Sissy Bar - leave it on or take it off when solo?

pknowles

pknowles

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The Honch said:
WOW!! That is some scary shit. Let me guess, some moron on their cell phone wasn't paying attention.:angry:
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I think you are right. She may be the one in the pic with the phone stuck in her ear. As far as the bar, I left mine in with no load and it broke both bolts off. One came out easy and the other was a pia. Had to drill and tap. If they were tapered I think It would be better
 
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USCG23

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Where did you guys all purchase your? I am guessing you have to purchase the struts separate to mount also? Thanks in advance,
 
PacoPetty

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rhino17 said:
For those of you with a sissy bar, when you're riding solo do you leave your bar on w/o the back seat, or are you constantly taking the bar off and on when you haul passegers? I don't mind the look with just the bar, but I kinda like the look w/o anything back there, but didn't know how the threads in the bar would hold up if you were taking it off and on all the time, especially when torqued to 40 ft-lbs like the directions say.


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I leave mine on.
 
waynewl1

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Follow up to an earlier submission (6-6-14), I had the sheared off bolt removed from 12" sissy bar. I removed the luggage rack from it (bolt on luggage rack mount broke when removing) and remounted the 12" sissy bar. It has been on since late summer of 2014 & no issues. I think having the luggage rack on all the time with no passenger, luggage, roll or pressure against sissy bar with all vibration allowed to much torque on it which is why it sheared off. I keep an eye on it. Thinking about switching it out for the 18" sissy bar I also have. It is one of the ones with tapered end and collets for mounting. Don't know anything about them or if they are better or worse. Still haven't gotten a backrest pad for it, may use without one, if I switch out. Don't feel like taking off current one.
Like the look of a Big Dog with a sissy bar mounted. Gives it an old school look.
 
waynewl1

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Where did you find the 50 caliber plugs. I have the standard BD flush mounting ones, tried putting them in & they turn as I tried to tighten bolt, so didn't work out.
Gives an interesting look to it.
 
bigkelk9

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waynewl1 said:
Where did you find the 50 caliber plugs. I have the standard BD flush mounting ones, tried putting them in & they turn as I tried to tighten bolt, so didn't work out.
Gives an interesting look to it.
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They should have a notch for keepers so they don't spin, but Donna and Derrick have them in stock for just about n e big dog
 
Dogbone

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waynewl1 said:
Where did you find the 50 caliber plugs. I have the standard BD flush mounting ones, tried putting them in & they turn as I tried to tighten bolt, so didn't work out.
Gives an interesting look to it.
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i had a guy that works at a gun shop mill and tread the end of the cartridge. just hope i never get rear-ended.
 
BWG56

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waynewl1 said:
Where did you find the 50 caliber plugs. I have the standard BD flush mounting ones, tried putting them in & they turn as I tried to tighten bolt, so didn't work out.
Gives an interesting look to it.
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The OEM plugs have a dowel pin in them to keep them from turning and to also locate them. If yours are spinning they are not standard BD or missing the dowel pins.
 
DrRx

DrRx

2007 Bulldog/2009 K-9
So I have the 18" sissy bar on my k-9 and after ever ride I always get a wabble in it and have to crank down on the bolts again. Especially if I have some luggage on it. Is this normal? Any fix anyone has figured out? Yes I put lock right on it as well.


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2007 bulldog/2009 K-9
 
Th3InfamousI

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DrRx said:
So I have the 18" sissy bar on my k-9 and after ever ride I always get a wabble in it and have to crank down on the bolts again. Especially if I have some luggage on it. Is this normal? Any fix anyone has figured out? Yes I put lock right on it as well.


DrRx- "DOC"
2007 bulldog/2009 K-9
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Missing the collets?

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Th3InfamousI

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DrRx said:
What's that?


DrRx- "DOC"
2007 bulldog/2009 K-9
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Is your sissy bar flat or tapered where it goes into the receiver struts?

Tapered sissy bar require a collet. It's basically just fits between the taper and the strut and expands as you tighten the bolt.

You can just cut it of and run it flat. But if you have taper bar and no collets it will not fit right like you mentioned.

Couple threads...

http://www.bigdogbiker.com/index.php?threads/59777/


As a side note here...look who drew this in 2011. This is what he did when he was "working"...lol

http://www.bigdogbiker.com/index.php?threads/27328/

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DrRx

DrRx

2007 Bulldog/2009 K-9
Th3InfamousI said:
Is your sissy bar flat or tapered where it goes into the receiver struts?

Tapered sissy bar require a collet. It's basically just fits between the taper and the strut and expands as you tighten the bolt.

You can just cut it of and run it flat. But if you have taper bar and no collets it will not fit right like you mentioned.

Couple threads...

http://www.bigdogbiker.com/index.php?threads/59777/


As a side note here...look who drew this in 2011. This is what he did when he was "working"...lol

http://www.bigdogbiker.com/index.php?threads/27328/

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Yep mine are tapered. Know where I can get some collets?


DrRx- "DOC"
2007 bulldog/2009 K-9
 
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