Harley Road King Saddlebag Lower Support Brackets, Right And Left Side on 2040-parts.com

It took a while to figure these saddlebag brackets out, and I’m still not sure exactly what years and models they fit.  They appear on Road King models of Harley manufacture, but seem able to retro fit any of the Touring bikes.  What they do is bolt underneath the saddlebags, which clip on to them in two places, and support the bags from underneath.  They either attach to the rear saddlebag guard, or to a bracket that eliminates that guard, which allows you to run the saddlebags clean and unprotected, with no rails down the side.  It saves weight, as well, always a good thing on a motorcycle.

The bars are made from ¾” steel tubing, bent, formed and stamped before chrome plating.  The rear sections of both right and left sides are mirror images, each being 5 ½” long, bent at 90 degrees from the main rail.  The last 2” are flattened to a .150” thick , 1.1” wide tab with two 5/16” clearance holes 1” apart on center starting 3/8” in from the radiused edge.  2 1/8” out from the second hole is another ¼” hole for the mounting screw and nut that holds the muffler bracket in place.  Brackets and screws are in place on this set, but the screw heads show a bit of rust and are slightly loose.  The through hole may be slotted; I didn’t take it apart to look.

On the right side the tube is 16 ¾” long, with the last 4” offset 5/8” down to the 1 ½” long tip.  There’s a ¼” through hole 3/8” from the end on both sides.  On the left side the tube is straight, and the overall length of the rail is 17 ½” from the center of the L.  The left side has two rubber pads in place.  The right side has one left, and it’s split bad enough so you want to replace it anyway.

So there you have it.  Someone out there needs just these two pieces, I hope, and I should be able to save you some money besides.  Both pieces appear to be in real nice shape overall.  There’s some rust and tarnish on the muffler brackets and underneath where they never get polished, but no structural damage or any other flaws that would prevent you from putting these on your bike and getting good service out of them for a long time.  Check out those pictures carefully, and read the description with your tape measure in hand next to your bike, and you should be able to tell if this is what you need.  Then click that little “buy it now” button, and I’ll send them on over.  Thanks for looking.  :-{)}