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Message started by LostArtist on 12/18/09 at 14:10:49

Title: saddle bags
Post by LostArtist on 12/18/09 at 14:10:49

take a couple of these:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Ti7FDqwSL._SS500_.jpg

use a sawsall or something and a couple of hammers, strong pliers, hammer, saw and bend and you get

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a9/mxr199/Motorcycle/DSC_0004-1.jpg

and repeat for other side to hold your saddlebags like so:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a9/mxr199/Motorcycle/DSC_0007.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a9/mxr199/Motorcycle/DSC_0010.jpg

I need to fix the pvc pipe rig for my turn signals but, they are on there now, going to test our the bags this weekend, then probably take everything apart and remount the turn signals and paint the bag brackets

so it's still a work in progress, any suggestions would be much appreciated :)

Title: Re: saddle bags
Post by LostArtist on 12/18/09 at 21:52:00

gave it a test ride tonight, the exhaust side saddlebag does get a little warm, going to see if I can't raise it up some more, it doesn't really get hot hot, and it is leather so as long as I don't keep anything flammable in it everything should be fine

also tested out my "cold weather gear" that being an extra pair of $10 Starter brand running pants that are big enough to go over my jeans, they work alright, but I also wear a pair of long johns under my jeans so everything combined works well

I like riding a lot more without a backpack!!!! :D

Title: Re: saddle bags
Post by Educatedredneck on 12/18/09 at 22:06:23

Very Nice - I bet with a little more time you could rig up a way to hard mount them on your brackets

Nice paint job as well :)

Title: Re: saddle bags
Post by Digger on 01/03/10 at 20:53:45

Lost,

Wow! What a great idea!

I've been thinkin' of ideas for a sissy bar for my KLR650. That hardware hangar you linked to may be just the ticket. I could probably find a nice selection of them at Home Depot.

Thanks for the idea!

Title: Re: saddle bags
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 01/04/10 at 01:41:12

Harbor Freight has those for under $3.00, IIRC. I got 2 of them, but Im such a goon, I used them for hanging water hoses! What was I Thinking?

Title: Re: saddle bags
Post by buttgoat1 on 01/04/10 at 15:43:06

2C3335322F2819291921333F74460 wrote:

Harbor Freight has those for under $3.00, IIRC. I got 2 of them, but Im such a goon, I used them for hanging water hoses! What was I Thinking?

gee JOG, don't you know to take every purchase out to the bike and hold it up while you turn and visualize where it "wants to be". get your priorities straight.

water hose hanger, eh? now theres a concept............

Title: Re: saddle bags
Post by Rocco on 01/09/10 at 10:42:06

i'm not a fan of big bags, unless on ladies ;D but i do like the paint!

did you do that yourself? going off of your name being lostARTIST ! lol

Title: Re: saddle bags
Post by diamond jim on 01/15/10 at 18:59:05

I like the support setup you fab'd. The bags look a little big to me but then again they hold more than mine do. I used M50 brackets that I had laying around the garage and a few parts from Lowes.

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh128/russ_diamond_jim/4-13.jpg

Title: Re: saddle bags
Post by Duane on 04/17/10 at 09:59:31

So what do you think of them now?