soft to hard
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soft to hard
Hi all,
I have a 05 Roadking with the leather bags. I bought some hard bags off of a 2011. They fit on the bike nice but the brackets do not line up. I have tried to move them around and there is no way that is going to work. I called the parts department in a few HD and they are useless.
Any ideas?
Thank in adance.
Dave
I have a 05 Roadking with the leather bags. I bought some hard bags off of a 2011. They fit on the bike nice but the brackets do not line up. I have tried to move them around and there is no way that is going to work. I called the parts department in a few HD and they are useless.
Any ideas?
Thank in adance.
Dave
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Thanks but I tried that already. The rear bracket gets close but the front is almost an inch to short so even if i could line it up the pin wouldn't reach.
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They'll fit fine; the hardware is the same. If the bag is sitting on the support rail correctly, you can reposition the brackets to accept the pins.
There should be two rubber bumpers on the bottom of each bag. If one or both are missing that may be your problem.
Carl
There should be two rubber bumpers on the bottom of each bag. If one or both are missing that may be your problem.
Carl
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The mounting brackets have the same part number for both the Road King standard (with hard bags) and the classic. You just need to get them in the proper location.
A neighbor of mine has a 2003 Classic that has Hard bags on it. We were doing some work on it and he asked me about the hard bags rubbing on the supports and it looks like the guy who owned it before him did not position the bags / pin mounting points properly and the bags are not centered on the support after it turns to mount to the rear frame. Looks like a small adjustment to the rear will fix the problem but it could be easily overlooked. Sorry if it sounds confusing.
A neighbor of mine has a 2003 Classic that has Hard bags on it. We were doing some work on it and he asked me about the hard bags rubbing on the supports and it looks like the guy who owned it before him did not position the bags / pin mounting points properly and the bags are not centered on the support after it turns to mount to the rear frame. Looks like a small adjustment to the rear will fix the problem but it could be easily overlooked. Sorry if it sounds confusing.
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I had trouble adjusting mine (05 FLHRS).
I ended up moving the front 1/4 spacer (behind the bracket) to the rear, and ditched the rear 1/2" spacer.
After that, it still took some adjusting, but finally got them to line up.
Does your bike have the spacers like mine did? If so, try taking them off.
I ended up moving the front 1/4 spacer (behind the bracket) to the rear, and ditched the rear 1/2" spacer.
After that, it still took some adjusting, but finally got them to line up.
Does your bike have the spacers like mine did? If so, try taking them off.
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Did you get those bags used off of eBay?
If so, just wondering if they are my bags that were stolen just outside of Detroit while at a Tigers game last year. If you find my bike's original ownership slip in them, send them back to me, you can keep the bags
If so, just wondering if they are my bags that were stolen just outside of Detroit while at a Tigers game last year. If you find my bike's original ownership slip in them, send them back to me, you can keep the bags