Author Topic: Saddle bags for a 400f ? (Read 10857 times)

grcamna2 · « **Reply #25 on:** July 28, 2016, 01:02:50 PM »

strynboen,
Nice pictures

Do you have any close pictures of the Krauser rack without the bags on it ?

strynboen · « **Reply #26 on:** July 28, 2016, 01:07:14 PM »

i vill get some..it is on the attic..vaiting to go on the 550..it have more power for longer rides.think it vill look nice vith the windjammer,,just a shame it takes so mutch Work to put it on..frontlight handel..and some wiring need to be done..but somday...

grcamna2 · « **Reply #27 on:** July 28, 2016, 01:24:13 PM »

OK,thank you. I think the 550 will have a shorter front bracket because of the rear passenger footpeg mounts are much further back toward the rear wheel. That Vetter Windjammer fairing and lowers will offer you Lot's of protection even though it is So heavy.

thirsty 1 · « **Reply #28 on:** July 28, 2016, 04:14:01 PM »

Quote from: Duanob on July 28, 2016, 11:19:48 AM

Quote from: thirsty 1 on July 27, 2016, 08:34:26 PM
I think a 2 lane road trip is in order !!!

Where are you headed?

Dunno? I haven't really put a lot of miles on it since my little rebuild. Mebbe 500 or so? So I was just kicking around the thought of an overnighter to somewhere like Astoria Oregon down PCH 101. All I have now is my 04' BMW GSA so my around town bike is the 400. And it excels at the around the city thing..

thirsty 1 · « **Reply #29 on:** July 28, 2016, 04:15:21 PM »

I put the one bid in on these. I don't want to spend any more than this and that was kinda pushing it.

please don't bid against me, lol

http://www.ebay.com/itm/131888849910?_trksid=p2060353.m1431.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

grcamna2 · « **Reply #30 on:** July 28, 2016, 08:02:33 PM »

That looks like a good price for real leather saddlebags.

thirsty 1 · « **Reply #31 on:** July 28, 2016, 09:09:01 PM »

Quote from: thirsty 1 on July 28, 2016, 04:14:01 PM

Quote from: Duanob on July 28, 2016, 11:19:48 AM
Quote from: thirsty 1 on July 27, 2016, 08:34:26 PM
I think a 2 lane road trip is in order !!!

Where are you headed?

Dunno? I haven't really put a lot of miles on it since my little rebuild. Mebbe 500 or so? So I was just kicking around the thought of an overnighter to somewhere like Astoria Oregon down PCH 101. All I have now is my 04' BMW GSA so my around town bike is the 400. And it excels at the around the city thing..

I'm thinking this way down 101/PCH

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Seattle,+WA/45.5654167,-123.9379658/@45.7317978,-123.9165283,10z/data=!4m29!4m28!1m25!1m1!1s0x549043019bfbe31d:0x6f27a3a47e46088!2m2!1d-122.295521!2d47.4886652!3m4!1m2!1d-122.5062614!2d47.5121521!3s0x5490464a7a6cee4b:0x2efc8cf8fbd40e39!3m4!1m2!1d-122.7502997!2d47.5052253!3s0x549035a32ef7d5f1:0x917ef9f2be47e4e6!3m4!1m2!1d-123.9515072!2d46.3875437!3s0x54930b53bd929807:0xbdf3428f302fd003!3m4!1m2!1d-123.9358108!2d45.5637154!3s0x54eb32c210389739:0x4b724178a9378205!1m0!3e0

strynboen · « **Reply #32 on:** July 29, 2016, 01:04:57 PM »

here is the krauser hardvare

grcamna2 · « **Reply #33 on:** July 29, 2016, 01:45:47 PM »

That is a nice looking luggage carrier strynboen,thanks for the pics.

Duanob · « **Reply #34 on:** August 03, 2016, 09:04:18 AM »

Quote from: thirsty 1 on July 28, 2016, 09:09:01 PM

Quote from: thirsty 1 on July 28, 2016, 04:14:01 PM
Quote from: Duanob on July 28, 2016, 11:19:48 AM
Quote from: thirsty 1 on July 27, 2016, 08:34:26 PM
I think a 2 lane road trip is in order !!!

Where are you headed?

Dunno? I haven't really put a lot of miles on it since my little rebuild. Mebbe 500 or so? So I was just kicking around the thought of an overnighter to somewhere like Astoria Oregon down PCH 101. All I have now is my 04' BMW GSA so my around town bike is the 400. And it excels at the around the city thing..

I'm thinking this way down 101/PCH

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Seattle,+WA/45.5654167,-123.9379658/@45.7317978,-123.9165283,10z/data=!4m29!4m28!1m25!1m1!1s0x549043019bfbe31d:0x6f27a3a47e46088!2m2!1d-122.295521!2d47.4886652!3m4!1m2!1d-122.5062614!2d47.5121521!3s0x5490464a7a6cee4b:0x2efc8cf8fbd40e39!3m4!1m2!1d-122.7502997!2d47.5052253!3s0x549035a32ef7d5f1:0x917ef9f2be47e4e6!3m4!1m2!1d-123.9515072!2d46.3875437!3s0x54930b53bd929807:0xbdf3428f302fd003!3m4!1m2!1d-123.9358108!2d45.5637154!3s0x54eb32c210389739:0x4b724178a9378205!1m0!3e0

That should be a nice trip. Are you going to wait for summer to get here first?

I'd like to do a day trip around Hood's Canal some weekend coming up but my weekends are getting booked up by the boss! Hopefully September/October are nice and warm.

grcamna2 · « **Reply #35 on:** August 03, 2016, 11:26:31 AM »

Quote from: strynboen on July 29, 2016, 01:04:57 PM

here is the krauser hardvare

Made by Krauser !

is it vintage Krauser ?

BomberMann650 · « **Reply #36 on:** August 03, 2016, 11:39:53 PM »

I'm trying to visualize the hanger for the ammo cans

70CB750 · « **Reply #37 on:** August 04, 2016, 02:29:42 AM »

For the trip to Barber I got a set of soft saddle bags on CL for under $50, you just toss them over and secure with a bungee, works well enough but they will leak in heavy rain.

I was all set for camping like this.

riverfever · « **Reply #38 on:** August 04, 2016, 07:49:08 AM »

Not sure how I missed this thread. I've been looking at these. I like the look of these but I'm not sure about mounting them. I'd rather not have a lot of brackets there when I'm not using the cases.

http://buy4ride.com/product/motorcycle-hard-saddlebags-trunk-bag-tail-light-bracket-blacktbox-ps-tc028-k/

I'm also looking at this soft bag from Wolfman. When the time comes I may actually go to their HQ's up in Denver and see if I can fill up this bag with blankets or sleeping bags and throw it on the bike and see how it looks. The extra cost of this could outweigh the issue with the mounting brackets for hard cases.

http://wolfmanluggage.com/products/beta-plus-rear-bag

Bankerdanny · « **Reply #39 on:** August 04, 2016, 11:20:40 AM »

Those are very similar to the Bates bag I had on my Goldwing. Hard bags are very handy

riverfever · « **Reply #40 on:** August 04, 2016, 02:44:10 PM »

Do you have pics of them on Danny?

Bankerdanny · « **Reply #41 on:** August 04, 2016, 06:29:00 PM »

Here you go

riverfever · « **Reply #42 on:** August 04, 2016, 07:39:21 PM »

That bike is cool.

Bankerdanny · « **Reply #43 on:** August 05, 2016, 11:35:41 AM »

I really liked it, but it is very heavy and ponderous at low speeds, at least with all the stuff on it. As a daily rider and for at least medium range trips my 550 works much better.

All that said, the GL (mine was a first gen GL1000) is much more powerful than you might think, much faster than any stock 750, even with the stuff on it, and the engine is super smooth. At any speed the mirrors are crystal clear and no issues with numb hands or feet over long rides. It's fairly economical too, I got gas mileage similar to what I get on the 550.

grcamna2 · « **Reply #44 on:** August 05, 2016, 12:58:35 PM »

Danny,
Can you motor-down slow in 5th gear on that GL1000 and still be able to increase speed while in 5th? The engine probably likes to spin-up more.. I 'heard' that they are peaky compared to the GL1200 but never rode a GL1000.

Bankerdanny · « **Reply #45 on:** August 05, 2016, 01:04:10 PM »

I found it to be very tractable. By '77 Honda was already starting to retune the motor for lower end torque. The first year was the real hotrod engine.

grcamna2 · « **Reply #46 on:** August 05, 2016, 01:09:38 PM »

Quote from: Bankerdanny on August 05, 2016, 01:04:10 PM

I found it to be very tractable. By '77 Honda was already starting to retune the motor for lower end torque. The first year was the real hotrod engine.

Nice machine

riverfever · « **Reply #47 on:** August 05, 2016, 02:23:33 PM »

I work with an older guy that has a blue and gold one. Big fairing, saddle bags. I love it.

TomsK8resto · « **Reply #48 on:** August 05, 2016, 02:59:54 PM »

Quote from: BomberMann650 on August 03, 2016, 11:39:53 PM

I'm trying to visualize the hanger for the ammo cans

thirsty 1 · « **Reply #49 on:** August 07, 2016, 03:33:24 PM »

I've been piecing together a connecticut cycle accessories set up. I have a NOS rack mount and a used rack. I'll put up a couple pictures when I get the system put on.

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Author Topic: Saddle bags for a 400f ? (Read 10857 times)