Bags on my Bob
Cruiser
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 149
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From: Sweden
Hi,about the barebacks,when i line up the front and rear male bareback on the bike
the front are about 3 mm more outwards than the rear.Have followed the instructions
from cyclevision and mount the spacer on the rear males.
Have now tried to shim the rear female bareback with washers 3mm between the bag
and bareback.Whas thinking the steel plate support on the bags are bent because when i tightend the female bareback it will not fit at all.
I like the looks of the barebacks but i mounted a set of easy brackets on my wifes bike and
this was a "direct fit" to the bike.Maybe i should bought these myself to.
But is any of you with barebacks who need to shim with washers between the bag and
the rear female bareback ??
the front are about 3 mm more outwards than the rear.Have followed the instructions
from cyclevision and mount the spacer on the rear males.
Have now tried to shim the rear female bareback with washers 3mm between the bag
and bareback.Whas thinking the steel plate support on the bags are bent because when i tightend the female bareback it will not fit at all.
I like the looks of the barebacks but i mounted a set of easy brackets on my wifes bike and
this was a "direct fit" to the bike.Maybe i should bought these myself to.
But is any of you with barebacks who need to shim with washers between the bag and
the rear female bareback ??
Cruiser
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 149
Likes: 0
From: Sweden
Hi,just sending you a pic of the male barebacks on the bike so you can see the
difference between front and rear bareback.
Maybe not so easy to align this up without using a bunch washers or maybe i got
to short spacers.
Anybody else who have noticed this on your male barebacks ??
difference between front and rear bareback.
Maybe not so easy to align this up without using a bunch washers or maybe i got
to short spacers.
Anybody else who have noticed this on your male barebacks ??
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 1,246
Likes: 1
From: T-City, Wa.
I have the barebacks system and I did use a washer to get the correct alignment. I did some research on them and it all depends on what the back of the bags is like. On mine the mounting holes are not on the same plan, so I needed to shim up the barebacks with a washer to get them to aling correctly. It does take some time to get the alignment correct, but once I got it, it is easly 10 seconds on and off. They are machined with tight tollerances so a good alingment is required. But once you get it, they are great in my opinion.
check out this system... these are the ones i am going with to mount my bags
http://www.edgeleather.com/Table/Har...yna/index.html
they are local to me... next week (after i gets paid) i am going to go in there and buy a set... the customer service ROCKS
http://www.edgeleather.com/Table/Har...yna/index.html
they are local to me... next week (after i gets paid) i am going to go in there and buy a set... the customer service ROCKS
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 3,164
Likes: 6
From: Greenfield, Massachusetts
I (or should say hubby
) put Easy Brackets on mine. They went on fairly easily, but then he had to modify the setup when I put 1" lowering blocks on which made the bags rub against the shocks. Doesn't look beautiful, but it works. I know, I know - bikes look better without bags. (And windshields too) Agreed. But I need storage when we go on longer trips especially.
Anyway, the Easy Brackets were a lot easier to deal with than Ghost Brackets, which hubby had had on a previous bike of his.
But Benwiggin, back to your original post - NICE LOOKING!!
) put Easy Brackets on mine. They went on fairly easily, but then he had to modify the setup when I put 1" lowering blocks on which made the bags rub against the shocks. Doesn't look beautiful, but it works. I know, I know - bikes look better without bags. (And windshields too) Agreed. But I need storage when we go on longer trips especially.Anyway, the Easy Brackets were a lot easier to deal with than Ghost Brackets, which hubby had had on a previous bike of his.
But Benwiggin, back to your original post - NICE LOOKING!!
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check out this system... these are the ones i am going with to mount my bags
http://www.edgeleather.com/Table/Har...yna/index.html
they are local to me... next week (after i gets paid) i am going to go in there and buy a set... the customer service ROCKS
http://www.edgeleather.com/Table/Har...yna/index.html
they are local to me... next week (after i gets paid) i am going to go in there and buy a set... the customer service ROCKS
I have the same ags as Benwiggin,not too fancy but real practical I like 'em!
