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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 10:51 AM
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So I started my leatherworks 5" solo bag mount yesterday. Used 22ga steel which I will probably replace with diamond plate eventually. Did anyone else have issues with the top left side of the bag hitting their seat when the suspension articulates? I'm guessing it's because of the ridiculously large fatboy seat which is gonna be replaced soon. I still need to do some finishing and I'm gonna paint it black with appliance epoxy.





 
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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 11:15 AM
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Very nice looking bag right there. You'd think for the money they get for these things, they'd come with some decent mounting attachments...
 
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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 11:15 AM
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That skirt on the seat doesn't leave much room even when unladen.
Good idea about painting the mounting hardware black on your black.

I used chrome or polished hardware/spacers on mine.
 
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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 11:18 AM
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Very nice looking bag right there. You'd think for the money they get for these things, they'd come with some decent mounting attachments...
They do come with 4 leather straps that do the job just fine.
Many decide to go with a rigid mount though.
 
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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 10:38 PM
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So I ended up running an extra 1" spacer to move it 2" away from the swingarm and seat which fixed the bag hitting the seat. Here are te finished pics, unfortunately painting the couplers resulted in scratched up paint from tightening the coupler.

 
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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 10:43 PM
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Use a black touch up pen and no one will notice.
 
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Where do you get the spacers from? Wouldn't mind making one for myself.
 
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That skirt on the seat doesn't leave much room even when unladen.

 
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Where do you get the spacers from? Wouldn't mind making one for myself.
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Where do you get the spacers from? Wouldn't mind making one for myself.
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