Topic: Shoei Saddlebags installation

[mattsz]

They look good!  Any chance of an interior photo showing the wiring and the light socket?

[jakec]

wow those NOS bags are to die for. I have the same set, I am thinking about sending my metal parts to mexico for new chrome.
I've put a few hundred miles on these bags and you don't notice they're there, even full, going through twisties way too fast etc, makes no difference. and I don't have them mounted with the third mount that is the subject of this thread.

[Jarrett_Honda]

They look good!  Any chance of an interior photo showing the wiring and the light socket?

The side brake light is grounded with turn signals on the same wire that's grounded to the frame.

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[ethan84]

They look good!  Any chance of an interior photo showing the wiring and the light socket?

I’m currently getting ready for work: 7pm - 7am for the next four nights! 
I will try to take some pics and get them posted as soon as possible...

[ethan84]

wow those NOS bags are to die for. I have the same set, I am thinking about sending my metal parts to mexico for new chrome.
I've put a few hundred miles on these bags and you don't notice they're there, even full, going through twisties way too fast etc, makes no difference. and I don't have them mounted with the third mount that is the subject of this thread.

One day I happened to be thinking about how bad I wanted to find some hard bags to replace the fake leather vinyl ones I had been using... I got on eBay and there before my eyes were NOS Shoei’s! I couldn’t believe it... Almost as much I I couldn’t believe the price! 
Ended up being just over $500 after tax & shipping!!! Totally justified, of course, by the fact that it may have been a once in a lifetime opportunity! 

[mattsz]

They look good!  Any chance of an interior photo showing the wiring and the light socket?

I’m currently getting ready for work: 7pm - 7am for the next four nights! 
I will try to take some pics and get them posted as soon as possible...

Any pics appreciated at any time, no hurry!

The side brake light is grounded with turn signals on the same wire that's grounded to the frame.

Thanks!  Not real sure what I'm seeing exactly - is that some sort of metal covering the opening?  I've attached a pic of mine, showing the light fixture-less lens.  The red is plastic liner someone put in there sometime in the past...

[mattsz]

I'm wondering now if the light socket and attached wiring isn't just a complete "push-in" friction fit unit, and it's not that mine has never had lights, just that the light fixtures and wires are simply missing...

[Jarrett_Honda]

They look good!  Any chance of an interior photo showing the wiring and the light socket?

I’m currently getting ready for work: 7pm - 7am for the next four nights! 
I will try to take some pics and get them posted as soon as possible...

Any pics appreciated at any time, no hurry!

The side brake light is grounded with turn signals on the same wire that's grounded to the frame.

Thanks!  Not real sure what I'm seeing exactly - is that some sort of metal covering the opening?  I've attached a pic of mine, showing the light fixture-less lens.  The red is plastic liner someone put in there sometime in the past...

You're missing the light fixture that the bulb goes into. The lens screws into that. I can take it apart and take a picture if that would help.

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[mattsz]

You're missing the light fixture that the bulb goes into. The lens screws into that. I can take it apart and take a picture if that would help.

I have the lenses, they're in place (see attached).  I always assumed that it was a setup where you would remove the lenses from the outside to change the bulbs - but now I'm wondering if the socket fixture itself is the removable item: pull it out from inside to change the bulb...

I welcome any and all photos or suggestions...

[Jarrett_Honda]

You're missing the light fixture that the bulb goes into. The lens screws into that. I can take it apart and take a picture if that would help.

I have the lenses, they're in place (see attached).  I always assumed that it was a setup where you would remove the lenses from the outside to change the bulbs - but now I'm wondering if the socket fixture itself is the removable item: pull it out from inside to change the bulb...

I welcome any and all photos or suggestions...

That's exactly how it comes apart. I had to take mine apart to change a bulb.

The screws that grow through the lens attach to the socket fixture. I'm going out in a few.

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[PeWe]

Side view:

Looks great!! I need to paint mine black.

Thanks! I hope to someday have everything paint matched, I just can’t decide to keep the stock brown color or do something a little more vibrant...

Those looks really good on a CB750!
I had same model in the 80's. They were a little bit small, but the look and function were really good. I strapped sleeping mats on top of them. Luggage rack was full too.
I start to regret I gave mine away 10 years ago. The pipes were really rusty. But should not be any problem to restore.

I have a bulkier Givi  set from  87-88  to try, 3 bags with rack for topbox and general  mounting kit. A friend has a NOS Shoei bag set in boxes, wider model, maybe for early Gold Wing.

[Jarrett_Honda]

Here is the light fixture taken apart.

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[mattsz]

Here is the light fixture taken apart.

Very interesting, thanks!  I've got something a bit different going on with mine.  Check out the difference between your rubber housing and mine - yours is open for the whole reflector to show through from the inside.  Mine definitely isn't, and therefore must have had some sort of externally-installed reflector for the light?  The metal plate in mine is obviously not a proper reflector, and it's hidden away completely by the rubber housing.  The smallest two holes are threaded to hold the lens keeper screws.

So I'm still not sure how the light fixtures on my bags are meant to be configured, and if indeed there ever were any...