Topic: Vintage Arthur Fulmer hard cases

[gregwaits]

I have a set of old fiberglass shell cases made by Arthur Fulmer of Memphis. I have no idea how old they are, but they came off of the '69 CB750 I parted out awhile ago.

I looked them over recently and they are in very good condition. The fiberglass they used on these is pretty thick and durable.

I am going to take them apart and refinish them. I am hoping I can fit them on the '78 750.

Anybody know anything about this brand? These are just like those at the top of this webpage.

http://www.w6rec.com/duane/bmw/bags/misc/index.htm

[333]

They also made a not so bad helmet up until the early 80s.  I think they were around after that, but the quality suffered.  Cool looking bags.

[edbikerii]

I saw Fulmer helmets at the NYC Motorcycle show a couple months ago.  Seemed like nice quality.  They have junior helmets too.  They have a pink junior helmet with flowers that my 4 year old daughter went crazy over!!!

http://www.fulmerhelmets.com/Product/afj5.html

[Tim.]

I recently sold a set of Wixom bags for my BMW, which Fulmer took on the production of in their later years.  The Fulmer version were apparantly made of thicker material and I think were better.

The bags are decent looking and streamlined.  I opted to go with good old Krausers for my touring needs as they're a little more utilitarian.  Solid plastic, no paint, open like suitcases and come on/off the bike much more easily.

The Fulmers are nice bags.  A decent set would be worth upwards of $200 with the brackets.

[gregwaits]

How does one go about cleaning up the surface of fiberglass before repainting? I have no experience with dealing with glass, and I sure as hell don't want to #$%* it up.

The inside looks pretty dirty. Water had accumulated inside. The good thing is that the fiberglass they used is really thick and seems durable. I see no cracks anywhere.

[DarkRider]

as for fitting them to the newer bike..one would would think you could probably use the brackets that came off of the bike that the bags came from.