| Author | Message | ||
     Damnut |
Well I was going to post this up in the Knowledge Vault but don't know where to put it and the places I thought would be good to put it in I couldn't start a new thread. Oh well here ya go. I recently bought a set of saddle bags for me and my girlfriend's Blast, THANKS Garlic Sauce!! (I say mine too cause I ride it more than she does.) Well they were pretty sun faded so I thought that i would let folks know what I did to rectify the problem. Here is what they looked like when I received them.   I taped over the reflector with some duct tape and taped over the Pegasus with some clear tape.  Then I cut around the Pegasus with a Exacto Knife.    I ended up painting the saddle bags with some black Krylon Fabric paint. You can clearly see what a huge difference the paint does for them.   Here's what they look like when I finished painting.   And the final product.    All in all I think they can out pretty good. time will tell how they how up to the sun and weather. I figure for the 4 bucks I paid for the paint, I can deal with putting an annual coat of paint on them and not be too worried about it. | ||
| Rusty7983 |
how do they fit? i see a set on ebay. are they worth 130? i need a set to hold my blood tester and junk. | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
Saddle bags list $120 new from the dealer (check the Buell website). Last year I saw them new on ebay regularly for $103. They fit very well (they are Blast specific) and will hold a surprising amount of weight, but I think the instructions say 7lbs max each side. I know I've doubled that (do so at your own risk). The fade with prolonged sun exposure and I've crash tested mine and they've held up very well. | ||
| Sycho |
So now my question is....Damnut you posted this over a year ago. How well did the paint hold up? Mine are pretty faded too and I would like to do the same thing as you, only I am wondering if there is an alternative, such as fabric dye? |
