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06-28-2013, 10:58 AM | #1 |
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vaquero fairing storage doors
I just picked up my 2012 vaquero and while checking it out I opened the 2 storage compartments on the fairing and the 1st thing I noticed is the doors are hinged by a piece of crimped plastic that will certainly wear out and break over time...does this concern anyone else and if its
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06-28-2013, 02:21 PM | #2 |
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Haven't had an issue yet, nor heard of anyone else having an issue. That said, I don't use them every day.
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06-28-2013, 02:34 PM | #3 |
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Yeah, there ain't a whole lot of anything that will fit in there so I don't think they'll ever get enough use, at least on mine, to worry about it.
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06-28-2013, 05:59 PM | #4 |
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Thanks guys...I just figured I would keep my insurance and papers sealed in a ziplock bag or something. ...
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06-28-2013, 08:30 PM | #5 |
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I think I'd keep them locked up in one of the saddlebags, unless the little storage compartment with the flimsy hinge can be locked.
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06-28-2013, 09:14 PM | #6 |
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They don't leak I keep my wallet in mine no issues
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06-28-2013, 09:21 PM | #7 |
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I have iPod in left and wallet in right. No issues yet. Sage brush tank bib will eliminate wallet if I get around to installing.
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06-29-2013, 09:36 AM | #8 |
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I keep my smokes in one side and my insurance and lic in the other, I have never had an issue with mine as well.
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06-30-2013, 01:39 PM | #9 |
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that's what I do, the left box has my ipod in it and I keep my insurance and registration on the right side
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