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Message started by kk lewi on 04/17/10 at 13:40:08

Title: Homemade Saddle bag supports
Post by kk lewi on 04/17/10 at 13:40:08

I got tired of looking for fairly priced saddle bag supports so I went to a local hardware store and just looked around. I found some 1/2" aluminum conduit. ~$2.00 for ten feet.
I then borrowed a bender and here's how it came out.

Mock up.
http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af295/xulnaga/07%20S40/Saddlebag%20supports/IMG_0931.jpg

Straighten the wire and each bag needs no more that this much support.
http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af295/xulnaga/07%20S40/Saddlebag%20supports/IMG_0938.jpg

Let's do it.
http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af295/xulnaga/07%20S40/Saddlebag%20supports/IMG_0988.jpg

Learning how to use the bender. :D What the heck, cheap and it recycles.
http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af295/xulnaga/07%20S40/Saddlebag%20supports/IMG_0994.jpg

Getting better.
http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af295/xulnaga/07%20S40/Saddlebag%20supports/IMG_0997.jpg

This is all I've needed.
http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af295/xulnaga/07%20S40/Saddlebag%20supports/IMG_0999.jpg

Do it twice! (forgot to put the hacksaw in the pic :/)
http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af295/xulnaga/07%20S40/Saddlebag%20supports/IMG_1001.jpg

Needed something really hard I could flatten on. The bar that I use for my bike lifter will work.
http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af295/xulnaga/07%20S40/Saddlebag%20supports/IMG_1002.jpg

Nice and flat.
http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af295/xulnaga/07%20S40/Saddlebag%20supports/IMG_1004.jpg

Drill some holes.
http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af295/xulnaga/07%20S40/Saddlebag%20supports/IMG_1006.jpg

All lined up.
http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af295/xulnaga/07%20S40/Saddlebag%20supports/IMG_1007.jpg

In place.
http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af295/xulnaga/07%20S40/Saddlebag%20supports/IMG_1012-1.jpg

Bags on.
http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af295/xulnaga/07%20S40/Saddlebag%20supports/IMG_1014-1.jpg

Full pic.
http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af295/xulnaga/07%20S40/Saddlebag%20supports/IMG_1016.jpg

Not too bad. Pain in the ass factor of 4 (1-10). It would be 10x easier with the rear tire removed but I didn't want to go there. Should have at least raised the rear off the ground as I found out when I went to install this.
http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af295/xulnaga/IMG_1022.jpg

With new fender supports.
http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af295/xulnaga/Saddle%20bag%20supports/IMG_1024.jpg

All done! (AGAIN) Phew!!
http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af295/xulnaga/Saddle%20bag%20supports/IMG_1030-1.jpg

Title: Re: Homemade Saddle bag supports
Post by kk lewi on 05/06/10 at 15:35:32

http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af295/xulnaga/Saddle%20bag%20supports/IMG_1136.jpg