New from Athens, just build saddle bag supports.
 

hey folks, thanks so much for this site. it helped convince me to get a gz250

my little blue is an 03, and had 1,100 miles when i got it a couple of months ago ($1,500). just spent the afternoon installing saddle bag supports. the whole thing cost about $10 and took less than two hours to fabricate. really love the bike, and this site.

happy new year to all.

Jeff

http://www.postimage.org/Pq2id9qA.jpg

Re: New from Athens, just build saddle bag supports.
 

Jeff,

Those look really good. I think you'll be getting a lot of followup questions on the bags and the supports. I like how they match the color scheme of the bike.

Be careful with that loose strap. I'd cut it off and burn it (melt it so it doesn't fray). You don't want the bag to get sucked into the wheel.

Not that I'd know anything about that... :whistle:

Re: New from Athens, just build saddle bag supports.
 

Welcome to another new member. Good looking bike/bags combo. I see Alan beat me to the dangly comment. He does learn a lot by experience and then says do not do what I do, do as I say. Time on the GZ forum is well spent and we welcome all comers with our common interest.

Re: New from Athens, just build saddle bag supports.
 

thanks for the heads-up!

had a honda a long time ago that turned into a hoover and ate a jacket i had (imperfectly) strapped to the back seat im gonna trim it all up tomorrow (i have to take it apart and paint the supports so they don't rust). maybe i'll take a pict of the supports at that point, just in case a question comes along.

Re: New from Athens, just build saddle bag supports.
 

Great stuff, a pic is worth a thousand words.

Re: New from Athens, just build saddle bag supports.
 

I have those same bags on my 03, but mine are black. That strap is supposed to be clipped to another strap that is attached to the frame somewhere. Mine is attached up under my seat. I have the tailbag that goes with them too.

Here's how the front strap looks. It's connected to the frame under the seat with the help of a large zip tie.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ggageStrap.jpg

Here's the back, connected to the license plate bracket.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...Luggage007.jpg

Re: New from Athens, just build saddle bag supports.
 

I have always liked the look of sportbike bags on the GZ. It keeps the utilitarian feel of the bike without looking like it's trying to hard to be something it's not.

Re: New from Athens, just build saddle bag supports.
 

Welcome. Glad we could help. :tup:

That does not mean, however, that you can then blame us if something goes wrong! :biggrin:

Would that Athens be in Georgia?

Re: New from Athens, just build saddle bag supports.
 

Hey Jeff, I can't seem to figure out what kind of bags those are. Also, do you have any images of your custom built supports? I spent the last two summers using a backpack, but I'd sure like to rig my bike like yours. It looks great! Any info on how to do what you've done would be greatly appreciated.

Happy New Year! And happy riding...

Moniebird from Michigan

Re: New from Athens, just build saddle bag supports.
 

They are Tourmaster Cortech Sport bags. They are slanted because they're generally mounted on a sportbike and the boxiness of normal cruiser bags doesn't look right with the normally high tail and up-turned exhaust.

Here they are at NewEnough: Tourmaster Cortech Sport Saddlebags