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Posted by rawbz36
- April 06, 2016, 15:11:09 PMQuote from: pcarrell on July 09, 2015, 13:17:47 PMCan you please tell me where you got the brackets and bags for your Drifter. I cant find any anywhere. ThanksThe Fire & Steel struts bolt to the frame ears under the seat, so as the rear fender floats up and down, the bags and struts don't.
Posted by 49Reo
- July 10, 2015, 23:48:09 PMRockinRonny; heres a pic of the bags on mine; huge, yet sit low, don't stick above the fender, but the pipes are set up as duallys so allows the bags to sit low. 
Posted by RockinRollin
- July 10, 2015, 21:14:24 PMWith Bob of course -Bob's your uncle!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- July 10, 2015, 21:12:57 PM 
oh you mean my favorite Uncle Bob...right and I need some welding and powder coating done this winter......so could I stay at your place or will I be staying with Uncle Bob?
WOW after seeing the vid I am not sure I can afford Uncle Bob favorite Uncle or not...lol.....impressive.
Posted by RockinRollin
- July 10, 2015, 20:56:38 PMBob's Mobile Welding in Port Perry. http://bmwelding.com/
Check out the opening video, I made that for him. He does a lot of powder coating, never bike parts yet. Does a lot of stuff for Air Canada, Durham Region and hospitals - portable work stations - Jet engine stands etc. He's in the process of opening a new shop in the industrial park.
He's my favorite bro when I need welding done.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- July 10, 2015, 20:15:51 PM Your brother's shop in Oshawa who does powder coating? And that address is what and off the 401 at which exit?
Posted by RockinRollin
- July 10, 2015, 19:35:11 PMI'm in the process of getting my rims powder coated. I disassembled the spokes and ordered new ones from Buchannan's in California. Powder coat just came in the other day, now I just need to find the time to bring it to my brothers shop.
Posted by Bucko
- July 10, 2015, 15:43:21 PMThanks PC. I really like that look and am considering doing the same - along with making the rim tubeless - some day.
Posted by pcarrell
- July 10, 2015, 07:54:40 AMHe removed the wheels and spokes, had them stripped and powder coated, then reassembled and balanced.
Posted by Bucko
- July 09, 2015, 21:52:56 PMQuote from: pcarrell on July 09, 2015, 13:13:52 PMPC: do you happen to know how he blacked out his wheels?
Posted by pcarrell
- July 09, 2015, 13:17:47 PMThe Fire & Steel struts bolt to the frame ears under the seat, so as the rear fender floats up and down, the bags and struts don't.
Posted by pcarrell
- July 09, 2015, 13:13:52 PMI have a few pics of Dave's old ride, plus a write-up he did on his custom made headlight treatment.
Posted by RockinRollin
- July 09, 2015, 11:50:25 AMThanks for the reply Chief. Since my bike is in little bitty pieces right now and probably won't be back together for a few more months I won't be able to do any testing, but I was hoping to buy a set of bags ahead of time and have them painted to match the bike. But I didn't want to fork out $700 only to find out it's not doable or wouldn't look right. This is something I would like to try.
I bought my bike a few months ago as a project bike and only rode it a few times before disassembley. It came with a set of soft bags and brackets, I think they are fire and steel. there are rub marks from the bags on the lower end of shock (paint was rubbed off) and I noticed one spot where the end of the bracket contacted the top side of back fender leading me to think I would have to make a set of brackets that gave a little more horizontal clearance . It's good to know that it is possible.
Posted by chief
- July 09, 2015, 10:54:36 AMThe exhaust on that bike has been modified so they end up sitting lower (duals). Additionally the bags are small giving enough clearance to prevent them striking the single exhaust. How much clearance you need depends upon your suspension and loading.
Posted by pcarrell
- July 08, 2015, 09:03:22 AMDave started with the Fire & Steel struts and loops, then modified that with a torch and some steel. The struts and loops will keep the bags off of the fenders and exhaust without modification though.