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miepower Ex Member	Saddlebag Brackets 12/05/05 at 20:52:38 Does anyone knows how to DIY the brackets ? woud appreciate if anyone could share their experience. Heard that we can use the coat hanger for the job, how to then? cheers
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Reply #1 - 12/06/05 at 09:02:53

I did this with just using some wire with a decent thickness. I got the idea from someone here who posted about the hangers as well.

I just connected it to the fender side molding and shaped it like the saddle bag brackets. I actually ran a couple layers in order to feel safer.

It has worked great so far. The only bummer is that I did not connect my saddle bags to the make shift bracket and when the wind hits it just right it picks up the bag and it flops around. I need to fix that.

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BS37066 Ex Member	Re: Saddlebag Brackets Reply #2 - 12/06/05 at 17:24:52 I have the actual Suzuki hangers. I was riding the other day in gusty conditions and the saddlebag came up and started taping me just below the ribcage while I was riding down the highway. Needless to say, I immediately pulled over and tied the saddlebags to the hangers.
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miepower Ex Member	Re: Saddlebag Brackets Reply #3 - 12/06/05 at 22:43:50 would anyone be kind enough to take some pic of the hanger brackets as im still wondering how you go about fixing it to the bike. appreciate that & many thanks again..cheers
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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: Saddlebag Brackets Reply #4 - 12/07/05 at 02:26:22 miepower ... I have some D.I.Y. bag brackets on my Bike ... easy to make and they look great ... used the measurements from the 'zuki brackets that a pal e-mailed me ... have the jpg with the measurements somewhere ... if I find 'em, I'll post 'em up! Heavy guage coat hanger wire works great. Good luck! Here they are!
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miepower Ex Member	Re: Saddlebag Brackets Reply #5 - 12/07/05 at 07:25:36 Greattttt... looks good to me...will do it this weekend then... coat hanger or not, it looks fine man...as long as it serve the purpose yaa? thanks again mate...
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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: Saddlebag Brackets Reply #6 - 12/07/05 at 07:37:08 I rattle-caned mine with a coat of primer then 2 coats of flat black ... for times I ride without the saddlebags (which is 95% of the time) you can hardly see the brackets on the brackets on the Bike! Good luck fabricating ... it might take a little trial and error to get 'em to fit, but it isn't a big deal ...
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