which tools?

[spurliner]

I'm picking up saddle bag rails at sturgis and wonder what tools I'll need to install them on the spot??? (oem rails)

[X Ring]

Wrenches is all you'll need.  I would go to Shoptalk and download the mounting instructions.  They mount at the upper shock bolt, the passenger peg mount/exhaust hanger, to the saddlebag mount heat shield and there is a cross piece that connects the two.  I found it a little easier to take the saddlebags off while I mounted them then slide the bags in from the top.

Marty

[spurliner]

Thanks Marty. I'll check out shoptalk.

[hubcapsc]

Seems like there's a couple of longer bolts you'll need.

I haven't been around long enough to have bought new rails, I don't
guess you're getting new rails... new ones probably came with the longer bolts...
no telling what yours will include, maybe just the rails...

-Mike "the rails are the important part  "

[Jess from VA]

What Mike said.  When I got my used rails, they came with almost no hardware, so obtaining it delayed the install.  You can reuse the existing bolts (and I cannot remember which exactly, I think those to the exhaust hangers/rear peg mounts), but the rail mounts mean the stock bolts do not tap to full depth (by like a quarter/third inch) and this decreases strength of the setup. When used with proper hardware, the rails can be jumped up and down on (with the bags off).  The mount underneath the bags require two round collar spacers, and even the original bag rail mount instructions (with parts list) do not include their length (again I can't remember but something like 1/2 - 2/3 inch).  Finally, the little connectors for the rear bar around the fender are easier to install upside down, or backwards, from how the instructions say to do it.  Also, the longer bolts needed should be chrome flange bolts to match everything else, but I could not get them anywhere locally, so I substituted stainless hex heads and washers, and you have to look very close to see the mismatch.

Finally, like most multipart installs, it will go best if you install everything loosely, then when it's all attached, go back and tighten it all up.

If you study the parts list in the rail instructions, vrs the OE parts lists you can find on line, you can discover the longer bolts needed (as well as the needed wrench sizes for the install).

http://www.valkyrieriders.com/shoptalk/Manuals/BagRails1.pdf

[steve 3054]

I will try to remember...6mm, 8mm, 10mm,12mm, 1/2 inch.......yeah..that will do it...

[spurliner]

Thanks for all the replys. PO told me they come with all mounting hardware.