Pannier Racks for Big Boy/Hawk 250

[lilgman]

[lilgman]

To take some of the strain off the bags and seams, I made a belt from the rack on one side, underneath the bag, over the seat, around and underneath the other bag up to the rack. Hope this keeps the bags from flopping and the seams from tearing.



Here's the hook on the frame. Yes, it's parts from an old baby car seat.



Now I just need to go camping somewhere to try it out!

[alex_in_az]

Originally Posted by lilgman

I finally got the first installment of the cabinets finished. Now my lovely wife wants a couple more small ones to match on the other side of the kitchen. I started those, too, but got rained out today. Yippee! That gave me some time to work on this saddlebag project again!

First, here's a picture of the cupboards. It was a MAJOR learning experience for me, but turned out fair.

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I have those same tiles in my kitchen

[lilgman]

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The saddlebags worked ok. They do best with a full load like in the pictures. I just had a few books on each side today, and had to stop once to tighten the straps. The left side got to swinging under and touching the tire. I heard it buzz and knew right away what it was.
The cheap buckles don't grip the strap well enough to not slip a little. No damage today, but I could imagine that it could be disastrous. I may extend the rack on that side a little lower to help support/keep this from happening.