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Message started by Tanker2Biker on 05/09/10 at 07:16:16

Title: Side Rail Removal
Post by Tanker2Biker on 05/09/10 at 07:16:16

I'm looking fora little guidance here. I am going to get some pretty large saddlebags, so I need to move the turn signals back to the license plate mount. I started looing at it yesterday, and though it would be cleaner to run the wires along with the brake/tail light wires that run under the seat and through a hole in the middle of the fender.

I started then looking at how to get the wiring out to do so, and decided I would need to remove the side rails. When I started to work on this, I found the obvious problems with hand/tool clearance under the fender. I jacked it up, and started to pull off the shocks to see if the wheel would drop some and I realized I was not sure if the shocks were under tension/compression, and would I be able to get them back on if I removed them. So I thought I would ask before I just yanked them off and had things flying around, or was unable to get back to a rideable bike.

The other question, of course, is will this do me any good? Will jacking and shock removal get me additional clearance to get at the bolts that come from the inside of the fender?

Thanks

Title: Re: Side Rail Removal
Post by verslagen1 on 05/09/10 at 08:20:16

yes jacking up the rear will releave the pressure on the shocks so you can remove them... if they are adjusted correctly. They should have the same pretension adjustment, if not... now's the time.

and yes, it will be tight. but you will have room for wrenching.

Title: Re: Side Rail Removal
Post by ALfromN.H. on 05/09/10 at 08:49:15

I did mine without jacking up or removing anything. It was tight and would have been easier if I had jacked it up but it was do-able.

AL

Title: Re: Side Rail Removal
Post by Serowbot on 05/09/10 at 10:06:29

When the bikes jacked up,... they are not under any tension...
Unbolting and re-attaching is no problem... ;)...

Title: Re: Side Rail Removal
Post by Skid Mark on 05/09/10 at 11:28:04

You don't need to jack it up to get at the side rail bolts under the fender. It's a bit tight but not hard at all to get a wrench on those bolts.

Title: Re: Side Rail Removal
Post by JohnBoy on 05/10/10 at 04:25:06

I did exactly the same thing on a 2004. I came up from the turn signal bracket that I made (attached to the license plate bracket) and went up through the hole in the fender that the tail light wires exit. The hole in the fender has a large rubber grommet that is easy to remove and replace. You will need to remove it to fish the flasher wires through the hole. The grommet is split and wraps around the wires. You can push it back into place with a small standard screwdriver. On a scale of 1-10, it's about a (3).
JB