thanx, didn't think of that the less holes in it the better.

 

Not tryng to throw water on your idea, but, I am on my second Ultra, mainly because the wife likes the backrest, arm rest combination. If she is happy and will ride then I am all for it. But....the tour pak weighs something like 35-40 lbs and it is pretty high weight, it definitely affects the bike's feel. If I was soloing I would go for a luggage rack and a nice bag like T-bags or similar. That is easy to carry into the hotel at night etc. and you instantly save 40 lbs of extras weight.

 

That is depending on color.......As in my case, Pewter Pearl, only the FLHX pak is available.

 

been trying to do the T-bag thing up till this weekend using a detachable backrest and mounting the T-bag backwards ala backrest. Worked fine at first but now it's beginning to sag from lack of support on bottom and will soon be on the fender as I run a solo seat. My other less expensive options involved taking the stock backrest to a fabricator and alter it to support the T-bag or going to a 4pt dock and buying a luggage rack and mounting the t bag facing the standard way. For some reason the luggage rack is a completely different assembly from the backrest on the 09 and up bikes. that way will still cost me $500+. if I'm spending that much I'll just get the Tour-Pak. Will probably try to find a fabricator first before I pull the trigger on the tour-pak though.

 

I ordered my king tour pac when i bought my bike ten weeks ago, it just came in!
You might get lucky but its a bad time of the year to be trying to get something in a hurry. I was told it would take about six weeks because i just needed the vivid black, that didn't happen. If you really want it order now but have a back up in case it doesnt get here in time! See you guys in Sturgis!

 

my fabricated backrest is my backup plan, was out in the garage a few minutes ago making card board templates. was thinking if the base is done right i could put a passenger pillion on it. hhmmm. a detachable backrest/pillion pad in one unit now why didn't the MOCO think of this? Going to fabricator tomorrow and see what he thinks..

 

Best way to go by far!

 

Kuryakyn also sells a plate to mount luggage onto. You mount it to a luggage rack and then strap your bags to it. No reason why you couldnt put this on the seat first and then the bag:

http://www.kuryakyn.com/index.cfm/go...D/27/IMID/1625

 

What keeps it from scratching the rear fender?

 

i get in 4 weeks...but....heii...im from indonesia...painted same as my bike colour