HELP! Please, Bag and fender prob.

[SOCALLOWBOY]

Trying to fit Sinister fender and bags. Didnt get instructions with the parts... And it's not looking good. What are we doing wrong? Are the Saddlebags suppose to go in the stock position with no adjustments? If so the fender has almost a 1" gap at the bottom and is touching at the top. The fender seems to be tight on the fender

 

[Bill]

Is it just the one side?

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[SOCALLOWBOY]

Nope both sides

 

[SUAVE]

There's a bracket that connects the two bag rails and bolts to the fender . Try pushing the two bag rails in together to bend that bracket in. I had to do the same. It will take two people and some good footing.

 

[yardsale]

Welcome to the "shit don't actually fit as advertised" club.

 

[toosons]

Welcome to the "shit don't actually fit as advertised" club.

Lmao

 

[thecort]

Welcome to the "shit don't actually fit as advertised" club.

Ain't that the truth!


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[thecort]

It looks like your pipes need to but pulled in towards the center of the bike. Try doing that like Suave said. If you need to, make the holes on the fender bracket, which connects to the saddlebag rail, a little bigger. Not diameter wise but in length, so that you can get the saddlebag brackets closer to the wheel.
Looking at the 2nd pic, you can also shim out the top rear of the saddlebag mounting bracket. You can probably get a 1/16-1/8" out of that. Don't go too much because they'll look crooked from the top.




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[SOCALLOWBOY]

Yea Yardsale I know what you mean for what they charge for a piece of plastic/fiberglass you think that shit would fit right. Thanks Suave and thecort, We are just gonna start tweeking things and see what happens.

 

[yardsale]

You're doing it the right way though. I didn't fit mine before paint. Big mistake on my part.

 

[slothy]

You're doing it the right way though. I didn't fit mine before paint. Big mistake on my part.

Ouchy


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[slothy]

Also make sure u have the rubber grommets in the bags. U can use washer behind the bracket up top if you need a little more room up top.


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[czajicek34]

yeah i had the same problem i drilled new holes in the tabs coming off the bag bars to pull them in closer together. and then used a rachet strap between the 2 bars to pull them together and bent them in because there pretty stiff and it makes putting that bracket on much easier.

 

[crutter]

Any progress?

 

[SOCALLOWBOY]

Made some progress, Reworking the bag bars Ill have more pics later this week.

 

[SOCALLOWBOY]

Got all the paint done! Looks great, should have it back together by the end of next weekend

 

[Paul O'Brien]

Yes always fit everything before paint because nothing ever fits like its supposed to, even chrome parts like sinister signal eliminators, it ALL needs fabrication lol. That's why it's called a build and not bolt on

 

[Opunui]

Yes always fit everything before paint because nothing ever fits like its supposed to, even chrome parts like sinister signal eliminators, it ALL needs fabrication lol. That's why it's called a build and not bolt on

Absolutely correcto mundo..

 

[SOCALLOWBOY]

Got it back together. Took some work to get it fitted, even then its not perfect. Gonna pull the engine this winter and black it out. Not a Big Baller 26" but it looks a lot better than before.

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[fame2]

looks damn good...i had o tweak the hell outta my bags/fenders before i was happy