Detachable tour pak feedback

[Nails]

For a winter time project I'm thinking about making the tour pak on my FLTRU detachable. Looking at moving both antenna inside the fairing with a kit from J&M audio and using the HD kit for the tour pak.
Has anyone made this modification? If so how do you like it, what are the pros and cons.

 

[Dr. Dolittle]

Not exactly the same situation, but close. I ADDED a detachable tour pack to my 2008 Street Glide to have more room for stuff on overnight trips. I figured I would take it off for local, day rides and just use the passenger backrest if my wife wanted to come along. Let me tell you - that thing hardly ever gets taken off anymore! It's just so handy to keep stuff in it and it's MUCH more comfortable for my wife than just a small backrest. It makes it easier to use the bike for errands and gives you a place to lock your helmet when you're away from the bike.

My opinion only but unless you just hate the way it looks back there, I'd find a different project to spend some money on.

 

[wannaride]

My 99 UC has a detachable tour pack & I may have had it off for a few months in the last 4 years & that was because I was going through a bankruptcy & had the bike stripped down. I enjoyed it but my wife hated it. I also enjoy having it on for the added room. My antennas are mounted down between the fender & hard bag.

Toby

 

[dd1228]

I agree with Steve07, those in the fairing antennas do not work very well. I took my antenna off the tour pack and made a bracket and mounted it on the saddle bag bracket next to the rear fender on the left side. When I use the tour pack, I just have to pull the antenna back a little and it rests on the back of the tour pack. I filed a little groove on the lower edge of the tour pack and the antenna rests in there and will not move side to side.

 

[Mainah]

Like the others said the detachable tourpack is a great idea. I don't ride much with mine off, but it makes it so much easier to really clean the bike.

 

[Bgdv1]

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i have a like new biketronics powered hidden antenna for sale. put it in my street glide and for were i live and ride the reception wasnt the greatest so i went back to my stock antenna. the double sided tape is still on the back unused as i zip tied it to my wiring harness.
im asking $30 shipped. i paid $39.95 at Zanotti's it was in my fairing for one 200 mile ride. pm me here
look under the stuff for sale i have pics there. make me an offer if your interested.

 

[Cuzz]

I bought mine with the quick disconnect already installed. Convenient, yes.
But challenging to keep fitted tightly enough so that it doesnt do the shake, rattle and roll.

 

[rking]

Not exactly the same situation, but close. I ADDED a detachable tour pack to my 2008 Street Glide to have more room for stuff on overnight trips. I figured I would take it off for local, day rides and just use the passenger backrest if my wife wanted to come along. Let me tell you - that thing hardly ever gets taken off anymore! It's just so handy to keep stuff in it and it's MUCH more comfortable for my wife than just a small backrest. It makes it easier to use the bike for errands and gives you a place to lock your helmet when you're away from the bike.

My opinion only but unless you just hate the way it looks back there, I'd find a different project to spend some money on.

I did the same on my 2010FLHX and it hasn't come off yet, been on for 8mos.

 

[revok1200]

I bought an after market tour pak (06 RG) and ebayed the quick disconnect mounts for the pak. I love it, paid less than 350.00 for everything, color matched to my bike and I can take it off and put it on in just seconds.

It does stay on most of the time, but that is because I commute daily for work. Love being able to take it off and get that sleek look.

 

[goon]

I did the Quick-detach on my 06 Flhx and I love it. I went a different route because my wife is almost 6'. I used the Quick-adjust tour-pac Relocate from Kuryakyn. It puts her back more in the saddle instead of pushing me forward. The relocation of the Radio Ant. in the Fairing (EDIT) , I've used two diffrent kinds. I just went with the short Ant. and it works Great.



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