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     Greenlantern |
Just looking for feedback, who has Buell saddle bags on their s's with the passenger peg trees removed and how do they hold up (sturdy, floppy, dangerous...)? Any input appreciated . | ||
| Speedfreaks101 |
What did you end up doing? I am going to make some hard bags for my bike but I have a trip to make before I get it setup. So I am about to order a set of saddlebags to use until I get my hard bag arrangement. I also do not have passenger peg nor a cheese grater. I have made a set of brackets out of flat steel that bolt in where the passenger pegs mounted. I use these brackets to tie off my Buell saddlebags but they are just not large enough. I have been looking at pics of the soft saddlebags but most seem to droop, so I am hoping to find a set that hold their shape well, so did you did you have any luck? | ||
| Packrat |
Thinking about buying the Buell bags for my xb12scg,,,offhand, do you know the size of them??? Have seen several places that sell them , but none list the liter capacity. I bought some "Rapid Transit" saddlebags today and fitted them on the bike...I have an idea I'm not be keeping them on there..oh well..... | ||
| Greenlantern |
I ended up leaving the little side reflector mounts on bike. The bags hide them any way and I ran the straps through there. A little sloppy but they hold good even when I travel with that heavy ass Buell tool kit during a day of 75-90mph riding. | ||
| Thunderstruck |
I bought a set of the large Cortech saddle bags http://www.tourmaster.com/xcart/product.php?produc tid=146&cat=31 and the tail bag http://www.tourmaster.com/xcart/product.php?produc tid=148&cat=31. Together, the 3 bags give me a ton of space. It was a challenge adapting the saddle bags to an XB12s that has a fender elimination tail section on it though. The saddle bags sit just above the passenger pegs so there isn't any body work on the bike to support the soft backed bags, or to hook the rear bag strap to. Also, I have LED rear blinkers that sit just under the rear of the seat, so the bags blocked them. I had no choice but to do a total modification to the bags since I had the road trip the 25th annual Home Coming just 2 weeks away. I ended up fitting the bags with a fiber-board backing on the interior to give them a rigid back so they were self-supporting. I rigged up eyelets on the underside of my license plate bracket for the rear saddle bag straps to anchor to, and to top it all off I fabricated custom blinker mounts onto the bags and used trailer connectors to wire them into my wiring harness (I wired auxiliary blinker connectors so my LED blinker could remain connected). The blinker were attached with spacers between the back of the bag and the blinker bracket so that I could still slip on a rain cover. It worked out fantastic! The bike can go from looking lean and mean to tour-ready in just a few minutes. The bags hung tight like they were part of the bike for 1600 miles at speeds up to 90 mph. So now I get the payoff this fall when I can jump on for a 3 day camping trip to the mountains and leave the car at home! I plan on posting complete step-by-step instructions on this thread for anyone who is facing the same situation and is crazy enough to put this much effort into it. Most of the effort was just trying to figure it all out and then round up parts that worked from the hardware store, auto supply stores, etc. I have the parts list so should be straight forward for anyone with basic skills and some patience. Photos of the finished product are posted below. | ||
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Shot above is with luggage removed at the host hotel in Wisconsin.  . Here it is loaded up and ready for departure. | ||
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| Packrat |
Nice looking set-up !! Are the pass. brackets/pegs necessary// Are they used to secure the bags in any way ??? Can't tell from the pix....... | ||
| Thunderstruck |
The passenger peg mounts are pretty much the only contact point for the bags so they would be required for the set up. They are just enough to hold the bags and prevent them from swinging inward. The rigid board inside the bags do the rest of the work. The front strap of the saddle bags also uses them for a mounting point. |
