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18th July 2012
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: In a swamp
Posts: 5,982 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1460C Sportster/Buell Year: 2000 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XL1200R Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2006 Other Motorcycle Model: XLH Other Motorcycle Year: 1972
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Peter: My small "Wolfman" Beta bag that I run on the stock rack carries spare parts, service manual, shaving kit, tent sleeping pad, sleeping bag with room to spare. tank bag carries rain gear,(yeah, someday I'll have some of that nice "Stich" stuff), extra glasses, small amount of gear and visor/windscreen cleaner. Another small bag straps on top of the beata with extra clothing. If you're coming across check out Greg's homemade platform.
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18th July 2012
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: South Western Ontario
Posts: 3,976 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 1200 R Sportster/Buell Year: 2007 Sportster/Buell Model #2: Buell Uly (sold) Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2009 Other Motorcycle Model: 2010 Ural Patrol(sold)
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Couple thoughts on the Higgy platform, I assume it's aluminum, thickness?
Any thoughts on going bigger/ wider with it?
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18th July 2012
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Getting Hammered!
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Collegeville, PA
Posts: 5,070 Sportster/Buell Model: 883L (sorta) Sportster/Buell Year: 2007 Sportster/Buell Model #2: 1200R Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2007
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Originally Posted by paralegalpete
Couple thoughts on the Higgy platform, I assume it's aluminum, thickness?
Any thoughts on going bigger/ wider with it?
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Over in Brad's thread on the topic, he mentions 3/16" thickness for the aluminum. I was thinking mine was 1/4", but it's been a long time, so it's probably 3/16".
The issue with going wider, it depends on your saddlebags (if equipped). The width of mine gets in the way as it is. No saddle bags? Probably not an issue to go a bit wider. And I wouldn't want to make it much longer. Depending on how you distribute the weight, it hangs off the back enough, IMO.
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18th July 2012
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Biker
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 67 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200L Sportster/Buell Year: 2008
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Be careful of too much weight to far back giving you the wooblys.
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20th July 2012
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: South Western Ontario
Posts: 3,976 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 1200 R Sportster/Buell Year: 2007 Sportster/Buell Model #2: Buell Uly (sold) Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2009 Other Motorcycle Model: 2010 Ural Patrol(sold)
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I ordered 3/16 alum textured plate, a little softer than the 6061 and probably easier to drill.
I went a couple of inches wider my bags are soft, and worst case are quick detach.
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20th July 2012
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Getting Hammered!
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Collegeville, PA
Posts: 5,070 Sportster/Buell Model: 883L (sorta) Sportster/Buell Year: 2007 Sportster/Buell Model #2: 1200R Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2007
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Sounds good Pete! Let us know how you make out. I drilled the aluminium with one of those step bits and it wasn't all that bad. Even thicker aluminium like that is still pretty easy to work with. I used some bed liner to try to coat mine...which really hasn't worked all that well as much of it is flaking off.
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22nd July 2012
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: South Western Ontario
Posts: 3,976 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 1200 R Sportster/Buell Year: 2007 Sportster/Buell Model #2: Buell Uly (sold) Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2009 Other Motorcycle Model: 2010 Ural Patrol(sold)
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Got the plate drilled and finished
I ordered the rack from HD should be here on tuesday
I drilled the holes in a a little different pattern
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22nd July 2012
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Irwin, Pennsylvania
Posts: 4,588 Sportster/Buell Model: Hammer 1250 Hugger Sportster/Buell Year: 1997
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Quote:
Originally Posted by paralegalpete
I ordered the rack from HD should be here on tuesday
I drilled the holes in a a little different pattern.
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You can't go wrong with aluminum diamond plate. It's going to look good and work even better.
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22nd July 2012
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Know It All
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 157 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200N Sportster/Buell Year: 2009
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ScrewLoose, how did you attach those two side cases to the bike (the pelicans, not the saddlebags)? is there some extra brackets under there?
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22nd July 2012
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Getting Hammered!
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Collegeville, PA
Posts: 5,070 Sportster/Buell Model: 883L (sorta) Sportster/Buell Year: 2007 Sportster/Buell Model #2: 1200R Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2007
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Paralegal Pete - Looking good! Honestly, I've never used all the holes in mine, but it's easy/cheap to drill them. Are you bolting this to you current rack or getting the solo rack like Brad and I have?
Pistol Pete - The side case pelicans are attached with EasyBrackets, so they mount/unmount very quickly and easily. |
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