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[Guest]

I thought of something last week and a friend of mine said it wouldn`t work? How about ammo can saddle bags? Sort of a poor mans hard bags? I was searching thru the members photos of the luggage section and found a klr with ammo cans for hard bags! dan-iss jpg. I was wondering if it was a good idea? And how hard would it be to mount them? And HOW were they mounted? Looks like a darn good idea to me. I got ammo cans. Cant afford the $1000 givi hard bags. thx

[kdxkawboy@aol.com]

You've struck upon an old solution for a set of poor man's hard bags. Basically, mount them up just like panniers. Go to www.happy-trails.com to get an idea as to what the frames want to look like. You need to mount a bracket that catches the lower frame rail and come up with a way to bolt them to the upper rail and you have saddle bags. Pat G'ville, NV In a message dated 2003-03-02 5:50:23 PM Pacific Standard Time, cb750fsuperspor@... writes:

> I thought of something last week and a friend of mine said it wouldn`t work? > How about ammo can saddle bags? Sort of a poor mans hard bags? I was > searching thru the members photos of the luggage section and found a klr > with ammo cans for hard bags! dan-iss jpg. I was wondering if it was a > good idea? And how hard would it be to mount them? And HOW were they > mounted? Looks like a darn good idea to me. I got ammo cans. Cant afford > the $1000 givi hard bags. thx >

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[Guest]

If you have side racks, mounting the ammo cans is easy. U-bolts around the tubes is secure and in keeping with the tech level of your cans. Not a quick-detach solution, however.

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, kdxkawboy@a... wrote: > You've struck upon an old solution for a set of poor man's hard bags. > Basically, mount them up just like panniers. Go to www.happy-trails.com to > get an idea as to what the frames want to look like. You need to mount a > bracket that catches the lower frame rail and come up with a way to bolt them > to the upper rail and you have saddle bags. > > Pat > G'ville, NV > > In a message dated 2003-03-02 5:50:23 PM Pacific Standard Time, > cb750fsuperspor@w... writes: > > > I thought of something last week and a friend of mine said it wouldn`t work? > > How about ammo can saddle bags? Sort of a poor mans hard bags? I was > > searching thru the members photos of the luggage section and found a klr > > with ammo cans for hard bags! dan-iss jpg. I was wondering if it was a > > good idea? And how hard would it be to mount them? And HOW were they > > mounted? Looks like a darn good idea to me. I got ammo cans. Cant afford > > the $1000 givi hard bags. thx > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[imperial-4776@webtv.net]

For some reason Kawi has changed the design of their saddle bags. The newer one are much smaller, no where near as much depth to them. Anyone know where you may be able to get the older deeper design ? Thanks Dave PS .... Excellent new front page photo on the group.

[Mark]

Yeah, also discontinued the saddlebag support bracket. Mark A9, A1

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, imperial-4776@w... wrote: > > For some reason Kawi has changed the design of their saddle bags. The > newer one are much smaller, no where near as much depth to them. > > Anyone know where you may be able to get the older deeper design ? > > Thanks > Dave > PS .... Excellent new front page photo on the group.

[Arden Kysely]

Dave, Can't help with the Kawi bags, but if you want some nice big bags try the ET4000's from Chase-Harper (www.chaseharper.com). They also have a smaller dual-sport model. I used the ET's for years. Now I prefer the Alfa Pack from Wolfman. __Arden

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, imperial-4776@w... wrote: > > For some reason Kawi has changed the design of their saddle bags. The > newer one are much smaller, no where near as much depth to them. > > Anyone know where you may be able to get the older deeper design ? > > Thanks > Dave > PS .... Excellent new front page photo on the group.

[Joe]

In my search for some saddlebags, I was dis-heartened by the size and capacity of the Kawa bags, so I found: http://www.try-tech.com/bikes/sb_prices.htm I was pretty impressed with the price, $112.00 shipped, and their size, so I ordered a set. Received them in two days, and installed them last night, and they fit perfectly on the KLR with many adjustment options. I rode to work (22 miles one way) with them this morning and they didn't move around and never got in my way! They have 46 liters of total storage and come with rain covers that you can either put around the bags, or use inside the bag, covering your gear! I was a little concerned about not having a saddlebag "shield" for the muffler, but these things have a huge amount of "heat" protection incorporated to the inner sides and bottom of the bags. As soon as I dismounted, this morning, I checked on how hot the muffler side was, but it was only warm to the touch. So far, I'm pretty impressed with them. I'll post some pics of them mounted, tomorrow. Joe A15 Kansas

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, imperial-4776@w... wrote: > > For some reason Kawi has changed the design of their saddle bags. The > newer one are much smaller, no where near as much depth to them. > > Anyone know where you may be able to get the older deeper design ? > > Thanks > Dave > PS .... Excellent new front page photo on the group.

[Joe]

For those that wanted to see pics of my saddlebags, go to the Photos Section/Member's Pics/Joe's KLR

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote: > In my search for some saddlebags, I was dis-heartened by the size and > capacity of the Kawa bags, so I found: > > http://www.try-tech.com/bikes/sb_prices.htm > > I was pretty impressed with the price, $112.00 shipped, and their > size, so I ordered a set. Received them in two days, and installed > them last night, and they fit perfectly on the KLR with many > adjustment options. I rode to work (22 miles one way) with them this > morning and they didn't move around and never got in my way! They > have 46 liters of total storage and come with rain covers that you > can either put around the bags, or use inside the bag, covering your > gear! > > I was a little concerned about not having a saddlebag "shield" for > the muffler, but these things have a huge amount of "heat" protection > incorporated to the inner sides and bottom of the bags. As soon as I > dismounted, this morning, I checked on how hot the muffler side was, > but it was only warm to the touch. > > So far, I'm pretty impressed with them. > > I'll post some pics of them mounted, tomorrow. > > > > Joe --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote: > In my search for some saddlebags, I was dis-heartened by the size and > capacity of the Kawa bags, so I found: > > http://www.try-tech.com/bikes/sb_prices.htm > > I was pretty impressed with the price, $112.00 shipped, and their > size, so I ordered a set. Received them in two days, and installed > them last night, and they fit perfectly on the KLR with many > adjustment options. I rode to work (22 miles one way) with them this > morning and they didn't move around and never got in my way! They > have 46 liters of total storage and come with rain covers that you > can either put around the bags, or use inside the bag, covering your > gear! > > I was a little concerned about not having a saddlebag "shield" for > the muffler, but these things have a huge amount of "heat" protection > incorporated to the inner sides and bottom of the bags. As soon as I > dismounted, this morning, I checked on how hot the muffler side was, > but it was only warm to the touch. > > So far, I'm pretty impressed with them. > > I'll post some pics of them mounted, tomorrow. > > > > Joe > A15 > Kansas > > --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, imperial-4776@w... wrote: > > > > For some reason Kawi has changed the design of their saddle bags. > The > > newer one are much smaller, no where near as much depth to them. > > > > Anyone know where you may be able to get the older deeper design ? > > > > Thanks > > Dave > > PS .... Excellent new front page photo on the group.

[beggijonsson]

Hi I am looking into to buy saddle bags, there are two kinds I like to get, the Wolfman Alfa rear bag, or the one from Kawasaki, do I need frame to mount on the bike if I want to use these saddle bags?

[Fred Hink]

You don't need any support with the Alfa Seat Bag if you keep this bag full. The Kawasaki Saddlebags can be used without support too but they will work better with the Happy Trails OSR racks. Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/cmc.html

----- Original Message ----- From: "beggijonsson" To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 11:30 AM Subject: [DSN_klr650] Saddle bags > > > Hi > I am looking into to buy saddle bags, there are two kinds I like to > get, the Wolfman Alfa rear bag, or the one from Kawasaki, do I need > frame to mount on the bike if I want to use these saddle bags? > > > > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > >