justin_o_guy2
Serious Thumper
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What happened?
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East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.
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If you are feeling like a project, there was one guy who built some pretty slick mounts. Seems he built risers that stuck straight out, one each side near the riders butt & one each side, near the tail light. Then he ran 2 strip2 of metal from front to rear on the risers & pinched the cut off end of the connecting strap that Used to join the bags. Very clean looking arrangement. Downside, no grabbing the bags & going in the house. Upside, bags "OUT" farther from the fender, No one else is gonna walk off with them, if you decided to not install under the seat. This arangement would also allow for a vertical strap to come down & hold the bottom of the bags out, away from the wheel. Maybe the shock would be enough?
*Note,, I hope my description is accurate. I reall am not dead certain of the design, but that's the way I remember it. Maybe the guy who did it will see your post & chime in.
I see Brewbrother's aproach as very viable, too.
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