurt; Feb 6, 2013 at 10:59 AM.
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from what I have heard they get ya on the shipping cause they don't have to pay a fee on the shipping , just the price of the item ,sucks they fell off but have heard of the bags falling off on here before , got my Brukus kit on fri , will be on before the bike hits the road , also has free shipping for forum members going on right now or was anyway , like $27 with the little tool to remove them on the road should you need to ,
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Don't lose your little tool lolol, or your torx allen wrench that is what I believe that special tool is anyway.
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yep put keeps me from having to take one out of my sets , just going to put the one that comes with the the kit in my tour pack pouch
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Saddle bag retention
I wholeheartedly agree with TKDKurt's assessment of dzus fasteners. Never gave the ones on my airplane's cowling a second thought, and never experienced a "failure". The Brukus hardware is marketed only as anti-theft. I ordered a set for my Street Glide but when I saw how flimsy the hardware was I never bothered to install it. I do use their "Seat Secure" hardware on both my FatBoy and StreetGlide and like those systems.
One of our other Forum members, rwhisen does manufacture some really substantial bag secure hardware. If you would like his contact details please feel free to send me a PM.
One of our other Forum members, rwhisen does manufacture some really substantial bag secure hardware. If you would like his contact details please feel free to send me a PM.
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41000 miles on my SG and have never had a problem with the stock fasteners. I have had the bags on and off hundreds of times. Bolting them on seems a bit of overkill to me but, to each his own. YMMV.
You could make some of these and never have that problem again! A bolt type of your coosing with a nylok nut and you're done. Certainly a more attractive alternative to the spring steel clip that will wallow around. I made these at work. PM me if you want the shop drawing to make your own.
It's the Road Glide version that has a stripe. Thanks for looking though.