Where to find accessories for older EVO's?
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01-04-2018, 10:55 AM
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Sad fact is, rear crash bars won't fit your Fat Boy with the stock shotgun exhaust. This is because the right hand bar attaches to the passenger peg mounting point. This is also where the upper muffler bracket for the stock pipes attaches, and there's no room for both the muffler bracket and the crash bar.
the solution is to either forego the crash bars or replace the exhaust system with one that doesn't use that upper bracket, freeing up room to mount the crash bar.
I have a '94 FLSTN, which used the same shotgun exhaust as your Fat Boy, so I know this.
the solution is to either forego the crash bars or replace the exhaust system with one that doesn't use that upper bracket, freeing up room to mount the crash bar.
I have a '94 FLSTN, which used the same shotgun exhaust as your Fat Boy, so I know this.
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Sad fact is, rear crash bars won't fit your Fat Boy with the stock shotgun exhaust. This is because the right hand bar attaches to the passenger peg mounting point. This is also where the upper muffler bracket for the stock pipes attaches, and there's no room for both the muffler bracket and the crash bar.
the solution is to either forego the crash bars or replace the exhaust system with one that doesn't use that upper bracket, freeing up room to mount the crash bar.
I have a '94 FLSTN, which used the same shotgun exhaust as your Fat Boy, so I know this.
the solution is to either forego the crash bars or replace the exhaust system with one that doesn't use that upper bracket, freeing up room to mount the crash bar.
I have a '94 FLSTN, which used the same shotgun exhaust as your Fat Boy, so I know this.
Oh, well. To be honest, I wasn't completely sold on getting them anyway, and the reason is because I'm not sure how they would look without saddlebags. They might stick out like a sore thumb. I'm running a single ammo box on the left side with nothing on the right. I might eventually switch to a swingarm bag like "normal" people, but I like the fact that the box is waterproof.
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01-06-2018, 07:40 PM
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Thanks. That's very helpful info.
Oh, well. To be honest, I wasn't completely sold on getting them anyway, and the reason is because I'm not sure how they would look without saddlebags. They might stick out like a sore thumb. I'm running a single ammo box on the left side with nothing on the right. I might eventually switch to a swingarm bag like "normal" people, but I like the fact that the box is waterproof.
Oh, well. To be honest, I wasn't completely sold on getting them anyway, and the reason is because I'm not sure how they would look without saddlebags. They might stick out like a sore thumb. I'm running a single ammo box on the left side with nothing on the right. I might eventually switch to a swingarm bag like "normal" people, but I like the fact that the box is waterproof.
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