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Soft Saddle Bags, Mounts
Reshaping Sagged Soft Bags - Bag-Sag.pdf -Hawqstar
Silverado Mounts, Bags on a Custom
Several people have used Silverado mounts to mount hard bags on the Custom - and it should work with Silverado soft bags. In the hard bag cases, they have had to replace the rear turn signals as the bags stick out too far. This may be true of soft Silverado bags also.
Thread on the topic: http://forums.delphiforums.com/yamaha1100/messages?msg=31050.1
Lowering Silverado Bags to improve looks:
Thread: http://forums.delphiforums.com/yamaha1100/messages?msg=38917.1
Gino's web site: http://genobrkts.blogspot.com/
Hard Saddle Bags, Mounts
See above - use of Silverado mounts with hard bags
Comments:
02ctvstar -- I have the Tsukayn bags, They are very nice and the price is great. The one thing that I am not so happy with are the locks, I am going to swap them out, but the bags themselves are very good. I got the primer set, and I did have to clean them just a bit up, but like I said for the money they are VERY good.
joker1963 -- Pretty simple install, and they look great. I got the square ones, and they're not wide enough for a helmet - don't know about the others, you'd have to check the dimensions on their site. The bags look and function great, especially for the price.
Vstar_in_NH -- I took the "Strong" model, painted. You have two choices, Black painted or primer. I chose black. I order them off the website, $400.00 (ok, not too bad.) The paint on the bags is in my opinion of marginal quality. Black shows everything, the finish on the bags has been wet sanded and buffed to take out most of the fish eye and pitting. They appear to be painted with lacquer as it is very hard and will chip easily. Is it worth the $40.00 difference from primed? Yes. Do they look good? Yes. Will I repaint them in urethane next winter? YES. They had barrel locks, but I changed them over to pull latch style by a company called SouthCo See my Install Info: http://vstar1100.froggbox.com/Tsukayu.htm
Trunks
In order to mount most of these trunks, you will need a flat luggage rack or make one of your own.
Mike Tromp's Trunk Mount & Template - pdf file
Templates for above: Trunk Mount & Side Arm Template - both done on background of 1 inch squares:
Luggage Racks (updated 1/17/06)
DIY Luggage Rack
Here's an idea for those who seldom need a rack, but want something that will do the job, is easy/quick to install and inexpensive to make. I decided to use aluminum stock, but an alternative would be 'primed/painted' steel. If aluminum is used, appearance is a priority and you aren't afraid to use some elbow grease, try the following process:
Begin wet-sanding...use plenty of water! Start with 320 grit. A small block of wood can be used as a sanding block. Sand until surfaces are as smooth as possible with that grit. Then repeat the process with 400, 600, 800, 1000. Once there are no deep scratches, you are ready to polish. I used Mother's Aluminum Polish and a fine 100% cotton cloth. Buff each surface about 5-6 times, wiping clean with a separate cloth each time
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