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Re: Luggage option for the Savage
Reply #60 - 01/24/08 at 14:05:45

Savage Wahine,

I couldn't find the original article, but I did find this:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Cottage/1955/motorcycletext/vlxhome.html

Click on "backrest" for a picture of the finished product.

IIRC, the author described removing the nozzle and filling in the cavity with body putty, and he filled the are between the shells with epoxy(?) wherever he put a fastener. He also fabricated a simple latch for the lid to keep it from unscrewing.

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Re: Luggage option for the Savage
Reply #61 - 01/24/08 at 18:02:53

Getting back to the original posting --

Thanks for the photo skrapiron! I've been looking for a rack bag that wasn't too big for the Savage but still holds enough stuff for errand running and general utility. I ordered one of the Dowco overnight bags, and then needed another twenty bucks or so to qualify for free shipping, so I also ordered a fork bag.

Photos to follow after I get it on the bike.

BTW: Sunday's forecast is for a high of 51 degrees F! Definitely a riding day! Cheesy

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skrapiron -FSO Serious Thumper Offline Instant Human.... Just add coffee.. Posts: 1456 Pittsburgh, Pa Gender:	Re: Luggage option for the Savage Reply #62 - 01/25/08 at 06:02:33 You're Welcome Dr.... (Ignoring the detractors) I'm glad my good fortune could help you out as well. It's supposed to be back in the 50's here too. I'm planning to ride to work on Monday.
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Re: Luggage option for the Savage
Reply #63 - 01/26/08 at 19:07:45

Here's a story about a massage therapist who had his Honda modified to haul his massage table from job to job:
http://www.twistedthrottle.com/article/articleview/105/1/18/

(I woulda just rigged a Savage motor to the table )

Cool thing about the work they did here - if he takes the massage table off the bike, now he's got a pretty fast crotch rocket. Time to pay the bills? Put the table back on and keep 'er under 30.

With the crappy stock shocks on my Savage compressing my spine, maybe I should have this guy on my wing

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Re: Luggage option for the Savage
Reply #64 - 01/27/08 at 00:53:53

Bear_Rider wrote on 01/24/08 at 14:05:45:

Savage Wahine,

I couldn't find the original article, but I did find this:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Cottage/1955/motorcycletext/vlxhome.html

Click on "backrest" for a picture of the finished product.

IIRC, the author described removing the nozzle and filling in the cavity with body putty, and he filled the are between the shells with epoxy(?) wherever he put a fastener. He also fabricated a simple latch for the lid to keep it from unscrewing.

I'm gonna take a trip to town tomorrow and see what I can find!
Today I could have really used the extra storage. I ended up using the net instead.

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SpeedyG YaBB Newbies Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 36 Virginia Gender:	Re: Luggage option for the Savage Reply #65 - 01/27/08 at 08:35:29 If anyone only needs a little bit of storage you could do what I do from time to time. I use a small magnetic tank bag, but I put it on the passgener seat and the magnets stick to the rear fender. I like the bag better there than on the small tank. Works great. Colleen
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Luggage option for the Savage Reply #66 - 01/27/08 at 09:41:21 Sounds like a good idea
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Re: Luggage option for the Savage
Reply #67 - 01/27/08 at 10:51:31

1st2know wrote on 01/26/08 at 19:07:45:

Here's a story about a massage therapist who had his Honda modified to haul his massage table from job to job:
http://www.twistedthrottle.com/article/articleview/105/1/18/

(I woulda just rigged a Savage motor to the table )

Cool thing about the work they did here - if he takes the massage table off the bike, now he's got a pretty fast crotch rocket. Time to pay the bills? Put the table back on and keep 'er under 30.

With the crappy stock shocks on my Savage compressing my spine, maybe I should have this guy on my wing

When he puts that on the back he better watch out when he filters through traffic Shocked

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jk Ex Member	Re: Luggage option for the Savage Reply #68 - 01/28/08 at 11:30:52 Savage_Greg wrote on 01/12/08 at 10:02:54: Now, that's more my style. Painted gloss black, a couple ammo cans would be a perfect match with my vintage Honda rack Like these? Picked 'em up this morning. Just need to figure out how exactly I'm going to mount them...
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SavageWahine Serious Thumper Offline Aloha & Hang Loose Posts: 1553 Beautiful Kauai! Gender:	Re: Luggage option for the Savage Reply #69 - 01/28/08 at 20:17:10 Good thing you don't live on Kauai, those things would be rust buckets in no time!
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: Luggage option for the Savage Reply #70 - 01/29/08 at 06:28:27 Been a lot of changes to the bike since then, but I used to have one mounted on the luggage rack. I'll probably wind up going back to regular the trunk instead though. Here it is back in September of 2004.
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govmule84 Full Member Offline Scooter Trash Posts: 119 Central Missouri Gender:	Re: Luggage option for the Savage Reply #71 - 01/30/08 at 06:17:54 Dingding beer! I haven't had one of those in ages...I wonder if I can get them here in Connecticut...
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jk Ex Member	Re: Luggage option for the Savage Reply #72 - 01/30/08 at 06:49:59 It's driving me absolutely nuts that I don't have time until next Monday to work on a solution to this challenge.
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Re: Luggage option for the Savage
Reply #73 - 02/02/08 at 13:55:54

Let's here it for FedEx Ground -- when it absolutely, positively has to get there eventually! I know I kept hovering over the tracking link, but everything progressed more or less on schedule, even with a major snowstorm!

So, here's the fork bag I got -- almost free, since it raised the tab over the free ground shipping level:

And the Dowco Overnighter bag:

All together on the bike:

Now, once the SNOW in the background goes away, maybe I can ride the thing!

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Paladin. Serious Thumper Offline Hamster Posts: 4929 Sunny Southern California Gender:	Re: Luggage option for the Savage Reply #74 - 02/02/08 at 15:34:03 Tail bag looks very handy. Looks like the hold down strap unsnaps from the bottom to snap on the top as a carry strap.
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