Do the Road King and Heritage Softail version fairings come with brackets and mounting hardware or do I have to buy something else?
A. Nothing else to buy! The appropriate brackets are included, along with special bushings. (The fairings themselves are the same; the brackets are different depending on which bike it’s for.) The 4 OEM rubber windshield mounts that your current windshield snaps onto are replaced with 2-pc. stainless steel ones. You do need to move the spots forward to the front holes on Road Kings, that may cost a six-pack to your favorite mechanic to borrow his slotted 9/16″ deep socket, but there’s no wiring involved. Q. Does the fairing lock onto the bike? I’m worried about theft. A. No, it doesn’t lock because it’s actually bolted tight to the bike when the 4 acorn nuts (socket heads on the Heritage) are tightened. It can’t shake that way, which would risk elongating the threaded holes in the fork tubes. When your forks are locked to the left while parked, it’s very hard to get at the left hand bolts anyway. I’ve always felt the locks are a bit of a gimmick; in 7+ years dealing with fairings I kno
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