Originally Posted by Harleypingman

On the '08 Ultra, the license plate bracket supports the rear of the tour pak; so, if the tour pak is installed, the license plate bracket needs to be installed to support the rear of the tour pak.

Removing the license plate bracket when the tour pak is off the bike is simply removing two screws; and, reinstalling the bracket with two screws when reinstalling the tour pak.

Carl

Originally Posted by grbrown

My old Glide predates qd tourpaks. Mine is held on with four bolts. Doesn't get much more qd than that! I also have a truly qd electrical connector to make life easy, I set in the floor. Use it 2-up take it off most of the time solo, so I swap several times a year.

Originally Posted by shortride

I converted my '09 Ultra Classic to the Street Glide look about 1-1/2 years ago. I also bought all of the docking hardware and quick detachable parts. I cut all of the wires and installed plug. It didn't take long before I was missing the extra space of the tour pak. To date I still have not installed the 4 point docking hardware but I did re-install the tour pak one time to see how long it would take and to decide if I wanted to go ahead and install the docking hardware or not.

I have read about a couple of complaints about the docking hardware. One is, if you don't mount the 4 point docking hardware exactly right, it could make it difficult to attack the tour pak. The other issue is the excessive rattling and loose fit of the tour pak docking hardware after it has been re-attached.

At this point I'm more inclinded to not use the 4 point docking hardware and just re-mount the factory mount and plug the wires in.

Originally Posted by Nut08Ultra

Right. And like I said in the post above, if I relocate the license plate for when the tp is off, I wouldn't put it back when I would put it back on.. so I am left with the ugly support plate.

I guess people just do the quick disconnect docking kit and don't need to worry about it. Oh well. It was worth a shot. Maybe I will be the first to post something for that in the future.

Originally Posted by Rat1

Before I relocated my plate I made a laydown plate holder. Now that I relocated my plate I needed to do something to make the plate bracket look a little better.

I am going to cut some thin stainless to the same size as a plate then put an HD decal in the middle of it.

I did not want to go the QD route because I hate the look of the rear docking kit that is used on the pre09 bikes. I hate the hoop. I wish someone would come up with a QD design that would use the same docking kit that is used for the passenger backrests.

Originally Posted by LA VIC

Not to get off on a tangent but do those of you with the removable Tour Pak like the fit? A buddy put one on his Road Glide and it work fine, it is secure but it does move a little too much for his liking. The rubber grommets are new but with the weight and length of the Pak if you lift up on the bottom rear it'll clunk up and down. He found once he installed it he really doesn't want to take if off and is a little sorry he spent the extra money on the quick release mount. I guess it's just the nature of the setup.

Originally Posted by Nut08Ultra

That seems to be the only option we have... make something ourselves for a nicer support. I was thinking of cutting plate, painting it black to match the bikes color, and then stickin some sort of chrome accent on it so its not just a black plate. I'm not a fan of that hoop thing either... interesting that they can come up with one that can support a person and even a luggage rack on a backrest, but not for the tourpak.

Hrmm.. this is where I wish I had a machine shop friend. I have ideas, but not the means to make it..LOL