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About 20 years ago I made this stand to hold the saddlebags when washing them and the bike. Recently something heavy fell on it and crushed one of the legs so I added the wheels when replacing the bent leg section. Easy to make with 1" square tubing and 5/16" round stock. The bottom round piece that the bags rest against is tipped with a rubber vacuum cap to protect the bag surface. When I'm not using it with the bike I usually drape coiled garden hoses over it in my garage - dual purpose!
About 20 years ago I made this stand to hold the saddlebags when washing them and the bike. Recently something heavy fell on it and crushed one of the legs so I added the wheels when replacing the bent leg section. Easy to make with 1" square tubing and 5/16" round stock. The bottom round piece that the bags rest against is tipped with a rubber vacuum cap to protect the bag surface. When I'm not using it with the bike I usually drape coiled garden hoses over it in my garage - dual purpose!
I like that. I have mounted on the wall a few post up but you could sell these. Very nice
Take a disposable Grill Topper screen and cut a rectangular section slightly larger than your oil cooler. Then cut it at the bottom so that you have two openings that the plastic cover pins will pass through before snapping into the rubber grommet. Instant oil cooler screen. The grill toppers are thin expanded aluminum mesh and will probably only prevent something scraping across the oil cooler fins and bending them, probably won't provide much impact protection. Now take the two leftover grill toppers and put something on the grill!
Radical idea borne of excessive beer and weed, or a brilliant idea ; you decide
Like many others I have a factory 3-pocket windscreen pouch.
Also like many others, mine hasnt aged as well as the $150 price tag might suggest.
Im the guy thats always on the hunt for a good deal, but all of the used ones Ive seen are in the same shape as mine.
This led me to consider ways of fixing this peeling vinyl coating.
So far, my best idea is to peel and scrape away as much of the damaged areas as possible, then tape off the majority of it & spray black Flex-Seal on the affected areas to return them to a consistent, black finish.
Anyway, what say you; a stupid idea that should find its way to the trash heap, or one that might just save my $150 pouch for another few seasons?
Like many others I have a factory 3-pocket windscreen pouch.
Also like many others, mine hasnt aged as well as the $150 price tag might suggest.
Im the guy thats always on the hunt for a good deal, but all of the used ones Ive seen are in the same shape as mine.
This led me to consider ways of fixing this peeling vinyl coating.
So far, my best idea is to peel and scrape away as much of the damaged areas as possible, then tape off the majority of it & spray black Flex-Seal on the affected areas to return them to a consistent, black finish.
Anyway, what say you; a stupid idea that should find its way to the trash heap, or one that might just save my $150 pouch for another few seasons?
The worst thing that could happen is that the Flex-Seal won't stay on...and then you'd be back to where you are now. I use Plasti-Dip, which is similar to Flex-Seal, on all sorts of things. The important thing to remember is to put on lotsof thincoats. I put 4-5 coats on about everything to start, and often times a few more depending on if will get a lot of abuse and wear.
First attempt isn't so bad...
Here's a sneak peak
I actually don't mind the texture as it helps hide the weave of the fabric used to make the pouches.
I ended up using the Gorilla Glue version of Flex-Seal, since that's all my local Home Depot had in black.
I've used the spray on Plasti-Dip on several things before, and it actually sprays out better than the GG stuff; not as thick & easier to get a uniform coat.
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