Cut the grab strap off? or What?
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04-08-2008 | 11:20 AM
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Cut the grab strap off? or What?
Yah, I know, I took the bags off, unscrewed the left side
philips ok, but the right side is buttoned down with a Brad.
Question, do I cut the strap off or is there a better way to
remove the grab strap? Probably a dumb A$$ question but,
sure could use an answer. Strap is useless & ugly IMO.
Thanks for your time.[sm=bangbang.gif]
philips ok, but the right side is buttoned down with a Brad.
Question, do I cut the strap off or is there a better way to
remove the grab strap? Probably a dumb A$$ question but,
sure could use an answer. Strap is useless & ugly IMO.
Thanks for your time.[sm=bangbang.gif]
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04-08-2008 | 11:35 AM
RE: Cut the grab strap off? or What?
Yah you used to have to remove a saddle bag bracket just to get the seat off. They made things easier by adding the screw to one side. It used to be such a PITA just to get the seat off that nobody would ever put the strap back on. I think HD is encouraging you to keep the strap. I took mine off and bought a shirt that say if you can read this .....
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04-08-2008 | 12:14 PM
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RE: Cut the grab strap off? or What?
I changed to the 08 Tallboy seat, and the strap that came with the seat is too long - sloppy. But the seat didn't feel that stable since it's kinda long, so I modified the original seat strap to accomodate both seats. I cinched it uptowhere it's nice and snug on the new seat, punched a new hole and put the screw and washer through to the securing nut. Even changed it to the right side for easier access. Now if I want to swap seats I just have to loose the one side and not actually remove anything.
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04-08-2008 | 12:23 PM
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RE: Cut the grab strap off? or What?
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I changed to the 08 Tallboy seat, and the strap that came with the seat is too long - sloppy. But the seat didn't feel that stable since it's kinda long, so I modified the original seat strap to accomodate both seats. I cinched it uptowhere it's nice and snug on the new seat, punched a new hole and put the screw and washer through to the securing nut. Even changed it to the right side for easier access. Now if I want to swap seats I just have to loose the one side and not actually remove anything.
I changed to the 08 Tallboy seat, and the strap that came with the seat is too long - sloppy. But the seat didn't feel that stable since it's kinda long, so I modified the original seat strap to accomodate both seats. I cinched it uptowhere it's nice and snug on the new seat, punched a new hole and put the screw and washer through to the securing nut. Even changed it to the right side for easier access. Now if I want to swap seats I just have to loose the one side and not actually remove anything.
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04-08-2008 | 01:16 PM
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04-08-2008 | 02:18 PM
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