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Dr_greg
| Posted on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 01:19 pm: |
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I'm thinking of doing this (don't like prying...) and I wonder what fasteners you used? Thanks. --Doc P.S. I'll admit that one advantage of the "push-on" attachment is that it's easily removable if you get into bad terrain and want to remove the windscreen in case of a fall. |
Hooper
| Posted on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 01:39 pm: |
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I bolted my Buell tall screen on in line with the recall from awhile back. They provided the fasteners as part of the recall (the original tall screen didn't come with them). |
Froggy
| Posted on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 01:46 pm: |
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I believe the intent of the push pins was to make it easy to swap the shields depending on the weather or your mood. Unfortunately even the short shield can pop out at speed. I can dig up the part numbers for the tall screen fasteners for you, or your best bet is to get the Strada brackets |
Johnboy777
| Posted on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 01:54 pm: |
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I bought two recall kits 94485Y with the intent of bolting my +4 Zero Gravity solidly to the flyscreen - haven't got to as yet, though. I have the push pins now, but it is way too loose mounted with the these pins. LINK: http://chicagoharley.com/shop/advanced_search_resu lt.php?keywords=94485Y&osCsid=3d6217fd115a8eef6282 80b30979b566&x=36&y=10 . |
Dano_12s
| Posted on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 02:00 pm: |
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Greg,I just used fender washers+lock nuts+bolts.Did this on my '06+'08.Just did not trust the push in pins when a 18 wheeler passes from the oncoming lane. |
Glenn
| Posted on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 02:01 pm: |
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Hi Dr_Greg, I put the recall bolt kit on my regular screen with a Laminar Lip. It was just deflecting too much for me to be comfortable with on windy days. This is a link that I provided a while back: http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/142 838/263130.html I'm glad to see that you're still enthusiastic about this crazy addiction of ours and hope you are healing well. |
Laserjet
| Posted on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 04:02 pm: |
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After my tall windscreen blew off at 80mph I installed a Cal-Sci x-large windscreen and bolted it on with the supplied machine screws and spacers. |
Froggy
| Posted on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 04:13 pm: |
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Threadjacking, but worth posting:
I figured out the cause of your bad luck! |
Maximum
| Posted on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 05:11 pm: |
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Wow Froggy...you need some nice weather so you can get out and ride! I have been using just the standard pins...even though on my way to homecoming last year I had my ZG shield fly off at 75 mph. Fortunately Troyyz was able to circle back and find it for me. Honestly it was my fault as I was resting my left arm on the top of the shield trying to take a picture. But on the way back from homecoming it flew off again...without any help from me. The crazy thing was that it flew off at a time that I was standing up on the pegs, stretching my legs for a few seconds, and it hit me in the chest...which allowed me to quickly cover it with my left hand. Good thing I have cat-like reflexes! So the moral to that story is that I believe the rubber pins weaken over time and removal cycles. When I first installed the ZG shield I used the hardware that came with my Parabellum windshield...which was not the most convenient, but certainly was the most secure. The Parabellum hardware consisted of a steel "T" nut placed on the backside of the stock rubber grommet (held in place with some glue), then a rubber laminated steel washer on top of the windshield, followed by a plastic decorative bolt cover base, with a bolt passing through to the "T" nut, and finally a plastic cap to snap on the top. This setup looked fine, and was bullet proof, but just took a little more time to disassemble. I was able to find all of these parts in specialty nuts and bolts section of my local Home Depot. |
Chrisgrant
| Posted on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 05:53 pm: |
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I was told that I couldn't order the recall kit unless I have a 12XT even though I have the Buell tall w/s. I had to order the parts individually. (1) 57739-07Y hardware kit, xb12xt tall list $19.95 (2) M0231.1AKG grommet mount, bodywork list $1.75 Worked great. (Message edited by chrisgrant on January 31, 2009) |
Mark_weiss
| Posted on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 05:56 pm: |
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I have four 1/4-20 T-nuts (wood points removed) lightly superglued into the isolators from behind. Four screws through the front provides a solid mount with reasonably quick removal too. Mark in Arizona |
Bosh
| Posted on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 07:23 pm: |
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I think the recall kit will only work on the Buell Tall windscreen. The kits bushings are too large for the holes in the regular screen. you'd have to drill out the mounting holes (in the screen) some for it to work. |
Hooper
| Posted on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 09:51 pm: |
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666...the number of the BEAST. |
Gsilvernale
| Posted on Saturday, January 31, 2009 - 12:02 am: |
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Went to Lowes, found some stainless steel bolts/nuts/washsers rubber washers and some spacers. Cost about $10 for the setup. Only problem is that you need to make sure that you get the right length screws. There is not much space behind the top screws (of course, you could reverse them and have the threads to the outside - but that looked hokey). Take the flyscreen and windshield off, go to Lowes/Home Depot and play around. |
Keith_mahoney
| Posted on Saturday, January 31, 2009 - 02:07 am: |
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666...the number of the BEAST. 666...the one for you and me. |
Chrisgrant
| Posted on Saturday, January 31, 2009 - 08:40 am: |
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Just order the right parts. They work and seems to be very secure. |
Dr_greg
| Posted on Saturday, January 31, 2009 - 11:57 am: |
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666 posts...good grief. Some of us obviously have too much time on our hands. The only "beast" around Dr. Greg's place is the Uly. Well, this oughta make 667 so I'm back to good luck again. Coincidentally, I'm beginning to feel GOOD again for the first time since December 6 (D-day). Nice. I have four 1/4-20 T-nuts (wood points removed) lightly superglued into the isolators from behind. Four screws through the front provides a solid mount with reasonably quick removal too. ----- Went to Lowes, found some stainless steel bolts/nuts/washsers rubber washers and some spacers. Cost about $10 for the setup. Only problem is that you need to make sure that you get the right length screws. There is not much space behind the top screws (of course, you could reverse them and have the threads to the outside - but that looked hokey). Take the flyscreen and windshield off, go to Lowes/Home Depot and play around. This is actually what I'm probably going to do. There's a new Lowe's about 1/2 mile from my house. BTW, that Lowe's is located right next to a gas station and a liquor store. So on the way home I can stock up on EVERYTHING! --Doc |