How To - Tour Pak Detach - Turn That Ultra Limited Into a 'Street Glide Limited' 

Hope it was helpful. There's a lot to spend your time and money on with these things. Congrats on the new bike and retirement! Thanks for watching 👍

Removing the tour pak gives the bike a whole new look and feel. I had the kit installed when I bought the bike, but it took me 2 years to try it out - glad I did. Thanks Doug for watching and for the kind words.

Thank you HDR! It took me 2 years to get around to taking it off for the first time - once it was off, it was off for a long time. Those mufflers were the V&H 4.5 High Outputs. Thanks for watching and subscribing!

Hey mikey sully - it sure does make a difference. I left the tour pak off quite a bit when I had this bike. Not sure yet if I will do it with the Road Glide Limited but it is a worthwhile accessory. Thanks for watching and ride safe 👍😎

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

Thank you! Loved it when I bought it - still considering going back to a Road Glide (Limited) and test riding again tomorrow. Good show this morning - hope you guys had a good ride today. Thanks for watching and ride safe.

Awesome! I think you will notice a big difference in handling. Adjust your rear suspension accordingly - otherwise losing that weight will make for a rougher ride. Thanks for watching and Happy New Year 👍

Nice! Big difference in handling. I thought about the Street Glide seat too, but she liked the stock seat for comfort. Thanks for watching 👍

​@Hogdriver88 what kind of detach kit do you have on your bike I've looked everywhere for my 2015 ultra limited and can't find anything everywhere everywhere for

It’s a great way to get multiple bikes in one. I haven’t decided yet if I will add it to the 21 Road Glide Limited or not. Thanks for watching and ride safe 👍

thanks!

Thanks - it’s an eye catching color for sure. Ended up selling that one and picking up something a little easier on the eyes. My wife hates the Gold Wing passenger seat, but I have no problem with the rider seat. Back rest and highway pegs help a lot!

Hope it helps - thanks for watching!

This is kind of like doing it in reverse - start with everything, but make it more slimmed down. It was great, but I probably won't do it again with the new RGL. Thanks Harley Gurl!

There is a huge difference - losing the high and rearward weight does a lot for the handling. Congrats on the new bike - sounds like you have it set up right. Thanks for watching and ride safe!

Thanks Ty - if you do, make sure you also get the chrome (metal) locking kit for it. Those are the Vance and Hines 4.5 Hi Output mufflers on the stock head pipes. Loud enough for me. Thanks for watching - ride safe.

I like it for the same reasons you do. It took me 2 years to get around to trying out my detachable tour pak and once I did, I liked the looks and handling. Always easy to snap it back on when the mood strikes. Haven’t installed the kit yet on the Road Glide Limited - don’t know if I will. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍

Thanks! I said I wasn’t going to do exhaust again, but I’m thinking of some Cobras for the current bike.

Thanks for the suggestions Mark. This bike has been sold, but one of the things I did to the new RGL was add a Custom Dynamics LED fender light - big difference! Thanks for watching 👍

Hey that's great - glad the video helped. Harley does not sell it as a kit anymore, but the individual parts are available from the parts department. Enjoy the new '2 bikes in 1'!

That plate holder was the one that came with the detach kit. Maybe not the best looking one, but it works. Thanks for watching and commenting!

It’s a great way to have 2 bikes in one. My wife preferred the comfort with the tour pak, I liked the handling without. Without, you need that passenger back rest to finish off the back end IMO. It’s an expensive proposition so don’t spend if you’re not sure. I probably won’t be doing it again with the new Road Glide. Thanks again for watching 👍

Hey WS! Doing good here - S.O.S.- too hot to ride lately but I know you know that down there. Thanks for watching and hope all is well with you...

Thanks!

Thanks… the tag bracket came with the detach kit, as did the saddle bag LED lights and radio antenna relocation bracket.

The detach kit from HD includes a relocated license plate bracket as well as LED tail/brake/turn signal lights that mount on the top rear of the saddlebags. I have Custom Dynamics filler lights on the Road Glide and they are excellent.

I like the Amber Whiskey/Silver much better than mine. The plate relocation mount and saddlebag turn signals I had here were all part of the HD tour pak relocation kit - nothing extra to buy except the CB antenna mount that I didn't bother with. I agree that it would look better with the AM/FM antenna hidden. This bike has been sold and I'm on a RGL now... Thanks for watching!

Not sure, but I do know that with this particular setup with the detach kit and the tag relocation bracket, with the tour pak on, toll both license plate readers cannot see the tag because it’s mounted higher on the fender and closer to the bottom of the tour pak, making it difficult for the plate reader to see. Thanks for watching!

Don't know for sure but I think the CVO box is the same as the Limited. Your best bet is to go to your local dealer and get the correct part number for your year/model.

Thank you.... Let me guess - L4/L5?? I've been there and it's no fun. Hope you get it sorted and get that bike. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍

@@Hogdriver88 Yes. L4 and or L5. I just had a MRi. Severe sciatica pain. My doctor follow up is next Friday. I will hear the full details. Fingers crossed

@@rondellschuyler7074 I know it’s a long painful road - hang in there.

Pete - first, thanks for watching, commenting, and subscribing, and welcome to the RG Ultra! I went to the RG Limited 2 months ago - they are great bikes. That tour pak weighs about 60 pounds, and the weight is up high and rearward, so removing it affects handling in a good way - it's much easier to ride without all that extra weight. Storage is nice, but for around town - I can live without it. The detach kit and passenger back rest are from HD and they are not cheap. Do yourself a favor and spend the money - buy once, cry once. The detach kit is about $600 and that passenger back rest is about $325. They are worth it. If you don't feel confident installing the kit yourself, pay someone to do it. It will be probably 3 hours of labor at the dealer. And then have them show you how it all works. Again, worth it. Too many stories of aftermarket detach kits falling off the bike - one guy said he caught his wife by the leg as she was rolling off at highway speed. Besides losing a passenger, a full tour pak set up is a LOT of money to replace. No aftermarket! SPEND THE MONEY lol. The detach kit includes the AM/FM antenna relocation bracket AND the saddlebag LED turn signals. I recommend getting the metal lock set for the tour pak, otherwise someone could easily remove it. I didn't have the removable luggage rack, but HD has several models that can go on the docking kit along with the passenger back rest. Go see the parts department at the dealership - they will guide you. And before you take a passenger, get in lots of solo riding - maybe consider some formal training. Adding a passenger changes the handling even without the tour pak. Good luck with the new bike!

@@Hogdriver88 Thank you , I appreciate your information. I will look into the Harley brand . And get plenty of solo rides in before adding a passenger. Hope you have a great Christmas. Thanks again. Pete

LOL it's a never ending chase - louder pipes, louder radio, louder pipes again, louder radio again... the automatic garage door opener was convenient - my wife could hear me coming down the street and the door would open as I pulled in the driveway. North central here - just outside of Raleigh. Would be nice to be near the water again. Thanks for watching and ride safe...

NY is getting slammed with winter but I guess that’s SOP for upstate. We are also off the road now for a little while due to snow and ice today and for me, until the salt is washed away. Stay warm and thanks for watching 👍😎

Big difference without it. It’s pretty heavy - I bet it’s about 50 pounds. Handling is much better without it.

Those lights were part of the complete kit in 2015. They are now not included in the kit - you have to buy them separately but the dealer does have them. Also, take a look at Custom Dynamics for saddle bag lights. Thanks for watching 👍

Best thing is to visit your HD dealer - they will have the correct part numbers for everything you need. The complete kit is no longer available and you need to buy everything separately. Total cost is about the same except the saddlebag lights that used to be included are now not. Check the Custom Dynamics website for the filler lights.

I never got any engine light or codes at all when I detached. What it's telling you makes sense because you are losing all those things when you detach the tour pak, but it doesn't make sense to me WHY it is doing that. Unless maybe the bike gets flashed at the dealer to not do this when the dealer installs the kit? Do the codes and light stay on all the time or does it stop after a while, or when you plug everything back in? May be a question for your service department...

@@Hogdriver88 ive noticed it only comes on about every other time i start it up. Sometimes it on other times i start up and it never lights up.

Thanks Mr. Nick - the Ultra Limited is the way to go IMO because you get so much more for the money. Good luck with the purchase and enjoy it!

If I really want to hear the radio, helmet speakers are the only way to go for me - I have a bluetooth helmet and a wired helmet . Otherwise, I rarely use the bike’s radio.

You can get all the parts you need from the dealer. They used to have a complete kit with everything included but the kit has been discontinued according to my dealership parts guy (I was going to add it to the Road Glide) - but all necessary parts are available a la carté, and for about the same cost. EXCEPT, where the kit used to include the saddlebag lights for run/brake/turn, those lights are now extra cost. I already have the Custom Dynamics Filler lights that do run/brake/turn, so they can take the place of saddlebag lights. Thanks for watching 👍

LOL good catch - yeah closing the lid where I put them for ‘safekeeping’ wasn’t a great idea. They were in the bag - somewhere… The seat bolt is the worst because there’s little room to work in there while holding on to that screw - it always ends up somewhere in the tour pak frame. Thanks for watching.

That’s probably a labor only quote - the parts are about 600-800 depending on saddle bag lights needed. It’s easy enough to do yourself, there are videos here on YT. I will probably do my Road Glide Limited this winter. If you don’t need the tour pak all the time for storage or passenger, this is a great way to go. Thanks for watching 👍

@@Hogdriver88 thx for the response 👍

One of the green lights was the N (neutral) indicator. The orange was Cruise Control system on, green was cruise control engaged, and orange again was cruise control disengaged but system still on. They don’t flash in real life - the flashing is a function of the camera shutter.

My thoughts exactly. Thanks for watching 👍

Sorry, I don't have that info... maybe go to h-D.com or check with your local dealer for your exact fitment. Thanks for watching!

At a minimum.

@@Hogdriver88 Lol.

It was an HD kit. I’ve been told they don’t sell it as a kit anymore, but all the kit parts are available separately to do the job.

Could you please provide parts numbers, please

Bike’s been sold - thanks for watching and commenting 👍

Personal preference. I thought it was so good I’m thinking of doing it to the road glide. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Interesting. I found the loss of about 50 lbs of high and aft weight pretty noticeable. Thanks for watching 👍

if you only ride straight on the highway you won't notice a difference :)

If you are interested, I did a complete installation video for the kit on my Road Glide Limited, including docking hardware etc. Yeah, we need things to do in retirement or we'll go crazy! Thanks for watching 👍

@@Hogdriver88 no thanks for sharing 😊

Thanks... HD doesn't sell it as a kit any longer, but they sell all the kit pieces individually. It comes out to about the same cost except that you now need to add the cost of either saddlebag lights or filler lights for turn signals. I now have Custom Dynamics Pro Beam Fillers that act as run/turn/brake lights, so I don't need the saddlebag lights.

I did not - it was worked into the deal when I bought the bike. But it’s not a difficult job and there are some good videos out there to help. I may do it with my Road Glide Limited this winter.

@@Hogdriver88 I’m starting to do it for my RGU. Hardest part is to find the correct wire harness. For some reason Harley is not offering a complete kit.

They used to offer the complete kit including saddlebag lights to replace the tour pak lights. No more kit, but everything is available separately for about the same price as the kit, minus the bag lights. If you needed those, it’s about another $200. When I went to the parts department they gave me a print out of parts - there was no extra harness required, except for the antenna relocation kit.

Outstanding. Then I guess this video wasn’t for you.

Less weight, better handling, different look, 2 bikes in one… why not?

Unlock the locking cam, and roll both cams to the free position. Then carefully lift up and back.

They sure do. Bike looked great without them, but one gave me something to lean back on, and the other kept my wife on the back! Thanks for watching 👍

I don’t. That’s why I now own a Road Glide Limited. And a BMW.

😂

Cheaper to buy a Limited and take stuff off than to buy a Street Glide and try and make it a Limited and in the end, it will still be only a Street Glide 😁