| Author | Message | ||
     Ulyful |
Hey Folks, Made an attempt at installing the Buell accessory Hepco-Becker sidecase racks this evening on my recently-purchased '06 Ulysses. When the rack bosses wouldn't line up with the threaded holes on the left side, I began looking at everything a little closer. I finally noticed that the cast aluminum footpeg bracket on the left side (the side that had the scuffed passenger footpeg--original owner said bike tipped over in his driveway) was alot more inboard than on the one on the right side. It appears that the footpeg bracket, up at the top near the passenger footpeg, is bent in quite a bit. It's not readily noticeable. Made an attempt at bending it back but didn't want to break anything, so took the bracket off and stood on it. It's better, but still not where it needs to be. Anyone ever have a similar experience? ...either on this part or another aluminum frame part? Any tips on bending it back? Will heating it up a bit (oven, hair dryer, heat gun, etc.) first before bending it help get it back permanently into place? I am leaning towards getting another one, but if this one can be bent back into position, I'd prefer that. It's in great shape otherwise (no nicks or scratches). | ||
| Froggy |
Personally I would just replace the bracket, there will be fatigue from bending back and forth, and additional strain from a passenger plus luggage could cause it to break at the worst possible time. | ||
| Griffmeister |
I have a bracket that actually broke on impact. Just checking how it bolted up after the replacement and you can see a lot of alignment issues. I agree with Froggy, anything that got tweaked even once is going to be fragile. | ||
| Goodburbon |
Isn't that part cast aluminum? Very little tolerance for bending, I too suggest replacement. |
