mounting Honda saddlebags?

[canuckxxxx]

I got a set of Honda saddlebags with my naked '82 which I never fitted. Now I am thinking I might be able to restore them and put them on. :Egyptian:
Here is one of the bags

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• canuckxxxx
• Jan 14, 2015

My problem is fitting the mounting brackets. Looks like the top 2 bracket holes got to the shock bolt and the fender bolt. I have the bracket on the outside of the grab bar but should it be on the inside? (closer to the bike) :headscratch:

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• canuckxxxx
• Jan 14, 2015

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• canuckxxxx
• Jan 14, 2015

The lower bracket hole seems of the line up with the passenger foot peg...is that right? :headscratch:

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• canuckxxxx
• Jan 14, 2015

Thanks for any help
Brian

 

[Omega Man]

The bags mount to the rear crash bars. Do have any rear crash bars?

~O~

 

[brianinpa]

Are those Hondaline bags? They look aftermarket to me because those mounts do not look like the set that I got when I put a set on my Standard. Also they have a hinge where the Interstate bags I got do not have hinges.

However, that bracket appears that it could go either inside or outside the grab-bar. Does it fit inside at teh shock?

 

[joedrum]

id say its right now if it goes on the inside it barely dose ...ne nice if you wanted to go without bags its just bracket peg and bag involved.. maybe just make it the way you want it :builder: :builder: :hihihi:

 

[Steve83]

Nice lookin' bags! Can't say for sure about the mounting, as those are not OEM '82 Hondaline bags or brackets. If things line up, go for it. OEM brackets mount at the upper shock stud, the fender/grab rail bolt, and the passenger footpeg bolt.

 

[flash2002]

If I was installing those bags, I would try to switch the hinge to the front, less chance of the top flying off it ever opens. :shock:

 

[canuckxxxx]

I'm pretty sure they are Honda saddlebags. If you zoom in on the side reflector it says "HONDA" on it. But maybe they are not GW.

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• canuckxxxx
• Jan 14, 2015

They are rather small

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• canuckxxxx
• Jan 14, 2015

The reason I was questioning if the brackets should go inside of the grab rail is because they seem to stick out quite a bit.

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• canuckxxxx
• Jan 14, 2015

 

[joedrum]

well there not 1100 bags thats for sure

 

[Omega Man]

They look good to me, but yeah they aren't stock bags.

~O~

 

[brianinpa]

They are Honda bags for sure...

Looks good without a trunk!

 

[Omega Man]

*sigh*... "GoldWing" bags.

~O~

 

[mcgovern61]

Brian beat me to it! Yep, CX500 bags.

 

[canuckxxxx]

brianinpa » Wed Jan 14, 2015 12:35 pm[/url]":39be54bs]
They are Honda bags for sure...

Looks good without a trunk!

Well there you go...mystery solved. I don't mind the small size because I just want something to carry stuff for errands or to go to work.

So looks like mounting is whatever I can come up with.

If I can get the mounting sorted and refinish them I want to mount them permanently so the turn signals will be on the back of each saddlebag.

Thanks
Brian

 

[slabghost]

I do like the look but I've gotten used to the convenience of my big Vetter bags. Lots of room in them.

 

[Ansimp]

Love the Vetters :yes: :moped: :good: