Trailer hitch install

Still had my hitch off my 09 laying around and sense it started dumping on my ride today I decided to install the hitch.

Start out by opening a beer, clean the dirt off the hitch plates and brackets. Remove saddle bags. Clean around the area.
Now pull the two bolts off each side. Had to find a spacer for the outer stud to fill the gap on both sides on the side plate to bracket on the bike. Now find longer bolts, throw those Torx heads in the trash (don't like em) got 4 allen socket bolts about 1/4 inch longer. Put blue loctite on all threads.
OK, time to open another beer.
Don't tighten up the side plates yet.
Install the base plate finger tighten the nuts.
Install the support brackets, but don't tighten yet.
OK, Time to drink another beer
Tighten the nuts on the bottom of the base plate and two side brackets.
Made sure everything was lined up.
tighten the upper two bolts on the side brackets...Done

The upper side plates has a blank upper hole for the Ultra but is used if you have a street Glide.

Now get out the spray cleaner and time for another beer. Best way to clean a bike is a good cleaner/polish and a good beer. Alaska Amber Ale

Clean the bike up, re-aligned the mufflers, dealer put em on after doing some work the last time...Didn't line em up right, tips tilted different directions.
Install the saddle bags..step bag with beer and smile.

Oh yea would have been done in about a halk hour but JB called and had to talk for awhile, its OK, good to talk to him again.

nice job and pics!!!!!!! never heard of alaskan amber......how is it?????

Got a whole fridge in the shop full of it. Ride up and have a few

As Sleepy put it, mmmmmmmmmm and dang good

think i am gonna have to find some.........