New Bags, More Beer

Fish Baseball · 03-18-2010, 10:57 AM

So after a bit of messing around today, got the bags, supports and luggage rack to all play nice and sit well. Have about 1 inch clearance over the pipe, so alls good there. So from 48 beers in one trip to a nice even 72 beers can now be carried. I guess i could carry other things, but I figure a beer can is pretty much a universal male measurement.

Thanks to all of the info on mounting guys, again, world of help right here.[attachment=0:3ek69rfv]Image0218.jpg[/attachment:3ek69rfv]

JWR · 03-18-2010, 11:01 AM

Looks good!
Beer good!!

Nice job!!!

bonehead · 03-18-2010, 11:18 AM

My hero!!!

mrlmd1 · 03-18-2010, 01:31 PM

I would put some sort of insulator below your right bag anyway, these things will sag after a while especially when loaded up with heavy beer cans. You don't want to lose them on the road falling out of the burned hole in the bottom of the bag.

CMS · 03-18-2010, 01:53 PM

Where did you get the luggage rack? CMS :??:

Fish Baseball · 03-18-2010, 10:03 PM

sorry to say, luggage rack came with the bike when i brought it, so i got no idea, as there is no markings on it to suggest branding. The bags already have a metal plate at the bottom (trick I gleaned from reading info about saddlebags here), so i can't see burning through or sagging being too much of an issue. But thanks, I'll spend a bit more time this weekend making sure that there is no propensity for failure of that magnitude.....I wouldn't want to loose any important cargo after all. :2tup:

03-18-2010, 10:57 AM	#1
Fish Baseball Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: melbourne vic Posts: 116	New Bags, More Beer So after a bit of messing around today, got the bags, supports and luggage rack to all play nice and sit well. Have about 1 inch clearance over the pipe, so alls good there. So from 48 beers in one trip to a nice even 72 beers can now be carried. I guess i could carry other things, but I figure a beer can is pretty much a universal male measurement. Thanks to all of the info on mounting guys, again, world of help right here.[attachment=0:3ek69rfv]Image0218.jpg[/attachment:3ek69rfv] __________________ Beneath the Southern Cross I stand. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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03-18-2010, 11:01 AM	#2
JWR Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Louisville, TN Posts: 1,413	Re: New Bags, More Beer Looks good! Beer good!! Nice job!!! __________________ Jerry Truth is there are lots of great bikes available and not nearly as many good riders out there riding them... "A man's got to know his limitations..."
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03-18-2010, 11:18 AM	#3
bonehead Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: elgin,tx Posts: 907	Re: New Bags, More Beer My hero!!! __________________ Standing with the PGR until they stand for me. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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03-18-2010, 01:31 PM	#4
mrlmd1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Crawfordville, Florida Posts: 2,853	Re: New Bags, More Beer I would put some sort of insulator below your right bag anyway, these things will sag after a while especially when loaded up with heavy beer cans. You don't want to lose them on the road falling out of the burned hole in the bottom of the bag.
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03-18-2010, 01:53 PM	#5
CMS Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Ohio Posts: 146	Re: New Bags, More Beer Where did you get the luggage rack? CMS :??: __________________ You can never have enough motocycles 2017 Yamaha R -3 White 2013 Suzuki GW250 Black FSSNOC # 4953 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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03-18-2010, 10:03 PM	#6
Fish Baseball Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: melbourne vic Posts: 116	Re: New Bags, More Beer sorry to say, luggage rack came with the bike when i brought it, so i got no idea, as there is no markings on it to suggest branding. The bags already have a metal plate at the bottom (trick I gleaned from reading info about saddlebags here), so i can't see burning through or sagging being too much of an issue. But thanks, I'll spend a bit more time this weekend making sure that there is no propensity for failure of that magnitude.....I wouldn't want to loose any important cargo after all. :2tup: __________________ Beneath the Southern Cross I stand.
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