I was thinking the same ... or even maybe steel rod welded ... but that might be overkill.
... I'm really thinking the Kuryakyn thing will work the best ... just need to decide if I wanna spend the money.
Okay ... so my brain won't let this go ... I read the instructions for the Kuryakyn thing ... and basically ... you unbolt the tour pak ... bolt the bottom half of the relocator to the tour pak mounts and the top half to the tour pak ...
Here's a pic of the Tri's mount ...
It basically has a chrome mounting base ... for the life of me, I don't see why the Kuryakyn thing won't just fit between that chrome mounting base and the tour pak??? If anyones sees a reason this won't work ... please let me know.
I was kind of worried about the "Levers" on the adjustment coming out so far that they might hit the ribs on the top of the trunk, but, I kind of dismissed that because the chrome mounting rack sits on the top of the ribs, so, I think they would clear no problem. My next issue was maybe the "Levers" would scratch the fenders. I can't imagine they are that long ... but I will go out and eyeball that spacing again.
I just watched the video about this product in full screen mode. There is a scene where they are showcasing the chrome back plate on the thing. Paused it there. When doing that the locking arms are fully extended and are close to or maybe just a 1/4" to 1/2" sticking out past the width of the tour pak. The fenders are way outside that width. Short of maybe needing a few different length screws, I'm fairly well convinced this will work.
As a side note, in the instructions, when they talk about installing the filler pad, they talk about using the included screws to install it ... Maybe they got the message about the OEM screws not being long enough ... maybe