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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortune /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1247659453 Message started by voldigicam on 07/15/09 at 05:04:12 |
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Title: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortune Post by voldigicam on 07/15/09 at 05:04:12 I got the 650 as a utility machine. I need to carry things. I splurged on a tank bag, but really can't go first class super expensive on other things. Stopped by the biker supply shock. The saddle bags were a bit long considering the rear turn signal lights. The passenger seat bag was too long at 14" and expensive. The sissy bar bags seem to require a rack, which seems expensive. On the front end, I suspect a little tool bag on the fork would be good. There's room between the bars and the windshield. I can lash little stuff sacks on the bike, but that's not for every day. I think I need to know a brand & model of utility saddlebags that will actually work well. And maybe a passenger seat bag, although with saddle bags I can lash something cross wise. suggestions with brands & models? Thanks!! |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by sakara on 07/15/09 at 07:37:56 My best passenger seat pack is a decent hicking backpack, with so many zippers and pouches and whatnot I can store a lot of stuff. Just fill it up and bungie it to the backrest resting on the seat. Made it over a thousand miles to Americade this year without tipping, with full camping gear (even a fishing pole) in tow. |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by voldigicam on 07/15/09 at 07:51:41 So saddlebags haven't proven to be useful? I need some way to carry permanent equipment. I'm out in the boonies, so I need tire irons, lube, tube & patch kid, a bottle of oil, key tools, sunscreen, water bottles, rain gear. All the time. I was thinking a fork bag for tools, find or make a windshield bag for maps and the like. Saddlebags for the usual stuff that I don't need to take inside anywhere. I'm not worried about theft, just about having the stuff required to keep going. And having room for a couple of bags of groceries. My bicycle (the commuter) I equipped with two open top bags that I can just drop things into. I have a rack trunk, too, or can lash junk on the rack. And a front rack with bags as well, if I need them. A handlebar bag. Seems really odd that I can easily carry stuff on a bicycle, but am more stumped on a motorbike! I'll try out the various packs I have on the seat. So far none really fit neatly. I'd like things to look nice. Less hassles for being an undesirable that way. |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by spacepirates on 07/15/09 at 08:00:19 I've got large saddlebags on my bike, and I use them constantly. One is left empty for hauling around random day-to-day cargo and/or extra layers and the other has oil, rope, tools, rags, and documentation on it. Anything larger I need to carry I have to plan for and take a backpack, which is what I do when I get groceries. between the two bags and my backpack I'm able to carry a decently full cart of groceries the short (< 1 mile) from the store home, though it really isn't that comfortable and requires some ingenuity in packing... Even though saddlebags are pricey, I think they are well worth it. |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by sjaskow on 07/15/09 at 11:14:10 There are some older threads here about using .30 or .50 caliber ammo cans for saddle bags. They're usually pretty cheap on eBay or at a local flea market. There are also people who've modified an Igloo cooler to attach to the back seat. Do a search for "hard saddlebags" and make sure you change the search criteria to "(all posts)" and have at it. I'm planning on installing Mutazu's LN saddle bags http://www.mutazu.com/products.php?cat_id=7&menu=Hard%20Saddlebags&product_id=44&s=prod.phpthis winter, but they'd be about $170 for the bags and brackets. |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by kel30734 on 07/16/09 at 07:43:04 Just Use it like a truck http://p1.bikepics.com/pics/2009%5C07%5C16%5Cbikepics-1727872-full.jpg |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/16/09 at 08:15:02 I have a gym bag with a piece of 1/8th ply sewn under the bottom & another glued inside & a block glued up under it all to help w/ the tie job. A couple of small D rings sewn up front & its ON there. With a long bungee & a piece of parachute cord I can get a double pass across a load. It will haul a 12 pack & some groceries easy enough. Cost? Dang near NUthin.. |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by youzguyz on 07/16/09 at 09:19:15 332A21332B2F37400 wrote:
According to what I'm reading on that site, it's $115 for the bags, $29 for the brackets, and shipping is "free" (credited back). $144 total. Did I miss something somewhere? :-? |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by Yonuh Adisi on 07/16/09 at 09:25:05 6871727A7779777D7F731E0 wrote:
Most of us just re-locate the turn signals. There are several threads about doing it. |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by sjaskow on 07/16/09 at 11:05:22 41574D425F4D4142380 wrote:
According to what I'm reading on that site, it's $115 for the bags, $29 for the brackets, and shipping is "free" (credited back). $144 total. Did I miss something somewhere? :-?[/quote] Yeah, I shouldn't try to add in my head. :-? |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by Bug Chaser on 07/16/09 at 15:53:34 Put hhese on my bike. A bit tight but they do work pretty well. The turn signals are not blocked. http://www.leatherup.com/p/Motorcycle-Saddlebags/Waterproof-Slant-Eagle-Braided-Classic-Motorcycle-Saddlebags/49971.html. |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by prechermike on 07/16/09 at 17:23:04 505E57080B0C080F3B0 wrote:
Kel, you got any upclose and personal pictures of that rack? |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by Ed L. on 07/16/09 at 17:36:39 JC Whitney makes a medium size saddle bag with slant sides. My '02 came with them and they are handy enough, right side for the bike, left side for the rider. I was thinking about strapping a 5 gallon bucket on the back of my ride for more capacity on shopping trips. If I got one with a snap on lid it would be waterproof. :D |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/16/09 at 20:45:07 I have a 1954 Lucerne milk crate I am planning on putting on the back one day. A piece of aluminum for a lid, not a flat one, but a tall one, so stuff can poke up outta the milk crate a few inches & the lid still close. I gotta build a break so I can bend the edges. Some day, when I get all caught up,,, |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by skatnbnc on 07/17/09 at 05:44:55 My bags are mounting in FRONT of the rear turn signals. They are OVER the seat on purpose so I can whip them off quickly, and so they ride higher away from the wheels (dirt catchers). I wish I had been able to try the slant-style waterproof bags before purchasing the ones I have now (Jarfum). They are leather with decorative stitching. Well guess what? The stitching put HOLES in the bags, so they leak when it rains. DUH. :P But they work for now. One is always loaded with repair gear, tools, baseball cap, small towel, plastic bag, cargo net, safety vest. The other empty for daily use of purse, files, mail, keys, etc. http://p1.bikepics.com/pics/2007/07/11/bikepics-958880-800.jpg |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by sjaskow on 07/17/09 at 10:17:58 And don't forget to pay attention to "The Marketplace". People on here sell their stuff all the time. In fact there's a set of bags for sale now: http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1247838751 |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by Digger on 07/17/09 at 21:14:52 Vold, I went with the Suzuki luggage rack (not real sturdy, but the best I could do considering I could find no other luggage racks that would fit this bike) and mounted a trunk on it I got from JC Whitney. Both of those items were reasonably priced. This setup is very versatile (it has to be....I don't own a cage): http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee201/Digger109/BeastofBurden-2E.jpg |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by newcruiserRIDR on 07/18/09 at 17:29:33 Can please post how the matuza LN hardbag install goes and if they fit? I was thinking of ordering them but thinking the measurements might be tight. Not very comfortable with having to relocate turn signals etc to make it work. |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by flcruzr on 07/18/09 at 18:48:23 6B60726677706C766077574C4157050 wrote:
Here is how they look, and I have mine for sale if interested. They fit perfect, easy install! http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm61/flcruzr/Saddlebags005.jpghttp://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm61/flcruzr/Saddlebags008.jpg |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by Strafford_Guy on 07/18/09 at 23:01:21 Do you have a link to those bags? They look pretty sweet. flcruzr what are you asking for them? Thanks |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by LostArtist on 07/19/09 at 01:04:52 those bags look awesome, I want ones in black, cause my bike is black, but I don't have the money right now, but they are on my list! are they hard to pack since they open from the side??? |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by ALfromN.H. on 07/19/09 at 02:38:27 Hey Strafford_guy, where the F have you been all this time? I have a set of those bags on my bike. Install wasn't too bad. the only problem that I had was that the LED turn signals that came with the bags wren't really bright enough to be seen during the daylight hours. So what I did (Toymaker did the same thing) was to mount a set of amber turn signals and wire the LED's to the brake lights. Here's a pic: http://p1.bikepics.com/pics/2008/07/15/bikepics-1354010-800.jpg |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by newcruiserRIDR on 07/19/09 at 17:09:07 Those hard bags look sweet mounted. I am looking at the black ones as my 2009 savage is all black. The website also has a pair of hard bags with the same dimensions only they are top loading and don't have the LED's. Looks like you had to remove the turn signals to fit these on. I wish I was more technical and could do stuff like that myself...just not confident. may have to find an alternative but it sure looks good. how much stuff can you fit in them? |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by ALfromN.H. on 07/19/09 at 17:28:22 Quote:
On one side I have a small tool kit,rain jacket and rain pants, and there's still enough room for a quart of gas if I feel i might need it. On the other side I put my Thermos of coffee and a bunch of bungies and there's room for other stuff like gloves, sunglasses, etc... |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by False Illusion on 07/20/09 at 08:35:13 4C47554150574B514750706B6670220 wrote:
I agree whole heartedly...those bags are awesome. I too own a black bike...'07... Al or Toymaker...what turn signal system did you install in these bags?...They aren't a modified OEM signal are they? They look smaller.. :-/ |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by buttgoat1 on 07/20/09 at 12:29:43 Try your local horse supply store. I was in TSC (Tractor Supply Company) yesterday. They have a set of black or brown nylon throw over saddlebags, not huge, but was $40. I also have up some leather equestrian saddlebags, but the stitching didnt hold up when I hung up on my truck bumper in the garage. They were about $40 on ebay. |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by drharveys on 07/20/09 at 13:04:48 I took these off my Triumph when I put some larger bags on it -- I used the Suzuki brackets. They're not a bad size, but I probably would buy something less pricey. http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e204/drharveys/Suzuki/DSC00890.jpg I had to make a cut out for the rectifier under the seat: http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e204/drharveys/Suzuki/DSC00769.jpg |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by jowamf on 07/20/09 at 14:51:24 I have the cortech tourmaster saddle bags, they are a size medium. I think that they cost me about $180. they are a little pricey, but they did great on a recent 2,800 mile round trip. I love them, and was able to hold a lot of things. As far as removal, these bags have a locking zipper so thast they can be removed from the bike easily, and carried inside with you. I took them off at hotels, and when we got where we were staying. Kind of like a little suit case I guess. And I use them on a day to day basis. I keep my purse, and dress shoes, I work at a bank :( in them, and they are plenty big enough for a little bit of groceries if need be. The right side wants to rub a little bit on the back tire, and I had to sinch them as short as i could get them, but a piece of strap metal bent into the right shape would easily preven that. |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by ALfromN.H. on 07/20/09 at 15:48:32 Quote:
I just got a set of "amber flush mount turn signal" from e-bay. I don't remember what they cost but it wasn't much. I had to drill ahole in the bag just under the other turn signal. Try this: http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=amber+flush+mount+turn+signal&_sacat=See-All-Categories |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/21/09 at 12:04:01 687F6C797F787F6C731E0 wrote:
Ill bet the local Boot/Shoe repair guy would sew that up for you for $10.00. If you dont want to mess with it, If you posted a pic I might be willing to buy them & pay the freight. I have a Biggo Sewing machine with a 1/2 horse motor. |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by John_D on 07/21/09 at 15:14:30 5F4046415C5B6A5A6A52404C07350 wrote:
Ill bet the local Boot/Shoe repair guy would sew that up for you for $10.00. If you dont want to mess with it, If you posted a pic I might be willing to buy them & pay the freight. I have a Biggo Sewing machine with a 1/2 horse motor.[/quote] Or get ya one of those SpeedyStitcher awls from HarborFreight. The straps on my bags started to crack, and I stitched some scrap leather over them. Works great, and was pretty easy. http://s626.photobucket.com/albums/tt347/redneck72102/Bike%20Pics/Bike%20Mods/th_IM000250.jpg |
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Title: Re: Equipment to carry stuff w/o spending a fortun Post by roach419 on 03/30/15 at 16:48:51 hey just got some of them and a new bike. just got here. lol. was seeing if any one had any problems with mounting the hard bags. >:( >:( |
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