hard bag and pipe connection will it melt?
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hard bag and pipe connection will it melt?
I have stock hard bags on my softail. I just bought a vance and hines pro pipe from ebay,.. just the muffler because mine is cosmetically unacceptable. But I bought one for a touring bike which is suppose to connect to the bottom of the hard bag..
My question is this: on a stock touring harley is there some sort of heat isolation gasket that is used between the bag and the muffler? Im worried it will melt my bag if I just bolt it to the pipe.
If so should I just go to the dealer and get one or anyone have any idea what I could use?
thanks
My question is this: on a stock touring harley is there some sort of heat isolation gasket that is used between the bag and the muffler? Im worried it will melt my bag if I just bolt it to the pipe.
If so should I just go to the dealer and get one or anyone have any idea what I could use?
thanks
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our exhaust hangers are isolated from the saddlebag support with a rubber.
our exhaust has to be able to move with the drivetrain within the frame.
with your solid mount motor, you should be able to mount in a variety of ways from a simple P clamp with a hanger from your fender strut or the "arm" which mounts at the tranny and extends rearward inboard of the muffler to support it with a bolt or clamp
mike
our exhaust has to be able to move with the drivetrain within the frame.
with your solid mount motor, you should be able to mount in a variety of ways from a simple P clamp with a hanger from your fender strut or the "arm" which mounts at the tranny and extends rearward inboard of the muffler to support it with a bolt or clamp
mike
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Muffler does not connect to the bag. It attaches to the saddlebag support bar - the bracket has a rubber isolator to allow movement/vibration as well as move fore an aft an inch or so.
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our exhaust hangers are isolated from the saddlebag support with a rubber.
our exhaust has to be able to move with the drivetrain within the frame.
with your solid mount motor, you should be able to mount in a variety of ways from a simple P clamp with a hanger from your fender strut or the "arm" which mounts at the tranny and extends rearward inboard of the muffler to support it with a bolt or clamp
mike
our exhaust has to be able to move with the drivetrain within the frame.
with your solid mount motor, you should be able to mount in a variety of ways from a simple P clamp with a hanger from your fender strut or the "arm" which mounts at the tranny and extends rearward inboard of the muffler to support it with a bolt or clamp
mike
I may just pickup some rubber isolators and do some welding and make a bracket of some sort.. was hoping this might be easier but that weld was unexpected.. didnt see it on the auction photos.
I did speak to V&H about it they said it would work fine if I could figure a way to mount it.
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