pocket aces
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2001 Standard / Well not so Standard anymore.
Tampa, Fl
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« on: June 17, 2016, 04:53:59 AM » |
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When you have the saddlebag guards on do you have to take off the guards and then your bags to change the tire and do other maintenance? I like the look of them but that would be a PIA  |
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Michvalk
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« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2016, 04:58:55 AM » |
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Tire removal can be accomplished with out removing the mounts and rails. You need to remove the bags to gain access to the axle. I think most of the rear end stuff can be done without removing the rails, and bag mounts. I only remove the bags, with the bolts holding the bags to the mounts  |
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pocket aces
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2001 Standard / Well not so Standard anymore.
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« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2016, 05:10:36 AM » |
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So you can remove the bags and leave the rail guard still mounted?
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Ramie
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« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2016, 05:48:34 AM » |
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So you can remove the bags and leave the rail guard still mounted?
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2016, 08:05:26 AM » |
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Yes, four bolts and the bags come out, then remove the shocks (and not the lower fender half) (do not lose the little insert bushings in the bag bolt holes). Then all maintenance can be done by raising and lowering the bike on the jack (but use at least one jack stand under an engine guard, so when the back suddenly gets lighter from yanking the tire/wheel, the bike doesn't tip forward off the jack).
The trickiest part is removing the rear axle. I lower the bike so it comes out just over the bag heat shields, but under the bag rails.
Once installed, the bag rails become part of the super strong bag mount system, all of which can be stood or jumped on, once the bags are off. (but don't jump on them, the bike may fall over)
And BTW, when adding your exhaust stacks, sometimes the bag heat shields are touching the exhaust chrome (on top where it can't be seen, but contact means corrosion and rubbing). The heat shields are very thin (and often need cleaned of rust/corrosion), and can be hand bent up a little to clear the pipes, but when you stick the bags back on, sometimes you have to push them down on the recently bent up heat shields to get a proper lash-up.
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« Last Edit: June 17, 2016, 08:13:13 AM by Jess from VA »
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John Schmidt
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a/k/a Stuffy. '99 I/S Valk Roadsmith Trike
De Pere, WI (Green Bay)
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« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2016, 08:16:02 AM » |
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Convert all that hardware so you can take it off in one piece, has to do with how you mount it. The bolts that go into the fender rails need to be changed out so they stay in place and you just have a couple nuts to remove. You have to remove the bags regardless so why not have it set up to drop the rest and get it out of the way. Sooo much easier that way and you don't have to work around it all the time. Mine are set up so you remove three nuts and a bolt on each side and lift all that hardware off in one piece. Now the entire back end if bare. When I remove the rear wheel, I have the tire about 2" off the floor. I remove the back half of the fender, use a floor jack to support the swingarm and remove the shocks, then raise the s/a so the axle clears the exhaust. Once the axle is out you just roll the wheel out the back, no lifting involved and never a need to raise 800 lbs. two feet in the air.
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Steve K (IA)
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« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2016, 08:32:39 PM » |
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I find it no big deal to take the rails off.
For me, to get the saddlebags off, i have to remove the rails.
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