Bearclaw Question

NCJack said:

I have a new-to-me 2013 R3R that I recently purchased without the bearclaw. I ordered an OEM replacement bearclaw, and the front mounting bracket on the bearclaw doesn't match up to screw hole placement on the front underside of the tank. I wonder if my bike could be missing a front mounting bracket on the underside of the tank? Any advice? (Sorry if this question is dealt with in another thread; still new to the forum.)

Thanks!

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NCJack said:

I have a new-to-me 2013 R3R that I recently purchased without the bearclaw. I ordered an OEM replacement bearclaw, and the front mounting bracket on the bearclaw doesn't match up to screw hole placement on the front underside of the tank. I wonder if my bike could be missing a front mounting bracket on the underside of the tank? Any advice? (Sorry if this question is dealt with in another thread; still new to the forum.)

Thanks!

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HansO said:

there is small moveable/adjustable/removable bracket on the underside of tank front and back are they still there? as mentioned by @Rocket3Pilot it is tricky to line up

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HansO said:

if you tell dealer what it is he should be able to bring up picture of it with part #, when you get it just fit firm not tight till you work out right angle for it to sit at, do the bearclaw bolts up a couple of turns then align the the rubber insert on back of claw with bracket in middle of tank hold it there while tightening up bolts

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rocketjohn said:

The hole that the bolt screws in is one of those silly spring steel kinds, that clips onto the bracket. It moves around a bit when nothing is screwed into it, so you do have to see that it is lined up. If you have the rearmost spike in the hole, but miss the spike in the middle, the bolt hole will never line up with the bracket. It takes practice to line that puppy up! At least that works for the r3t. The R3R is surely equally perplexing.

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