Saddlebag support brackets - BROKE-its, BREAK-its, but not BRACKets...
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RE: Saddlebag support brackets - BROKE-its, BREAK-its, but not BRACKets...
ORIGINAL: firstimer
my rod king has both of them broken, theyer at the welder right now should have them back on monday, he says there junk metal, and the design should be changed. at 73.00 a pop they get expensive after a few of them.
my rod king has both of them broken, theyer at the welder right now should have them back on monday, he says there junk metal, and the design should be changed. at 73.00 a pop they get expensive after a few of them.
Agreed (as my neighbor with the welding tools also agrees) the thing is junk and worth about $2.75. But hopefully now, the new set will last.
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RE: Saddlebag support brackets - BROKE-its, BREAK-its, but not BRACKets...
I noticed when I swapped out the rear fender on my RKC that the tabs you are talking about were not bent a full 90 degrees. When I reinstalled the brackets on the bike \\;you could see that the two bolts that go through \\;each tab were pulling the tab into alignment with the other parts. This puts a constant stress on the tabs. I removed the \\;brackets and bent \\;the tabs \\;into alignment. Maybe this is part of your problem.
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RE: Saddlebag support brackets - BROKE-its, BREAK-its, but not BRACKets...
I've broken both sides in the last 2 months. I found that whoever made the custom fender left out the rear support bracket that goes between the two bag supports. I bought the SG support, notched the fender, installed the support, then made sure the exhaust and other attaching brackets were relieved of any pre-load. We'll see how long this lasts. The dealer said this was a common item....
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RE: Saddlebag support brackets - BROKE-its, BREAK-its, but not BRACKets...
The bracket used on the SG, which I used also when putting the SG facia on my EG, is PN 91140-04. \\;
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For those who have broken the chrome support brackets with the lower bracket on your bikes, did you cut-off or remove the upper chrome bracket that connects the fender strutsit's also used for the license plate mount on RK's and RG's, but is a plain chrome on SG'sjust curious since many guys cut-off the tube for a "cleaner" look and was wondering if this could be part of the problem.
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For those who have broken the chrome support brackets with the lower bracket on your bikes, did you cut-off or remove the upper chrome bracket that connects the fender strutsit's also used for the license plate mount on RK's and RG's, but is a plain chrome on SG'sjust curious since many guys cut-off the tube for a "cleaner" look and was wondering if this could be part of the problem.