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Here’s my latest project: mounting Harley One-Touch saddlebags on my 2005 Royal Star Tour Deluxe, Black Betty. I’ve completed the custom mounting brackets and bottom support rail for the hard bags. Next up is adapting the Harley saddlebag guards to fit. I had to remove the rear turn signals since they interfered with the bags, so I’m switching to LED saddlebag-mounted tail/brake/turn signals. The LEDs are working, but I’m dealing with rapid blinking. I wired in load equalizers, but they didn’t resolve the issue. My next step is likely installing LED flasher relays—possibly one per signal—to correct the flash rate. Any input or advice from those who’ve tackled similar mods would be appreciated!

I was too busy raising kids and working two jobs to ride back then. Wish I hadn’t missed those years of VR.