Sissy Bar Ends!

[flcmcya]

The 12 inch I just sold had flat ends....but the 18 inch I just received had a tiny beveled edge on the end...... both for a 300 rear.... mine is a 2007.

Whats up ?

 

[KaptinAmerika]

Someone making them just decided a bevel would make the sissy bar easier to put in the struts.

 

[Five Five]

I have both designs (flat/tapered) from an engineering standpoint the tapered ends when mated with the tapered sleeve reduces the load on the sissy bar mounting bolt.

 

[KaptinAmerika]

Good point Five.
If you have the struts with tapered holes, which I of course do not.
I ended up having to bore the sissy bar slightly so I could get the unthreaded portion of a bolt to fit up inside the sissy bar to stop the bolt from breaking at the thread where the strut and sissy bar mate.

 

[Five Five]

Good point Five.
If you have the struts with tapered holes, which I of course do not.
I ended up having to bore the sissy bar slightly so I could get the unthreaded portion of a bolt to fit up inside the sissy bar to stop the bolt from breaking at the thread where the strut and sissy bar mate.

:2thumbs:

 

[flcmcya]

Only difference between the two are a beveled edge....bars aren't tapered that I can tell....doesn't seem like it would be as strong as a total flat bottom....may have to do some trimming.