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mscepu101 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 104	Saddlebag question 02/07/12 at 17:15:18 I would like to install saddlebags on my 1999 thumper and would like some suggestions. I do not want to make modifications to the lights but would like to install decent size bags at a fair price. Also, does anyone have a good alternative to the overpriced saddlebag mounts? Thanks!
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prechermike Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Kalashna Kitty, from Skat Posts: 1190 Ponzer, NC Gender:	Re: Saddlebag question Reply #1 - 02/07/12 at 18:13:26 I don;t have saddlebag mounts with my particular bags and I have never had a problem. I have some slanted saddleman bags, they were on the bike when I got it and the lights were not moved (of course, I had to move them). They will hold a couple of gallons each. I like them.
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: Saddlebag question Reply #2 - 02/07/12 at 19:28:46 I've been away from the site for a while and only recently returned, so I don't know exactly where they are, but there are at least a couple of threads where folks have made their own saddlebag supports.
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6057 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: Saddlebag question Reply #3 - 02/07/12 at 21:21:03 Savage_Rob wrote on 02/07/12 at 19:28:46: I've been away from the site for a while and only recently returned, so I don't know exactly where they are, but there are at least a couple of threads where folks have made their own saddlebag supports. in the tech section
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Saddlebag question Reply #4 - 02/07/12 at 22:36:22 Somebody cut the connector strap between the bags & loosened the side rails & slipped the edge of the strap up in there & tightened the side rail down on it,, or screwed somethng to the rail,, anyone remember that install? I thot it was elegant.
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6057 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: Saddlebag question Reply #5 - 02/08/12 at 07:15:46 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 02/07/12 at 22:36:22: Somebody cut the connector strap between the bags & loosened the side rails & slipped the edge of the strap up in there & tightened the side rail down on it,, or screwed somethng to the rail,, anyone remember that install? I thot it was elegant. yes, way back my noodle tells me
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Re: Saddlebag question
Reply #6 - 02/08/12 at 08:33:00

thumperclone wrote on 02/07/12 at 21:21:03:

Savage_Rob wrote on 02/07/12 at 19:28:46:

I've been away from the site for a while and only recently returned, so I don't know exactly where they are, but there are at least a couple of threads where folks have made their own saddlebag supports.

in the tech section

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=tech;action=display;num=1162559733

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Re: Saddlebag question
Reply #7 - 02/08/12 at 08:56:32

verslagen1 wrote on 02/08/12 at 08:33:00:

thumperclone wrote on 02/07/12 at 21:21:03:

Savage_Rob wrote on 02/07/12 at 19:28:46:

I've been away from the site for a while and only recently returned, so I don't know exactly where they are, but there are at least a couple of threads where folks have made their own saddlebag supports.

in the tech section

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=tech;action=display;num=1162559733

I think that was it but it's difficult to tell since the photos posted by Michael M. Phillips (MMP) are no longer accessible. Here are a couple from the RSD forum that have been done while I was away that I just found on a search. They're not what I'd seen before but are quite interesting.

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1274048750/

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1281451700/

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Re: Saddlebag question
Reply #8 - 02/08/12 at 18:17:01

Saddleman or similar bags with the rigid internal bag plate, usually plastic sandwiched between 2 layers (or more) of vinyl. River Road are also decent off the rack generic semi-rigid bags.

My bags are mounted with long through bolts, go through bag, bag support and rear fender. BUT, I deep sixed the side rails (member Max Morley has them) and stock fender/lights (county landfill) years ago. Bags are mounted on 1.5"x3" (roughly) reclaimed Malaysian mahogany. Even at full throttle my Saddleman slants don't get sucked into the fender. And that is without a connecting yoke over the fender.

If you are worried about being cosmetically "proper", slant bags are a must for bikes with exposed rear shocks. If you want function, avoid slant bags, regular bags are easier to load/unload and tend to hold more.

With stock fender rails and lights, a SMALL bag is almost too big. Suzuki used to make saddlebags that fit it, but they are tiny...

Oh, don't buy Willie and Max bags if you plan to use them everyday, the stitching sucks. Great bag material, cheap thread. I had to roll the front seam on my set in and add a stiffening welt. VN800A, 44K miles in 18 months, bags used daily.

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arteacher Serious Thumper Offline Ride as if your naked and invisable! Posts: 2581 London ontario Gender:	Re: Saddlebag question Reply #9 - 02/09/12 at 05:25:36 http://saddlebagsbytalisman.com/index.php Check this guy out. Pic of his small slants on my bike.
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mscepu101 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 104	Re: Saddlebag question Reply #10 - 02/10/12 at 19:46:19 Arteacher, I like the way the bags look! I guess I should plan on investing around $ 200 for supports and bags. I see alot of great ideas posted on this thread but I do not know if I have the time to build my own supports.
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6057 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: Saddlebag question Reply #11 - 02/11/12 at 07:22:32 mscepu101 wrote on 02/10/12 at 19:46:19: Arteacher, I like the way the bags look! I guess I should plan on investing around $ 200 for supports and bags. I see alot of great ideas posted on this thread but I do not know if I have the time to build my own supports. willie & max have a " universal" support for about $60
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arteacher Serious Thumper Offline Ride as if your naked and invisable! Posts: 2581 London ontario Gender:	Re: Saddlebag question Reply #12 - 02/11/12 at 08:49:19 mscepu101 wrote on 02/10/12 at 19:46:19: Arteacher, I like the way the bags look! I guess I should plan on investing around $ 200 for supports and bags. I see alot of great ideas posted on this thread but I do not know if I have the time to build my own supports. Sorry, mine are "regular" slant, not small.
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ALfromN.H. FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Dragon Slayer Posts: 1421 Rochester, New Hampshire Gender:	Re: Saddlebag question Reply #13 - 02/11/12 at 08:54:20 Just another option to ponder
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