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Posted by racemom91
- June 30, 2011, 17:52:01 PMOk, first I mocked up a paper drawing, double checked my spacing to make sure everything was to line up right. Then made a cardboard pattern and bolted to bike - squared and trued, made sure everything was level, which means I have to weld in a "stand off" between the plate and the lower bolt I am using. Local laser cutting shop cut my brackets this week. I had to "tweak" just a bit to make sure everything fit and lined up right (and I still need to have the shop make the changes in the computer so if I ever need to cut them again they will be perfect) - welded stand-offs on to space out from the fender - again checked level and square, added a small ledge to the bottom of the plate to give the bag some support, as well as a plate inside the bag so the bag is "sandwiched" between the bracket and an interior plate. Brackets are steel and with all the hardware weigh in at about 12 pounds. Bags are bolted on and I'm riding it home tonight. If all goes well with the test ride, I will be sending the brackets to be powder coated and the bags to be painted before end of business tomorrow. WISH ME LUCK!
I'm gonna try to attach my project pictures below......
Posted by HiPlainsDrifter
- June 21, 2011, 07:46:16 AMFound them on ebay. 50 bucks + 15 bucks shipping! I looked them up and cost at dealership is close to 500$. Shows that you can find deals on there if you are careful and look long enough.
Posted by jamman
- June 20, 2011, 16:09:19 PMOK verified the brackets are $99 plus shipping ..
Where did you locate the Kawi bags ?
Posted by jamman
- June 20, 2011, 09:51:11 AMLooks nice ! How much were the brackets and the bags ?
Posted by HiPlainsDrifter
- June 19, 2011, 08:41:59 AMI bought a set of the Ospry mounts this spring and mounted leather kaw bags. Alamo chubby I think. They work well. With my spring seat set up I put washers under brackets to space out far enough to clear fender rails. With the stock seat they just bolt on to the outside of seat bracket. The hardest part was getting them, UPS lost the first set and vendor spaced out the replacements for a couple weeks, so it took a month to receive!
Posted by Scot66
- June 17, 2011, 11:30:55 AMWhat about the mounting brackets that Osprey Limited sells on their website? Has anyone purchased these?
http://www.saddlebags.net/store/p/1-Traveleer-Saddlebags.html
Posted by chief
- June 16, 2011, 15:11:04 PMDrawings of your mounts would help too. We will post on the mods/tips section of the web site to benefit others!
Good luck.
Posted by racemom91
- June 16, 2011, 10:46:40 AMOh, where to start? I bought my bike a bit over a year ago and my only complaint is storage! I put off getting bags because I have an awesome paint job that I really don't want to cover up, but finally decided I would get hard bags and have them painted like the bike. Painter is ready and waiting, bags have been in my garage for months.....bag mounting hardware been on order from SCOOTWORKS since February! They always seem to have an excuse why they aren't done.......cancelled order today!
I will be making my own mounts. I have already designed an initial prototype out of plastic and will be making a "mock-up" version this week - - then the husband will need to find me someone with a waterjet table - I'm thinking I want this to be all one piece, not the bolt together crap scootworks sells. I'll also be putting a small ledge - about 2" off the bottom to help support the bag from the bottom, especially since I'll only have about 7/8" clearance between the pipes and the bottom of bags. And I was thinking 1/4" aluminum would be much lighter than steel......
ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! I'll post pics when I get the whole project done!
Thanks for any help you can give me!