Not sure what year your Sportster is and who's side plates you are using
but on my 1988 and 1992 the side plates go between the rear fender and
the frame of the bike. These are both Harley sissy bar supports and
stock rear fenders. As I recall, I put them on the 1988 back in 1988,
the only hard part was removing the wire for the signals and
reinstalling it after side plates were installed. And that was no big deal.

On 3/17/2010 6:19 PM, Michael Hardy wrote:
> WTF. I am installing a set of sideplates to attach a short sissy bar too. The
> reflectors are in the way? who is the idiot that designs this shit? some
> college kid who got an internship at the moco? god I'm so sick of this
> fucking harley stupidity.
>
>


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Ken Hansen
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