skid plates??
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skid plates??
Anyone making skid plates for saddle bags that run the length of the bag and have a lip to protect the outer edge? Milwaukee baggers have some with the lip, but aren't full length. Bad dad has full length ones, but without a lip. I'm looking for a thin plate, not like some of the ones that are 1/2 inch thick.
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I just got 4 inch stretched bags. I don't want to scrape them all to hell if I hit the twisties too hard. Not to mention, I have a dip where my driveway meets the road. I wasn't paying attention the other day and drug the rear bottom edge of the bag. Looking to help protect my investment.
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Bagger skid plates
Cuda, did you ever find anything to suit the needs that you were looking for? I have the same problem with my BADDAD bags & am looking to do the same thing!
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Bad Dad sells some skids too. I looked at Milwaukee Baggers and liked the lip. I did not feel either place had skids that were worth the price. I had access to a sheet metal brake at work, cut some steel about an inch longer than the bags, put a 90 degree bend on one side about 1/8" high to create the lip. I took the skids home and lined them up on the bags, scribbed lines front and back to follow the countour and set length. Took the steel and cut it on a bandsaw, cleaned it up on a belt sander, drilled 2 holes for mounting to the bags, and primed and painted them black to match my bags. Mounted them with 2 stainless button head allen bolts with nylocks, buttons on bottom, nuts inside bags. I have complete protection length of bag and along the outter edge plus 1/8". They are hardly noticeable. Think I made them 2" wide on the bottom edges. Find ya a sheet metal shop and make your own!
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Good Luck
Last edited by 103Eagle; Jul 14, 2010 at 01:35 PM.
