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02-19-2006, 11:44 AM
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| Foil Inspector   Join Date: Oct 2005
Bike: Yamaha Royal Star Tour Deluxe
Location: West Lafayette, IN
Posts: 978
|  Easy Brackets and Saddlemen Bags
Well, thanks to XtremeDave, I got my Easy Brackets (VOL-R1BR) and my Saddlemen Drifter Slant Extra Jumbo bags installed yesterday. They look good and weren't too difficult to install. For anyone thinking about doing this, one major tip: when drilling the holes for the brackets, slip something in the inside mesh pocket (like a block of wood) of the bags, or your drill bit will likely chew through the mesh. I was thinking ahead and was doing this, but, while drilling for the first bag, the block must have slipped and the bit went through and tore up the mesh. Oh well, it still works fine. The only thing that I have to do now is cut the bolts that hold the bags on a little shorter (Dremmel tool, here I come!) and then seal up the holes. The Saddlemen bags have adjustable yokes that hold on with four twist-lock tabs. The bags themselves have six holes for those bags. Since I'm not using the yokes, I'm going to seal up the holes with some silicone sealant. I'm also thinking about using some of this to cover the ends of the bolts so that I don't tear my hand off everytime I pull it out of the bag...  For those of you who are about to say that this thread is worthless without pics, here they are (and please don't mind the dusty nature of the bike): |
