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Get Bike on Lift. Note how we need more clearance between Saddle Bag Brackets and Exhaust Plenty of clearance with Bassani 2 into 1 exhaust Sumax Saddle Bag Brackets attach two places on the fender rails and one behind the rear pegs Horizontal Support Brackets ties the two sides together giving more support. This hides…
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Before attempting to install these, please detach hard bags from your bike and clean interior. Step 1. Remove lids with hinge attached to lid. Step 2. Remove rubber grommets but leave bracket on. Step 3. See inside of lining. Smooth out seams, they will disappear when installation is complete. Step 4. Position lining in…
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Sumax Saddle Bag Brackets for Softail, Dyna, Sportster and FXR Models We get a lot of questions from you guys about the process of installing hard saddle bags to Sumax Saddle Bag Brackets. In an effort to make the installation easier and more fun for everyone we’re posting detailed instructions together with a video that…
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9MM FIRE POWER by Taylor/Sumax PACK SOME HEAT with our new 9 MM Firepower spark plug wires. Black wires feature Silver 9MM Gun Boots. These are the hottest wires on the market today. All wires fire intermittently no matter what coil or ignition you may have. That is why you see carbon on your plugs.…
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New Thundervolt50 8.2mm Sumax Taylor Spark Plug Wires unload spark plugs for easier starts. Spark plug wire core technology has always fired intermittently resulting in carboned plugs. New Taylor core technology has a constant spark that cleans your plugs while you ride. You get a stronger running motor with better gas mileage (averaging 3 mpg).…
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Pro Street frames were the rage years ago. The seat height was lower than what was offered by Harley Davidson® at the time. This frame was usually combined with short Bobber like fenders. I thought it might be very cool to give it a set of our Street Sweeper fenders. The color combination was that…
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Before Kirk started Sumax 35 years ago he freelanced as a photo journalist for several magazines: Hot Bike, Street Chopper, Super Cycle, Iron Horse and Easyriders. Many the events he covered were devoted to racing. He was able to meet and become good friends with many of the racers. Taylor was well known in the…
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Harley Davidson® never made such a motorcycle, but we did! Back in the 1990’s we were making rubber mount frames for Sportsters and Big Twins. This would almost eliminate the vibration Harley’s were know for. Kirk made four different motorcycles with four different looks. Each one would show off our Mono Chromatic look with…
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Our goal here is to bring you interesting facts and stories about Sumax for the past 35 years. Powder Coating Back in the early 1980’s the way we would put color on to metal was by anodizing. It had its limitations. You could only use aluminum billet. Casting was out due to the molecular structure. Furthermore, motor heat and sunlight would…
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