Those look really nice. I have them on my wish list. I didn't really like the brackets they showed in the eBay ad. Can you tell me what you did and possibly post some pictures, or a link if there is another thread? Thanks and again they look good.
I like the round tube Jim used, but fetermel's do not seem to have the bar crossing from bag to bag in the back. That is the main aspect of the included mounts I hate. Jim's is better, but it still there. I would love to hear or see of some possible ways to eliminate this bar.
I mounted mine without the bar crossing. I will take some pictures tomorrow of what I did.
David
Finally finished my saddlebag project. Thanks to the previous threads about these bags, they are priced right and really work well on my STS. A shout out to Touchup Direct for their paint, it matched perfectly, as they are the only company that seems to have the Circuit Yellow paint.:clap::clap: View attachment 145102View attachment 145105View attachment 145106View attachment 145107View attachment 145108
View attachment 145184View attachment 145185View attachment 145186View attachment 145187View attachment 145188Here is some pic's of the mounting brackets for the bags. I found that fastening the back bar to the rear frame up over the tire made the bags a lot more solid. Hope this pic's help.
1/2" round tube stock from Menards or Home Depot can buy it 3or 4 foot length's. I was able to mark my bend spots and clamp it in a vise and make all the bends by hand. The ends where the bolts go in, I threaded with a 7/16 tap. It took some trial and error but actually went well.I am new to the round bar fabrication. Can you tell me what bar you used? What did you use to bend with, Just a conduit bender? what is used in the bar ends to attach the bolts? Thanks.
1/2" round tube stock from Menards or Home Depot can buy it 3or 4 foot length's. I was able to mark my bend spots and clamp it in a vise and make all the bends by hand. The ends where the bolts go in, I threaded with a 7/16 tap. It took some trial and error but actually went well.