At Davenport, I was lucky enough to acquire a set of really nice rear safety (or "crash" if you prefer) guards from another forum member. I've only seen a few photos of these guards on a couple of K's and one '60 XLH. So, I"m curious if anyone had more information on them.
My very limited understanding is that they were a dealer accessory -- but I can't find literature to substantiate.
In this case, they'll be going on my 59 XLH, which has bubble bags on it --- but is actually a sleeper. The frame is a 54-ish and the guards fit oh so right around the bags. I really wasn't sure how they'd look because they are honking HUGE off the bike; but once on they tuck in nicely.
I'll be sending them out for plating in December and hope to mount them up when I get to spring maintenance. I'll try to post photos when I do.
And, yes, they are just as heavy as the front safety guards. Between the two sets of guards and the bags -- I basically have a passenger all the time. But I know I can carry groceries and a 12 pack . . . and still hustle down the road as fast as I like.