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Saddlebag Bracket fabrication...
07/24/05 at 18:15:18

I have been trying to find the POST regarding the saddle bag brackets and their dimensions to see about having them fabricated. Does anyone know where I should look? I have done a few searches on the forum, but have come up empty handed.

Also, does anyone know of a good place to see about having them fabricated in Michigan? I've just started my search.

Or, should I just look at buying the stock brackets online somewhere? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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Reply #1 - 07/24/05 at 20:24:10

tri

The post used to be under the technical document section. It has vanished. Not sure why.....

Perrydasavage had the plans in question..Hopefully he still has them on his computer....Perhaps you can look for him on the members page, and pm him.......They are great plans. I plan on fabricating some myself, when I get the time.

Good luck

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Michael

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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: Saddlebag Bracket fabrication... Reply #2 - 07/25/05 at 05:50:15 Hi all ... will try dig out those plans ... they're easy to make and work just fine! Here ya go! Here they are on my Bike ... sorry for the quality of the pic ...
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tri YaBB Newbies 2005 No Login Offline spartan Posts: 24 Colorado Gender:	Re: Saddlebag Bracket fabrication... Reply #3 - 07/25/05 at 06:19:51 Michael, I thought I had came across the post for fabrication before, but that was before I actually had purchased my Savage. Nice to know that I'm not loosing my mind At least I don't think I lost it, but I can't remember Tri
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Reply #4 - 07/25/05 at 06:25:16

Perrydasavage,

Thanks for the picture. Do you know what the dimensions are across the bottom of the bracket? I'm thinking probably 18cm or so. Also, can I ask what you ended up making your brackets out of and what gauge they are?

I also remember coming across a post that someone had left about fabricating brackets out of a type of plastic that was moldable. Haven't been able to find that post either.

Thanks again for the pics!

Tri

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TBeck2000 Ex Member	Re: Saddlebag Bracket fabrication... Reply #5 - 07/25/05 at 07:12:19 I don't know if these would be a good option, but I just saw an ad on Beginner and Beyond for brackets for $30 shipped. Here's the ad: http://www.beginnerandbeyond.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=zClassifieds&fil... They are made of 3/16" steel rods: Tim
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Reply #6 - 07/25/05 at 19:02:44

TBeck,

After taking a look at the link that you posted, I decided that I should probably try making one myself first before paying $30.00.

After a trip to Home Depot, I purchased two 3' rods that were 3/16" for just over 4 bucks. From the dimensions that Perrydasavage sent (by the way thanks Perrydasavage, made life much easier) I used a pair of Vise Grips and some brute force to bend the rod to fit the dimensions. After getting it to the correct specs, I sanded, primered, and painted it a flat black. All in all, it cost me a little under $10.00 to construct my own. I'll post pics later this week from start to finish.

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TBeck2000 Ex Member	Re: Saddlebag Bracket fabrication... Reply #7 - 07/26/05 at 09:43:26 Glad you could save at least $20 and get the job done! I look forward to seeing the pics.
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RadarORiley Serious Thumper Offline No one notices how you ride until you fall off. Posts: 863 West Of Weatherford, Texas Gender:	Re: Saddlebag Bracket fabrication... Reply #8 - 07/27/05 at 16:19:00 Could you post on the dimensions please? I think we are going to tackle that job.
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TBeck2000 Ex Member	Re: Saddlebag Bracket fabrication... Reply #9 - 07/28/05 at 05:04:55 ^^^ The dimensions are marked on the picture of the Suzuki originals that PerrydaSavage posted above (3rd post, 1st picture).
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Reply #10 - 07/28/05 at 10:09:00

RadarOReily,

I used the dimensions from the post that Perrydasavage posted, mine ended up being close to the suzuki brackets but not exact (I figure a cm here or there is not a big deal as long as they don't end up not fitting Grin

). If you right click on the photo and do a "save as"...then save to your computer and open it. When you open it the picture is at a higher res and bigger so it's easier to read. I will also post the pictures of how I made mine as soon as I get a chance to resize the photos. Good luck.

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TBeck2000 Ex Member	Re: Saddlebag Bracket fabrication... Reply #11 - 07/28/05 at 10:13:35 Here is a direct link to the image so that you can see it fullsize in your browser window: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/PerrydaSavage/bagbracket.jpg
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Reply #12 - 07/28/05 at 17:48:47

I made some from copper tubing one day when it was raining. SOOOO easy to bend, flatten, drill, etc. I painted them black. I would not do it again like this, the copper was too soft. Plus I didn't take any measurements.

BUT THEY WORKED. Here's the post:
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=RubberSideDown;action=display;n...

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