Trying to make my bike a little more practical
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From: Milton, Delaware
This is with the HD luggage rack:
This is without the HD rack. I made a small stainless plate and bolted thru the bag into the back rest pad.
I routinely carry a multitool, kickstand pad, sunblock, tire pressure gauge,cable lock, Xena rotor lock, camera, and there's still room for my large Dunkin coffee every morning.
This is without the HD rack. I made a small stainless plate and bolted thru the bag into the back rest pad.
I routinely carry a multitool, kickstand pad, sunblock, tire pressure gauge,cable lock, Xena rotor lock, camera, and there's still room for my large Dunkin coffee every morning.
Last edited by Deucedog; Jul 8, 2012 at 08:30 PM.
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From: Illinois
Since the fender braces on my Superglide have a space between them and the fender, I put a $20 Walmart fork bag on each side. One side for tools and the other for documents and stuff.
Looks like mini saddle bags. Then I added the fender rack to throw over regular saddle bags when I need to haul more stuff. The small bags act as struts to keep the saddlebags out.
Just did this and didn't take a pic. Will do tomorrow.
Hard to see the little bag secured to the fender brace as it started raining (we need rain bad) and my flash did not go off inside the garage. But you can see the throw over bag and how it is held out.
Looks like mini saddle bags. Then I added the fender rack to throw over regular saddle bags when I need to haul more stuff. The small bags act as struts to keep the saddlebags out.
Just did this and didn't take a pic. Will do tomorrow.
Hard to see the little bag secured to the fender brace as it started raining (we need rain bad) and my flash did not go off inside the garage. But you can see the throw over bag and how it is held out.
Last edited by lh4x4; Jul 9, 2012 at 08:35 PM.
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From: Syracuse
Since the fender braces on my Superglide have a space between them and the fender, I put a $20 Walmart fork bag on each side. One side for tools and the other for documents and stuff.
Looks like mini saddle bags. Then I added the fender rack to throw over regular saddle bags when I need to haul more stuff. The small bags act as struts to keep the saddlebags out.
Just did this and didn't take a pic. Will do tomorrow.
Looks like mini saddle bags. Then I added the fender rack to throw over regular saddle bags when I need to haul more stuff. The small bags act as struts to keep the saddlebags out.
Just did this and didn't take a pic. Will do tomorrow.
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From: NJ Shore and IRB Fla
Throw over saddle bags come in every size. I used a set on my 79 since new. They saw duty on all my bikes [even the H1] because they are so universal
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