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Posted by Indy
 - April 04, 2010, 17:44:55 PM

Hi,, buy a 800 and you have no problems with the brackets... :D :D ;)

her a photo  from mine

Indy

Posted by Adams
 - April 04, 2010, 16:39:58 PM

Here are some pictures of the bracket I want to remove. The first pic shows the bracket up close, as you can see the brackect sticks out like a sore thumb. I have no intention of putting saddlebags on the bike, and I'm very happy with the seat I installed, so I have no need for the seat bracket. My only concern is will removing the bracket weaken the bike structurally.

Posted by jcf
 - April 04, 2010, 12:10:53 PM

Chief is right that bracket is removable. I removed mine when I went to the solo seat. I kept the bracket. I wouldn't do any grinding frame wise.

Posted by chief
 - April 03, 2010, 13:34:24 PM

Its better to cover it up... so you will have the option of adding a double, or whatever in the future. And, it WILL impact potential buyers in the future... which is not something I care much about myself.

Posted by Adams
 - April 02, 2010, 22:36:15 PM

Thanks for the input, If I decide to remove the bracket, I'll post before and after pictures.

Posted by motosickle
 - April 02, 2010, 19:09:22 PM

i agree with Chief,but if you're bound and determined to use that new Sawzall , as long as there is no cross brace past the area being cut....you'll be ok structurally.

Posted by chief
 - April 02, 2010, 17:59:59 PM

All the double seat and bag brackets are removable ... The skirt of most seats cover the frame pretty well. I wouldn't grind off anything back there personally.

Posted by Adams
 - April 01, 2010, 22:24:01 PM

This is somewhat hard to explain without photos, but here goes. On a 1500, has anyone either cut off or ground off the bracket (just past the rear shock) you connect your saddle bag mounts to? The reason I ask is that I put on a solo seat, and the bracket sits out like a sore thumb, so I want to remove it. So my question is will removing this bracket so close to where the shock mounts cause and structural problems? 

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