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Posted by Troll
- January 19, 2015, 19:05:19 PMQuote from: dfsinger on January 19, 2015, 18:55:07 PMDo you still have the Osprey Saddlebags for the Drifter? Very Interested
You bet I do. I have completely refurbished them, made a light weight set of stiffeners for the inside, cleaned, and dyed them and have them mounted on my quick removal rack system. 4 chrome acorn nuts and the whole rear assembly lifts off, rack, bags, trunk, all at once. Here's a picture of the prototype setup. I've refined it since last Fall, and now the bags look like (almost) new.
Posted by dfsinger
- January 19, 2015, 18:55:07 PMDo you still have the Osprey Saddlebags for the Drifter? Very Interested
Posted by pcarrell
- October 10, 2014, 16:30:49 PMQuote from: greenbarn on October 09, 2014, 21:14:02 PMYYYYEEEEOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW!!!!! That sounds painful!It SHOULD work.... just get out the staple gun, and staple whatever-is-sagging to the board, and ... no more sag....
Oh wait......you meant on the bike.............never mind! 
Posted by greenbarn
- October 09, 2014, 21:14:02 PMIt SHOULD work.... just get out the staple gun, and staple whatever-is-sagging to the board, and ... no more sag....
Posted by pcarrell
- October 09, 2014, 09:38:44 AMQuote from: DC on October 09, 2014, 00:42:18 AMYou and me both!I wish this would work on other things I have sagging.
Posted by DC
- October 09, 2014, 00:42:18 AMQuote from: pcarrell on October 07, 2014, 16:46:01 PMI think I might go that route too on my Osprey bags. I wish this would work on other things I have sagging.Go to the store and get a couple of those plastic cutting boards used in the kitchen. They're dirt cheap, cutable, paintable, and they stick with glue better then metal.
Posted by Troll
- October 08, 2014, 11:59:04 AMI took the bags off the quick removal brackets and installed them with the factory loops, this morning. They now hang better, and don't look so saggy.....
Posted by pcarrell
- October 07, 2014, 16:46:01 PMQuote from: gdrudd13 on October 07, 2014, 15:54:55 PMGo to the store and get a couple of those plastic cutting boards used in the kitchen. They're dirt cheap, cutable, paintable, and they stick with glue better then metal.I have to fix my saddlebags. they're sagging as well. right now my plan is to add an aluminum plate to the fender side of the bags and see what that does. that's where the sagging is the worst. Either it'll work, or it'll help but the problem will just move.
Posted by gdrudd13
- October 07, 2014, 15:54:55 PMI have to fix my saddlebags. they're sagging as well. right now my plan is to add an aluminum plate to the fender side of the bags and see what that does. that's where the sagging is the worst. Either it'll work, or it'll help but the problem will just move.
Posted by pcarrell
- October 07, 2014, 13:30:56 PMQuote from: Pilgrim on October 07, 2014, 12:18:56 PMIt's got a big one sitting on the seat!Needs more studs...
Posted by Pilgrim
- October 07, 2014, 12:18:56 PMNeeds more studs... 
Posted by Troll
- October 07, 2014, 08:12:33 AMI'm pretty much settled on using 3/8" brake line, and some 3/4" flat stock I already have. What ever I do, it will be invisible...
Posted by Bucko
- October 06, 2014, 21:36:11 PMFor an internal frame you could use some small gauge PVC, might be a bit lighter than steel and easy to glue. Or mall gauge copper tubing which is easily soldered.
Posted by Troll
- October 06, 2014, 19:24:29 PMthere's a couple of things I'm not too thrilled about, but on the whole, they look and work well. I'm going to make an internal frame to support them over the winter. Every set I've ever seen sags a bit over time, so mine won't...I'm thinking steel tubing, and rivets.....I have to have a project...
Posted by DC
- October 06, 2014, 18:45:18 PMVery nice, Troll!