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Title: New Saddlebags... Pictures... Post by Philip on 06/23/11 at 09:46:47 Bought some saddle bags on the last trip my wife and I took to Gatlinburg and they were a bit too big. My rear turn signals were in the way, so I took the idea of using a shower curtain rod to remount them to the license plate. I adjusted the idea a bit, I cut the shower curtain rod the length of my license plate, I then found some thick PVC tube material that fit very snugly around the pin on the turn signal and cut this the same length as the shower curtain. I then drilled all my hoes and drilled out the PVC material slightly larger to accommodate the bolt that goes behind the license plate, so that I can bolt the license plate on and hold the rear turn signals on and keep the bolt from spinning as I tighten it. I drilled a hole for the wiring to exit the shower curtain rod at the center, so that the wiring would be kept hidden. The wires were too short, so my wife spliced and soldered some extensions and I routed that up into the center of the fender where the stock wiring enters under the seat. I did not like seeing much of the shower curtain, so I mounted it behind the license plate instead of in the front, I think it looks okay. I then fabricated some saddle bag brackets following the dimensions posted on the tech section, I used a cutting torch to heat the steal rods to make a nice clean bend. After a few hours of work, its all back together and I am pretty happy with it. I lost the bolt on the left side of the license plate and need to replace it, aside from that, no problems. http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x434/philip_sallee2/44fa87de.jpg http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x434/philip_sallee2/28797944.jpg http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x434/philip_sallee2/a68e9b9a.jpg http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x434/philip_sallee2/e35b1399.jpg http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x434/philip_sallee2/9c0e5525.jpg |
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Title: Re: New Saddlebags... Pictures... Post by lukeduck on 06/23/11 at 10:15:42 Looks real good. Nice useable bags (got room to put something in them). Need to move my rear turn signals to make room for Tourmaster Cruiser 3, size large. Very nice job. |
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Title: Re: New Saddlebags... Pictures... Post by arteacher on 06/23/11 at 12:01:30 Great job. I might be concerned that the bag is very close to the exhaust though. |
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Title: Re: New Saddlebags... Pictures... Post by Philip on 06/23/11 at 13:33:07 Thanks for the complements. I thought that it looked really close to the exhaust to, but I think its more an illusion from the picture. If you look at the 3rd picture, you can see how much space there really is, but I might need to adjust them a little more. |
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Title: Re: New Saddlebags... Pictures... Post by WD on 06/23/11 at 18:28:19 Sit on the bike, reach back and put your hand between the bag and the muffler. If you still have 2-3 fingers of free space, call it good. Repeat with a passenger, adjust shocks as needed. Looks good, I'm considering swapping my BIG Willie and Max bags on to mine, too many people think the current bags are "cute"... Problem is, the big bags are for a rigid or Softail, NOT for an exposed shock setup. But they are capable of holding 2 gallons of milk and a case of beer, each. |
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Title: Re: New Saddlebags... Pictures... Post by manitoulinbob on 06/23/11 at 18:28:46 very nice work. the bike looks great with those bags. |
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Title: Re: New Saddlebags... Pictures... Post by kimchris1 on 06/23/11 at 18:44:18 Very nice job. Bags look great. This will help many others that need a design when wanting to relocate their turn signals. Heck, I might even use the idea myself someday... :) kim |
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Title: Re: New Saddlebags... Pictures... Post by webhead on 06/25/11 at 05:27:33 Nice work man. Very creative. [smiley=thumbsup.gif] |
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Title: Re: New Saddlebags... Pictures... Post by Boofer on 06/25/11 at 13:30:23 I forget sometimes how nice a new bike looks. The bag install looks fine, but I think I see the screw you lost sticking in the rear tire. Beautiful ride. :) |
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Title: Re: New Saddlebags... Pictures... Post by phillyfanatik on 06/25/11 at 15:30:14 can you post some pics of the signal mod because my bags are up a little to far and that is a great idea.thanx |
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Title: Re: New Saddlebags... Pictures... Post by dekuji63 on 06/25/11 at 18:30:07 What kind/size of bags are those? |
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Title: Re: New Saddlebags... Pictures... Post by ALfromN.H. on 06/25/11 at 19:19:42 4440464D4447404F1410210 wrote:
Here's a couple pictures of what I did. Used a piece of flat metal bent a 90* angle on each end, attached to that back of the licence plate. http://p1.bikepics.com/pics/2007/08/10/bikepics-989959-800.jpg http://p1.bikepics.com/pics/2007/08/10/bikepics-989958-800.jpg |
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Title: Re: New Saddlebags... Pictures... Post by phillyfanatik on 06/26/11 at 12:52:00 Thank you,I wasn't really sure what was behind the plate in the original pics. |
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Title: Re: New Saddlebags... Pictures... Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/26/11 at 13:02:01 Ellie Gant |
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Title: Re: New Saddlebags... Pictures... Post by runwyrlph on 06/26/11 at 15:50:29 4246404B424146491216270 wrote:
that's 2 different setups yaknow. Phillip's clean shiny red S40 is using the stock signals, the other is an aftermarket bolt on. Philip - very nice! I'd probably do the same thing if some clumsy oaf hadn't dropped my bike and smashed the stock signals. ::) As a result I'm using method #2 above |
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