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28th March 2007
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Know It All
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Rome
Posts: 154 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200C Sportster/Buell Year: 2007 Sportster/Buell Model #2: 883 - project Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1987 Other Motorcycle Model: Suzuki DRZ-400 S - sold Other Motorcycle Year: 2003
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harley davidson short sissy bar and pad ??s
I really feel foolish for not being able to figure this out, but...
I bought detachable sideplates, a short sissy bar, and a short sissy bar pad. Everything fits fine, save for the sissy bar itself. It has 4 holes that line up with the 4 holes on the side-plates, and I was supplied with 4 button head cap screws (allen). However, what do the screws attach to? It seems to me like the sissy bar holes should be threaded, but they aren't. What am I missing?
Thanks in advance,
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28th March 2007
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Senior Chief Harley Engineer 1st Class
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Toronto, Canada
Posts: 1,330 Sportster/Buell Model: XL50 Sportster/Buell Year: 2007
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I just installed a rigid mount short sissy bar and it came with bolts AND nuts. Trip to Home Depot? However, the bolts were touching the seat, so I flipped them around and now have to buy chrome acorn bolts to make it look right.
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28th March 2007
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XL FORUM LIFE MEMBER
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Baltimore, Md.
Posts: 3,813 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200 XLC Sportster/Buell Year: 2003 Other Motorcycle Model: Suzuki GS 750 L Other Motorcycle Year: 81
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I agree. Your nuts are missing.
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28th March 2007
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Beware broken records...
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Thornton and Boulder, Colorado
Posts: 4,949 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 1200 Low Sportster/Buell Year: 2006 Sportster/Buell Model #2: 1200 XLH Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1999
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28th March 2007
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XL FORUM LIFE MEMBER
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Baltimore, Md.
Posts: 3,813 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200 XLC Sportster/Buell Year: 2003 Other Motorcycle Model: Suzuki GS 750 L Other Motorcycle Year: 81
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wandrur
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28th March 2007
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Know It All
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Rome
Posts: 154 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200C Sportster/Buell Year: 2007 Sportster/Buell Model #2: 883 - project Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1987 Other Motorcycle Model: Suzuki DRZ-400 S - sold Other Motorcycle Year: 2003
Reputation: 33
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I don't think that the back side is accessible for any nuts...I may need to post pictures when I get home this evening. I could maybe squeeze a really narrow nut between the non-show side of the side-plate and the bar itself? Or should the bolt go completely through the side plate? If so, then I can see where the nut would fit on the inside...but my side-plates have no holes.
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28th March 2007
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Senior Chief Know It All 3rd Class
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 1,795 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200C Sportster/Buell Year: 2004 Sportster/Buell Model #2: Buell xb12r Sportster/Buell Year #2: '09
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You know at 1st I thought you were wrong...
But your not???
My rigid plates look like...
You got me???
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28th March 2007
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Senior Chief Know It All 3rd Class
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 1,795 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200C Sportster/Buell Year: 2004 Sportster/Buell Model #2: Buell xb12r Sportster/Buell Year #2: '09
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This...
Is what your hardware kit "should" look like... |
28th March 2007
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Chief Master Mechanic
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Orygun City!
Posts: 478 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH883 Sportster/Buell Year: 1991 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XLH883 Hugger Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1993 Other Motorcycle Model: Honda XR200R Other Motorcycle Year: 1990
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I have the rigid mounts on both of my Sportys - the sissy bars both have threads tapped in them. The bolts go through the supports from the outside and screw into the sissy bar.
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28th March 2007
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Biker
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Southern Maine
Posts: 71 Sportster/Buell Model: sporsterXLH 1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 1993
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I think you lost your nuts.  I have two different types. My rigid mount screws into the threaded sissybar, my new detachable, the bolts go all the way through with chrome castle nuts with self locking nylon inserts. It sounds like they just didn`t send the proper hardware kit to me. |
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