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     Bamafrost |
Just purchased a new stainless steel Zen-rail saddlebag mounting kit (with supports)on eBay for $75 for my 2000 X1. Item # 330619359874. Then, did a Google search and found (also on eBay) the side turn signals (new)for $30 for the pair.eBay item # 290606358350. Should work well to add stability/safety to using my Cortech soft bags...may even function if I fab up some XBS hard bags to the bike. Here's a write-up from CanyonChasers. These are the best Sport Touring accessory that you can’t buy. They came out in the early 2000’s and never caught on, much to our chagrin. So brilliant is the design that Mike devised two home-made versions with the same intention, but they weren’t near as pretty. Used sets can be found occasionally, and diligence can sometimes find aging overstocks still floating about and available for purchase. Basically, these finely crafted polished metal bars bolt up to the passenger peg mounts on the subframe and provide a resting place for soft luggage, relocating the bags a good one to two inches away from the plastic tail section of the bike. Large black panels bolt to the metal bars and provide a secure resting spot for the bags and more anchor points for additional straps for that added security. This product works so well that it makes any soft luggage you happen to have more stable than the hard-luggage that comes with many bikes. During a high-speed testing run between a Honda ST1100 and an FZ-1, it was noted that the ZenRails and Soft luggage moved around far less than the Honda’s OEM hard-bags. Whats really nice about the Zens is that they can be removed with only a few bolts, but are so well crafted that they look just fine on the bike even when they are not being used.   | ||
| Brinnutz |
Those had been on eBay for quite some time too. I wondered when someone was going to pick them up. Glad someone will put 'em to use. Post pics when you get them installed. |
