Fuel Moto Rushmore Air Cleaner Backing plate
 

Geeze...

Letter to Fuel Moto asking for guidance...
The breather bolt heads appear to be a "normal" six sided nut. :blink:


> Just received my "Rushmore" Air Cleaner backing plate. For the life of me I can't find the correct size socket to remove the breather bolts,
1/2" to 3/8" too big or too small, 13 mm - 10 mm same issue, (12 mm almost does it but is a tad too large and slips)
I don't have a RTFM (Read The Fooking Manual) for my 2015, yet...
I had the backing plate off of my 2011 FLHTC and IIRC those bolt heads were 7/16"?
Maybe I have to convince my socket (7/16" Snap-on) and breather bolts to go together with some gentle tapping with a light hammer? Thank You for your time and support. <


Sometimes my life just sux!

Dug out an old S&K set of deep sockets I've had since around circa 1970, that 7/16" fit right on.

Guess it was just "loose" enough to fit.

It's on! :woohoo::woohoo:

Now one thing I wished, had hoped for, was that Fuel Moto had incorporated a bit of a stack on the inlet of this backing plate, to create some "stand off" to help with allowing the intake air flow to smooth out a bit and reduce the turbulence, before the throttle plate.

eleventy millimeter.

That was it! :woohoo:

So which plate did you choose? Normal or 2 big openings at the the bottom?

Didn't notice they had an option.

Still don't, but then maybe I'm clicking on the wrong Rushmore application? :blink:


But yes, it does have the two huge openings on the bottom of the plate, sucking in hot air from the cylinder area?

I do have an unused Fuel Moto air cleaner assembly, still in box, for my 2011 FLHTC, that I never got around to installing on that one. :whistling:

At one time they had the same plate without the openings. Maybe not anymore? In any case, I use one like you have on my pre-Rushmore bike.

Blasphemy huh.