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Posted by bambam0099
- January 19, 2016, 22:37:23 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on January 19, 2016, 10:08:50 AMYes, I like the look alot. I saw Trolls bike and loved the leather trunk.bamBam check this out I can not vouch for the quality or the workmanship on the product but it was in my mailbox today, so perhaps it would met your needs.
I followed Troll and put a leather travel trunk on my bike.
http://www.vulcandrifterriders.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=40974.0;attach=19279;image
I just bought a cheap, Harley tourpak type trunk to see if I like the looks. If I do, I'll either do some repair work on it or buy one that doesn't need work.
Posted by RockinRollin
- January 19, 2016, 15:56:28 PMWe'll let it go. I didn't realize you were up all hours of the night shovelling snow.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- January 19, 2016, 11:53:50 AMSorry the ad for the beer box was in my e mail box, and I ordered the Travel trunk from Jafrum.com and it came within like a week. I was up late last night and so there......when you come up north for a visit I'll show you snow........
Posted by RockinRollin
- January 19, 2016, 10:28:40 AMWait a minute. You say it was in your mailbox today? And here it is on your bike , in your driveway? There should be 4 ft drifts on your Drifter. I'm calling you on this!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- January 19, 2016, 10:08:50 AMbamBam check this out I can not vouch for the quality or the workmanship on the product but it was in my mailbox today, so perhaps it would met your needs.
I followed Troll and put a leather travel trunk on my bike.
Posted by RockinRollin
- January 19, 2016, 09:36:53 AMTo BamBam - Thanks BamBam, I was looking at an Indian hard trunk for awhile but they look too modern, what type of trunk were you looking at? I hate covering up the fenders also but what to do with stuff? I put in a bid on some leather bags this morning.
Posted by RockinRollin
- January 19, 2016, 09:13:01 AMTo the Ratman - Thanks. The red is a Candy Apple Red Metalic used on the Chevy Cruise and the white is pearl white (metalic) . That is another problem, getting hard bags painted to match the color of the bike. They should have all been done at once but I still haven't decided on the bags. Leaning towards leather. As far as following the fender lines , the Bucos are not really shaped like the fender on top. It's hard to describe but they are actually pointed on top , not rounded like the side view makes them look. I think they would look smashing painted one color or perhaps the lids painted red and body white.
Posted by bambam0099
- January 19, 2016, 08:51:45 AMRockinRonny, gorgeous bike! Looking at bikes like yours made me think, "what a shame covering up that beautiful back fender" so, I am taking a diferent route. I bought an old trunk and am going to have it painted and mounted back and high. I want to expose my fender but yet, I need storage space (nothing worse than going on long rides and you have to keep wearing your leathers when it gets hot because you have no place to put them).
The buco bags look great but I prefer leather to go old school look. If this trunk I;m putting on looks good, I will be going bag'less.
Posted by RockinRollin
- January 19, 2016, 05:00:24 AMThey came with the bike. I powder coated the passenger floor boards but not sure if they are going back on. I may use the brackets for a spot to bolt on the bags.
Posted by DC
- January 18, 2016, 21:26:43 PMQuote from: RockinRonny on January 18, 2016, 17:47:02 PMLooks good.The voice of wisdom. 2 bikes , why didn't I think of that?
@ DC - That is a Corbin seat is it not? A really good match. Here's pix of what my bike looks like so far.
I like the powder-coated rims and the fishtails. Did you make those passenger peg/floorboard brackets?
Posted by CDNRatMan
- January 18, 2016, 20:56:11 PMI think if you mount them bags on the bike and then follow the lines of the fender and paint it like the fender it woul be really nice. The bike is coming along really nice, what is the colour of red you used, I don't know if we talked about that yet? I think it is coming along very nice.
Posted by RockinRollin
- January 18, 2016, 17:47:02 PMThe voice of wisdom. 2 bikes , why didn't I think of that?
@ DC - That is a Corbin seat is it not? A really good match. Here's pix of what my bike looks like so far.
Posted by DC
- January 18, 2016, 14:50:03 PMQuote from: RockinRonny on January 18, 2016, 12:05:23 PMThe bags on my bike came with it. There are no markings on the bags to tell who made them. I've asked others and the opinions go from Osprey, to Heather's Leathers, to Singh. So I really don't have a good idea who made them. I will say, despite the loose fit of the top flaps, the insides remained perfectly dry when I rode through a torrential downpour at highway speeds, with spray flying everywhere. I came out of that ride completely drenched, but the inside of the bags were bone dry.Exactly why I picked them up, if I could figure out how to tie them in with the paint job they would be my first choice. But so far no inspiration. I really thought I would have come up with something by now. Does anyone have the Osprey bags made for Indian motorcycle? What about DC, how did he match the bags with that Corbin seat?
My opinion on the Buco vs. leather decision is to get a 2nd bike. Do one with the Bucos and the other one with leather. Case settled. 
Posted by RockinRollin
- January 18, 2016, 12:05:23 PMExactly why I picked them up, if I could figure out how to tie them in with the paint job they would be my first choice. But so far no inspiration. I really thought I would have come up with something by now. Does anyone have the Osprey bags made for Indian motorcycle? What about DC, how did he match the bags with that Corbin seat?
Posted by mittico68
- January 18, 2016, 11:28:57 AMAnyway, just to give you my 2 cents opinion: the Bucos really match the retro style of our Drifters; maybe they're not really Indian tributed, but what the hell, they're so cool!