2014 Saddlebag Mounts
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2014 Saddlebag Mounts
Sorry, no pictures. I couldn't get any that were worth a damn with my phone.
It looks like the saddlebag mounts now fully protect the back sides of the quarter turn fasteners. I poked around for a couple of min while at the dealer this weekend and couldn't see a way to get to them to do the screwdriver trick to pop them off. Brukus may see a slight decline in sales for the 2014 and up.
It looks like the saddlebag mounts now fully protect the back sides of the quarter turn fasteners. I poked around for a couple of min while at the dealer this weekend and couldn't see a way to get to them to do the screwdriver trick to pop them off. Brukus may see a slight decline in sales for the 2014 and up.
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Sorry, no pictures. I couldn't get any that were worth a damn with my phone.
It looks like the saddlebag mounts now fully protect the back sides of the quarter turn fasteners. I poked around for a couple of min while at the dealer this weekend and couldn't see a way to get to them to do the screwdriver trick to pop them off. Brukus may see a slight decline in sales for the 2014 and up.
It looks like the saddlebag mounts now fully protect the back sides of the quarter turn fasteners. I poked around for a couple of min while at the dealer this weekend and couldn't see a way to get to them to do the screwdriver trick to pop them off. Brukus may see a slight decline in sales for the 2014 and up.
They may have corrected the issue with keeping potential thiefs from taking the bags, but I'm betting nothing has changed on those fasteners coming loose and your bag falling off.. I would still change the hardware, did on my 13 RGC as soon as it got home. I've had too many buddies loose a bag because of the fasteners not holding..
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Yep. Like 30+ years worth of baggers with the quick release system. And 99% of them have never heard of us.
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They may have corrected the issue with keeping potential thiefs from taking the bags, but I'm betting nothing has changed on those fasteners coming loose and your bag falling off.. I would still change the hardware, did on my 13 RGC as soon as it got home. I've had too many buddies loose a bag because of the fasteners not holding..
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I don't quite agree with this. All it takes is a little misalignment and when you twist the 1/4 turn the little nubs on the end will bend. A couple of times of this and they don't hold as securely as they should. I think the Brukus products or something like them are still a good addition. As infrequently as I remove the bags on my bike I don't mind the extra minute or so to fiddle with the fasteners if it means I wont worry about it.
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I don't quite agree with this. All it takes is a little misalignment and when you twist the 1/4 turn the little nubs on the end will bend. A couple of times of this and they don't hold as securely as they should. I think the Brukus products or something like them are still a good addition. As infrequently as I remove the bags on my bike I don't mind the extra minute or so to fiddle with the fasteners if it means I wont worry about it.
But I can't help but wonder if this isn't the case with a lot of the guys losing bags on the road. The pins have gotten bent and just aren't as strong.
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I don't quite agree with this. All it takes is a little misalignment and when you twist the 1/4 turn the little nubs on the end will bend. A couple of times of this and they don't hold as securely as they should. I think the Brukus products or something like them are still a good addition. As infrequently as I remove the bags on my bike I don't mind the extra minute or so to fiddle with the fasteners if it means I wont worry about it.
I am using the Tourpack Bullet Secure to keep my detachable tour pack secure.
But just as you mentioned, the failure of the factory saddle bag mounting system would still be caused by improper use.
Used properly, the dzus type fasteners will not come loose.
They use them in the aircraft industry just for that reason.
I guess if you constantly bend the tabs they would become the weak link.
But used properly, they will last for thousands of on/off cycles without breaking or coming loose.
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Dzus fasteners corrode and wear pretty quickly, just a few years in my experience. On an aircraft they are probably replaced as soon as they show any signs of wear. I've been using nuts and bolts to secure my bags for at least 15 years, because they are cheaper than new Dzus.