Tourpac

[mervt198]

Since everyone I know mounts from the left side, and the trike doesn't tilt, why doesn't the Triglide tourpac open up from the left side. It would save walking around everytime you want to get something from the tourpac?

 

[Beorn of Ga]

For the past 40 years I have mounted my 2 wheelers from the right side because the kick stand was on the left side and the bike leaned to the kick stand side. Now that I have a Triglide, I still mount it from the right side.

 

[rhino 2]

It's cost effective to use what you [Harley] already have.

 

[41inWV]

Actually I mount the trike from the right side because the tourpac is more convenient there.

 

[TheBobs]

Way back when, when my E-brake still worked, I used to release it just before getting on. I pretty much get on from what ever side I'm standing. If I am helping mama hook up her intercom, then the left. If just closing the tourpac lid or hooking up the iPhone the iPod interface, then the right. :Trike1:

 

[Bikerbozo]

I usually get on on right side. Seems easier for me. If you think of it, getting on on right side would also be curb side. Which means you are not swinging your leg out in traffic with your back to cars.

 

[msocko3]

It's cost effective to use what you [Harley] already have.

:Agree: HD is going to stick with parts they have lots of.

 

[pettifogger1]

Actually, the best place for the hinge is not on the sides, but on the forward edge. That way whichever side you get off on, the lock and latch mechanism is facing the rear and the top opens toward the front. That's the way the Leather tour pak I have on my FLHXXX works. Never been a problem no matter what side I get off on.

 

[41inWV]

The problem with hinging on the front would mean the passenger would have to dismount since the passenger backrest would tilt into the seat area.

 

[rap47]

Wow, if a few extra feet to open my tourpac was a problem, I think I would just stay home!

 

[trikermutha]

The problem with hinging on the front would mean the passenger would have to dismount since the passenger backrest would tilt into the seat area.

Good Point!! But also it would be harder to reach if the hinges were on the front since the trike rear end is farther back than a two wheel bike

 

[Guido Gonzeaux]

The problem with hinging on the front would mean the passenger would have to dismount since the passenger backrest would tilt into the seat area.

I learned this the hard way on a Road King mod. Changed the hinges and lock on a used E-Glide tour pak, after hours of glass and paint work, only to figure out that my rear seat bag or ice chest had to be removed to to open the tourpak. Looked very good, just didn't think it all the way through.

doug

 

[TNTriker]

Since everyone I know mounts from the left side, and the trike doesn't tilt, why doesn't the Triglide tourpac open up from the left side. It would save walking around everytime you want to get something from the tourpac?

Quite simply because Harley Davidson didn't want people getting into their tourpack from the left, due to the traffic. I know I wouldn't want to try getting into my tourpac with traffic swishing by! Just sayin!

 

[pettifogger1]

Quite simply because Harley Davidson didn't want people getting into their tourpack from the left, due to the traffic. I know I wouldn't want to try getting into my tourpac with traffic swishing by! Just sayin!

Could also be because most people are right handed and it feels more natural opening from the right.

 

[Rick Kay]

Coming from a lifetime on 2 wheels, I always thought of the right side of the bike as being the "high" side, because of the kickstand being on the left side. To my mind, the "high" side is the most accessable side of the bike, especially the saddlebags. Its also a safer side to work from if you have to pull over to the side of the road.

 

[lzski326]

On the trike it really doesn't matter which way it hinges. But on a two wheeler it needs to hinge from right to left, so that gravity doesn't close it on you when you have it on the kick stand. Just my opinion.
Larry

 

[10rhrk]

On the trike it really doesn't matter which way it hinges. But on a two wheeler it needs to hinge from right to left, so that gravity doesn't close it on you when you have it on the kick stand. Just my opinion.
Larry

And since the same Tourpac is used on all UC's EGC's and Triglides, It's uderstandable as to why they all open from the right side. What is hard for me to visualize is a man that swing's his leg out into Traffic getting on from the left side...:Shrug:

 

[TheBobs]

Chuck Norris swings his leg to roundhouse kick oncoming cars into the fast lane.

 

[Aussie Annie]

Well, I'm left handed and we drive on the left...... so it's all a muddle to me
I get on the trike on the left, move back into the passenger seat, then swing the stiff leg over the trike and slide down into rider seat. Do the reverse to get off -- on the right side. :AGGHH: confusin' ain't it :Shrug:

 

[Casper]

Long before trikes, think about it, the motorcycle when on the jiffy stand leans to the left....the tour pac opens to the left...this keeps the lid from wanting to close on your hands, also mounting the motorcycle from the fit side is the safest way to mount and dismount because of traffic and the jiffy stand (. Watch a motor officer get on and off). Plus if you had to pull over on a highway, HD doesn't want you standing near the path of traffic getting stuff in or out of the tour pac.

Now, it seams natural to me to get on and off the motorcycle from the left side, that's what I do most of the time, but the right side is safer...

As for th e tour pac opening towards the front, I've owned four Goldwings and they open towards the front...what a PITA....passenger has to get off or lean way forward every time you wanted in the trunk...hated it....now the old FXR tour model opened towards the rear...conveienent but not very safe ( don't have the latch secure and trouble could happen real quick)

Just my .02

 

[sandrooney]

Wow, if a few extra feet to open my tourpac was a problem, I think I would just stay home![/QUOTE]

I AGREE !!!!!!!!