So, Ive been doing some mods-

Here is my bike with a harley fistail and exhaust wrap, custom seat ziptied to the frame, relocated (and ziptied) turn signals, and 40mm grenade ammo boxes.



And here is my HD Nightrod seat:



It's attached in probably the worst way short of not at all- I used a washer, bolt, and nut to secure the back seat to the front, and the front seat is held to the frame using a small strip of metal screwed to the seat pan and then bent around the frame tubes.  The whole thing stays on with the clip and the friction between the rear seat and the ammo boxes.    The boxes are each held on using two 16mm bolts.  I chose that size for strength and because the turn signal holes are just about that size.

While I was outside Home Depot with my newly acquired screws, metal, and screwdrivers trying to get the seat down (I used rubber surgical tubing to hold it down for a day or two,) I had several interesting comments.  One of the guards taking a break outside was looking at my bike and I caught his gaze, he replied "I was just checking out your  ammo boxes, that's a great idea!"

I also had a gruff sounding guy ask me if I had been in the service.  I laughed and said nope, I just got them online and that they were durable and cheap.  As his wife dragged him away, he told me they would survive a nuclear war.  I also had some Australian guy just yell "Suzuki Savage, nice!" as he passed.  

thats it?  

Yea, love the bags and the V-Rod seat.  Some pics of the seat mod would be great.  Been searching for a bigger, more comfortable seat.  Does the seat feel much better than stock?

Very cool idea...

My ammo boxes just hold my ammo.

Some photos of the mods:

Turn Signals:


Seat:

I think wrapping the muff with the tape is over doing it.

Seat  

Boxes      
other pic's show them canted a bit, I'd straighten 'em up.
rattling can be reduced with rubber washers on the mounts and the stick on door type bumpers on other rattley parts, perhaps magnets to hold latches in place.

I perfer them al natural  

While I was search for material for the adjuster extender, I found a lot of rectangular tubing that would be right for the job.  I think if you put a 1/2x1-1/2 bar across the top of both boxes from outside to outside, that should stabilize the top pretty good.  If you could move the boxes forward so that bar passes between the drivers and pillion seats, and then set the bar on top of the fender it would be plenty strong.  That and bolting it to the fender stiffeners should do the job.