Magic Man
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Spent most of Saturday installing the Corbin bags on the Spyder. Here's what we found.
The Corbin bags do not work well out of the box with the Micron pipe system. I am very disappointed because we went to great pains to get Corbin an early prototype elbow at their request so "they could make sure their bags would work with aftermarket pipes too" and yet it is not even close! This system is clearly designed to use the stock exhaust with it's huge offset hanger.
After re-engineering the exhaust hanger mount on the right side Corbin bag bracket, and repositioning the front of the pipe further out on the collector with an extra gasket to allow this, NOW it fits, works, and looks like it should have out of the box on an $1800 bag set up.
I spoke to Mike yesterday and sent Corbin pictures of what needs to be done to make his bags work with aftermarket pipes. He said is going to look into doing the bracket mods, at least that is what he said?
However, until the design changes I sent him are incorporated into the right side bag bractet, these two items do not play well together out of the box at all., and we do not recomend the average person use the two together.
On an few good notes.....
One, the thing now does look, fit and sound like it should so it is totally possible to do.
Two, the stock BRP outdoor cover still fits with both the faring and bags now on and covers everything, which really surprised me.
Three, the things are huge inside! They hold almost anything you'd ever want to bring. With a total between the front and the two bags of 35 gallons of space now you can really take it all with you.
MM
The Corbin bags do not work well out of the box with the Micron pipe system. I am very disappointed because we went to great pains to get Corbin an early prototype elbow at their request so "they could make sure their bags would work with aftermarket pipes too" and yet it is not even close! This system is clearly designed to use the stock exhaust with it's huge offset hanger.
After re-engineering the exhaust hanger mount on the right side Corbin bag bracket, and repositioning the front of the pipe further out on the collector with an extra gasket to allow this, NOW it fits, works, and looks like it should have out of the box on an $1800 bag set up.
I spoke to Mike yesterday and sent Corbin pictures of what needs to be done to make his bags work with aftermarket pipes. He said is going to look into doing the bracket mods, at least that is what he said?
However, until the design changes I sent him are incorporated into the right side bag bractet, these two items do not play well together out of the box at all., and we do not recomend the average person use the two together.
On an few good notes.....
One, the thing now does look, fit and sound like it should so it is totally possible to do.
Two, the stock BRP outdoor cover still fits with both the faring and bags now on and covers everything, which really surprised me.
Three, the things are huge inside! They hold almost anything you'd ever want to bring. With a total between the front and the two bags of 35 gallons of space now you can really take it all with you.
MM
